Make Cute Character Wagashi Sweets in Central Tokyo
Make cute and unique Japanese confectionery, wagashi, in this cozy workshop in a Tokyo home. Choose your favorite character and unleash your creativity! Vegetarian and vegan-friendly experience.
Highlights
Make traditional wagashi sweets inspired by your favorite characters in this cozy workshop at a Tokyo home!
Upon booking, specify what characters you would like to shape your wagashi after, and your instructor will create a design accordingly!
This experience is vegetarian and vegan-friendly.
Enjoy wagashi with freshly made matcha tea and learn about the history of these Japanese sweets from a friendly English-speaking instructor.
10 meals
Experience Details
Wagashi are delicate Japanese confectioneries made with such precision and intricate designs that, at a glance, you might confuse them with elaborate fine chocolates or even miniature soaps. Served both as a treat for special occasions and as an everyday snack, wagashi look so immaculate it can seem daunting to attempt making them, but this workshop proves that anyone can learn to craft beautiful and cute wagashi sweets!
At this workshop in central Tokyo, your instructor will walk you through an overview of this Japanese confectionery and its ingredients before you get hands-on in making wagashi inspired by your preferences. She will teach you step-by-step how to make wagashi shaped like your favorite characters, a very creative and fun experience. After the sweets are ready, you will enjoy them the traditional way, paired with matcha tea.
Marimo, your host, comes from a culinary family: her father was a chef at an embassy, and she learned how to cook from her mother and grandmother. After living abroad and experiencing different food cultures, Marimo decided to share her love for Japanese home cooking and traditional sweets with international visitors through fun home cooking workshops like this one!
Inclusions
All ingredients and tools to make wagashi
Matcha green tea and other non-alcoholic drinks
English recipe
Wagashi sweets
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the meeting point
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The host will see you at Luke's Tea Room, from where you'll go to her house together (10min before the starting time). A Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Please inform the host of allergies or dietary restrictions when booking.
This class is suitable for vegans and vegetarians. The type of wagashi to be made are jo-namagashi, made with plant-based ingredients such as red and white kidney beans.
Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the experience begins.
The class is 3 hours long, but it might take longer in some cases.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 2 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
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10 meals
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