Tokyo Wagashi Food Experiences(52)

Explore Tokyo's Wagashi culture with workshops and tasting tours, indulging in these exquisite Japanese sweets while immersing in cultural experiences.
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Amezaiku Candy Sculpting Workshop in Tokyo

Try your hand at amezaiku, the traditional Japanese art of sugar sculpting, during this special workshop at a studio near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district. Led by an instructor, learn to make an adorable edible rabbit the traditional way.

from¥3,650
(17)
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Mochi and Traditional Sweets Making with Tea Ceremony

A delicate craft, learn the art of wagashi and transform a mixture of sweet bean paste and mochi into delightfully artistic sweets! These sweet creations are complemented by the cup of matcha tea that you’ll also learn to whip up.

from¥14,000
(21)
With recipe
Food Tours
TOKYO

Tsukiji Fish Market Tour with Breakfast

Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and smells of one of Tokyo’s most famous markets: Tsukiji Market. From a variety of seafood vendors and street food stands, your guide will take you to four can’t-miss spots for the freshest seafood!

from¥24,300
(6)
Learn etiquette
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Traditional Sweets (Nerikiri) Making with Tea Ceremony

Spend a delightful afternoon crafting tiny edible works of art! During this wagashi class in Tokyo, you’ll make three Japanese confections with designs that are inspired by the current season. Then, whip up a bowl of matcha to pair with the sweets.

from¥12,760
(5)
Rain or shine
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Private Mochi Sweets Making Class in Setagaya (Tokyo)

Make strawberry daifuku and hanami dango mochi sweets with a wagashi expert in Setagaya district’s Sangenjaya, a bustling local area with retro shops and cafes near Shibuya. Enjoy your chewy treats in your host’s traditional tatami tea room!

from¥8,000
(13)
With matcha
Private Experience
Food Tours
TOKYO

Tea Ceremony and Wagashi Making in Traditional Tea Room

Join this captivating, culturally immersive experience in the heart of Tokyo, in the tranquil setting of a traditional Japanese tea room. Enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony guided by a local expert, and learn about its history and etiquette.

from¥7,000
(3)
Learn etiquette
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Ramen & Gyoza Cooking Class With a Chef in Ikebukuro

Prepare and enjoy two of Japan’s favorite dishes, gyoza dumplings and ramen noodles, in this family-friendly class only a few minutes’ walk from Ikebukuro Station! Learn the methods and recipes to make these classic dishes with a pro chef.

from¥12,000
(4)
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Nerikiri and Mochi Wagashi Making Class in Bunkyo, Tokyo

A family-like atmosphere makes this lesson more than a way to make sweets – it’s a way to build connections! Make fruit daifuku, colorful dango skewers, and nerikiri confectioneries in a certified wagashi teacher’s home overlooking the Kanda river!

from¥12,000
(4)
With green tea
Food Tours
TOKYO

Vegan Ginza Tour

Explore the vegan scene in glitzy Ginza! Join us for an exclusive, 4-hour walking tour featuring traditional Japanese sweets, a tasty plant-based ramen, and more. Perfect for vegans, friends of vegans, or anyone who wants to try something new!

from¥13,900
(1)
With green tea
Food Tours
TOKYO

Private Authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony & Wagashi in Tokyo

A genuine Japanese tea ceremony experience with interactive tea preparation and a lecture on the cultural significance and history of the ceremony. Enjoy the tea you make with traditional Japanese confections meant to be paired with matcha tea.

from¥6,600
(2)
Tea experience
Private Experience
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Nerikiri-Making and Matcha: the Flowers and Flavors of Japan

Use traditional wagashi molds to form delicate sweets in the form of Japan’s seasonal flowers while you sip hand-made matcha tea.

from¥8,700
(3)
With matcha
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Fun Nerikiri Wagashi Japanese Sweets Making Class in Tokyo

Have 30 minutes to spare? If so, why not learn to make traditional Japanese sweets (wagashi)? In this fun short class with a friendly instructor near Aoto Station, you’ll use healthy, plant-based ingredients to make 2 types of nerikiri sweets.

from¥5,500
Near station
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Private Nerikiri Wagashi Class in Tokyo

With the careful guidance of a certified wagashi expert, you can learn how to make nerikiri wagashi, or, as we like to call it, edible art. Shape the dough into a seasonal motif and enjoy with a cup of freshly brewed matcha.

from¥8,000
(4)
Private Experience
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Cooking Class: Udon & Dorayaki in Shinagawa

Learn how to make delicious udon and dorayaki from scratch in this cooking class that blends tradition, art, craftsmanship, and culture. Eat your meal from exquisite Japanese ceramic dishes, adding to the authentic and captivating experience.

from¥9,000
With lunch
Food Tours
TOKYO

Tea Ceremony (Sado), Matcha, & Wagashi-Making in Tokyo

Make wagashi (traditional Japanese desserts), matcha, & enjoy a tea ceremony (sado) demonstration in Tokyo’s quaint Setagaya neighborhood. This experience includes an expert, English-speaking guide & a take-home souvenir.

from¥8,000
(1)
with matcha learn etiquette
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Ikebukuro Home Cooking Class (Tamagoyaki and Sushi Rolls)

