One day, after baking and curing exceptionally delicious sweet potatoes, we thought that we might be able to bring extra joy to our customers by wrapping them with traditional Japanese paper. After rounds of trials, we finally came up with our current presentation (patent #1648718).

We have heard that during the Kamakura period (1185-1336), it was customary to wrap gifts with traditional Japanese paper. Our wrapped Hana Onari make us feel an intimate connection with our history. Many of our kimono-shaped origami papers have unique designs that may only be available on that day. We hope that you find their singularity charming.

For the wrapping, we mainly use Yuzen washi paper whose designs are inspired by the patterns on kimono fabrics. We hope you delight in choosing from our colorful paper kimono selection, while imagining the old Japanese landscape that inspired their designs. Isn’t it funny that the word imo, meaning potatoes, is hidden inside the word kimono? What a coincidence. Both in their appearance and in their names, Hana Onari wraps potatoes inside kimono. We hope that makes you smile when you help yourself to our fashionable potatoes.