Wagashi Japanese sweets desserts and Japanese snacks

和菓子 pronounced wagashi is a general name for Japanese bite-size sweets. These are extremely intricate, colorful snacks that are so much more than just mochi cakes (mochi cakes have been popular in the US). 

Dango, rabbit manju bread bites, Sakura mochi cakes etc. These are essentially powdered sugar combined with mochi, red bean pastes (and other fruits variations), and flour.