Sweet Hirado
The Book of 100 Sweets is an encyclopedia created 200 years ago depicting 100 different sweets which has been preciously kept by the Matsura family, the former lords of Hirado.This book displays beautiful sweets that were already a mixture of western and eastern cultures. Inspired by the Book of 100 Sweets, the Sweet Hirado project was born. Due to Hirado’s historical connection to the Netherlands, Dutch creators were invited to create modern day sweets and present them to the world. Starting in the spring of 2016, the results were presented in the Dutch Trading Post in Hirado and the Dutch Embassy in Tokyo. Now finally in the winter of 2018 the sweets will be presented in the Netherlands at MONO JAPAN, Amsterdam.

The culture of sweets that 400 years ago crossed the seas from west to east has been interpreted in this new age transcending both cultures and time and will now travel the seas once again; from east to west. We wonder what new stories will be born?
We look forward to seeing you.