It's quite a fun to make higashi by ourselves.  Higashi is a kind of  sweets,  that is usually  served together with usucha (薄茶 ; thin tea).
Using wooden mold, higashi is made from special sugar called wasanbon（和三盆).
When colourful and pretty flowers appear from the mold, everyone makes a big smile with delight.
 
 

(Turin・・・Palazzo Madama)