"It's pretty popular in Japan, it's a spongey cake, I wanted the matcha flavor but they had honey which is just as good!"

It is a cake he had a lot growing up, he is not a big sweets person too much sugar with an optimistic hyper kid his dad definitely tried to keep the sugar intake down so it's one that makes him think of home. Yamamoto opens the box, revealing a light golden sponge cake. He slices it and makes sure Julie gets the biggest piece.

"We name all our foods I guess, there's the broader descriptor of Wagashi but there are a lot of those. Back home they make them in little molds so they come out in shapes, it's really neat. My old man used to bring them home as treats."