Kyotojin no Hisokana Tanoshimi Rouge: Keisho

After years in Paris, former wagashi heiress Miyako Sawafuji returns as illness threatens her Kyoto family. Between centuries-old tradition and modern ambitions, a new generation faces whether and how to inherit the shop and its culture.

Production

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2026

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1. Episode 1

Sawafuji Sanya (Tokiwa Takako), the young proprietress of a traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto, fell in love with Mikami Takeshi (Suguru, Ishimaru Kanji), married him, and moved to Paris. Returning to Japan temporarily for work, Takeshi learns that Sanya's mother, Tsuruko (Ginpocho), is seriously ill, and begins to wonder what will happen to the succession of the shop. His daughter from his previous marriage, Miyako (Hoshi Moeka), is a graduate student who grew up in Paris. When Takeshi asks Miyako to study abroad, he makes a bold proposal.

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2. Episode 2

Miyako (Hoshi Moeka), who grew up in Paris, is asked by her father (Ishimaru Kanji) if she would like to take over a long-established Japanese confectionery shop. She ends up moving into Sanhachiko's (Tokiwa Takako) family home and begins living with Tsuruko (Ginpocho). In graduate school, she becomes friends with Hiiroko (Morita So) and joins Professor Shinonome's (Watanabe Ken) research group, where she begins to consider the question, "Who are Kyoto people?" While having tea with Hiiroko, Sanhachiko, who is supposed to be in Paris, appears. Sanhachiko thinks that her husband's proposal is too much for Sanhachiko to handle...

Cast

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Moeka Hoshi

三上洛

Photo of Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

三上三八子

Photo of Gin Pun Chou

Gin Pun Chou

沢藤鶴子

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Ken Watanabe

東雲朔太郎

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Kokoro Morita

水上柊子

Photo of Rairu Sugita

Rairu Sugita

伊月広臣

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