Events
Connecting Hearts with Sakai Sweets ~Student-Planned Product Presentation from the Sweets PsychologyⓇ Project~
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As part of Tezukayama Gakuin University's Well-Being Co-Creation Hub's practical learning and regional revitalization efforts using Sweets Psychology®, three new collaborative sweets have been completed with the full cooperation of a Sakai shop! A product unveiling and tasting event will be held by students at Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko.
│Date│March 20, 2026 (Friday, public holiday)
│Time│10:00-16:00
│Venue│Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko Tea Room Hall
│Participation fee│Free
│Application│Not required, first 300 people on the day
│Notes│
・We plan to prepare 100 of each type of sweets on the day. Once they are gone, they will be sold out.
・If it gets crowded, we will distribute numbered tickets. Please come at the specified time when you receive your numbered ticket.
・When tasting, each person can choose one type of sweets and coffee or matcha.
・For each sample of sweets, you will be asked to fill out a 10-minute online survey.
│Organizer│Tezukayama Gakuin University Well-being Co-creation Hub Sweets PsychologyⓇ Project
│Supported by│Fukugacrew (Heartbeat beans.), Tenjinmochi Confectionery, Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko
Musubi Shizuku
A teardrop-shaped nerikiri that connects hearts with five different expressions.
The concept is "connecting hearts through the power of facial expressions that can be communicated without words."
They are bite-sized and easy to choose, and when you share them with friends and family, the empathy through facial expressions connects hearts.
Sakai Frudora
A new type of sweets that offers an experience of tasting history and combines sightseeing, food, and fun.
Heartbeat beans. Taste the history of Sakai depicted in the coffee powder of "Sen no RikyuⓇ from Brazil."
Enjoy memorable sweets through the experience of "selecting, eating, and learning" about Sakai symbols drawn by students.
Sakai Sanko
"What if Rikyu had coffee?" A masterpiece that combines Japanese and Western culture, born from a student's idea.
It features a three-layer structure with coffee bean paste sandwiched between plain and matcha castella cakes.
It is a typical Sakai sweet that combines flavors from all over the world and throughout history.