Great for families, this cooking class is near Ikebukuro, Tokyo’s pop culture and anime mecca! Learn how to make sushi rolls and tamagoyaki rolled omelet with a professional chef, and enjoy them with matcha green tea and wagashi sweets.

from¥12,000
(1)
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Cute Character Mochi & Matcha Mixology Workshop in Tokyo

Become a master mixologist at Emi’s colorful mocktail workshop in Tokyo! Learn how to make original non-alcoholic tea cocktail and Japanese sweets under the guidance of a certified expert & take home the recipes.

from¥12,000
(4)
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Wagashi: Make Nerikiri & Mochi and Enjoy Matcha in Tokyo

Make wagashi sweets with a certified instructor at her home in Tokyo. Learn the cultural significance of mochi, make fruit daifuku and hanami dango, decorate a delicate nerikiri confectionery, whisk matcha, and enjoy your sweets with tea.

from¥12,000
(2)
With matcha
Private Experience
Food Tours
TOKYO

Practice Zen and Traditional Tea Ceremony With a Tea Master

With the guidance of a tea master, reach inner peace through the Zen practices within the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Learn gestures, forms, and movements used in tea ceremonies and implement them in your tea ceremony performance.

from¥9,900
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Japanese Wagashi (Nerikiri) & Matcha-Making Class in Tokyo

Become a master confectioner with a wagashi-making workshop in Tokyo! Learn how to make nerikiri (a traditional Japanese confectionery), master the art of matcha tea-making, then enjoy your handmade treats with your classmates and instructor.

from¥14,000
(3)
With matcha
Food Tours
TOKYO

Sweet Vegan Asakusa Dessert Tour

Looking for a vegan food tour in Tokyo? This dessert tour in Asakusa, Tokyo’s historic district, features four different Japanese treats that are 100% plant-based. Learn all about traditional wagashi (Japanese sweets), from an English-speaking guide.

from¥6,000
(1)
Food Tours
TOKYO

Private Japanese Tea Ceremony & Matcha with A Master (Tokyo)

Enter the world of Japanese tea in Tokyo! Witness a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, enjoy a fresh bowl of premium matcha, & then learn how to prepare tea as a master would. You’ll also learn about Japanese culture, zen principles, & more.

from¥10,000
(1)
Private Experience
Cooking Classes
TOKYO

Learn How to Make Mochi & Dango With a Certified Instructor

Want to learn how to make traditional Japanese sweets like mochi and dango? Expand your culinary skills in this private cooking class with the help of a friendly, certified instructor. Enjoy your sweet creation with a view of Tokyo’s Kanda River.

from¥8,000
(1)
Private Experience
Food Tours
TOKYO

Tea Ceremony & Sweets at Tokyo’s Koboji Temple

Take a break from modern life and enjoy the calming atmosphere of a traditional tea ceremony! Learn the history and etiquette in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo and munch on traditional sweets. A flower arrangement option is also available.

from¥10,000
Tastings
TOKYO

Flavors of Japan Food Tour with Wagashi

This Tokyo food tour features 8 stops, showcasing the variety of Japan’s regional and seasonal foods. From the oldest and most expensive fruit store in Japan to a handmade Japanese sweets shop, you’ll witness the diversity of Japanese food culture.

from¥23,000
(3)
Regional food
Food Tours
TOKYO

Tsukiji & Asakusa: Tokyo Culinary & Cultural Walking Tour

Explore two of Tokyo’s vibrant food scenes on our delectable culinary tour in Tsukiji and Asakusa! Sample the freshest sushi at Tsukiji Outer Market, then savor the traditional flavors and street foods of Asakusa, Tokyo’s most historic neighborhood.

from¥22,500
With sake
Food Tours
TOKYO

Friendly Wagashi Making and Tea Ceremony in Central Tokyo

The perfect tea ceremony experience for beginners! Enjoy making seasonal wagashi (Japanese sweets) and learning the art of the Japanese tea ceremony. The tea master will perform the ceremony, and then you’ll get to prepare the matcha yourself!

from¥13,200
(1)
Private Experience
Food Tours
TOKYO

Halal-Friendly Asakusa: Guided Tokyo Food Tour With Sweets

Discover Asakusa, Tokyo’s traditional district, with peace of mind during this halal food tour. Visit the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo, browse shops along Nakamise Shopping Street, taste halal ramen and traditional sweets, and more!

from¥24,950
Free for kids
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I joined this workshop at the Ikegami Baien Plum Garden in Tokyo’s Ota ward. Sayaka-san, who offers sweet-making workshops in Minami-Magome, greeted us at the garden entrance and guided us to a traditional house next to a koi pond, sharing fascinating details about the garden. We toured the wooden house with its different tearooms before settling in one for the class. Each of us had a personalized name card with kanji characters for our foreign names, a thoughtful touch. Before starting, Sayaka led us through a short meditation to help us focus. The class was conducted in English, and we received a color printout with each step to make cherry blossom-shaped wagashi. At the end, we sampled the sweets with matcha tea, which we prepared ourselves. We whipped the tea powder to the right foam level and poured it into beautiful tea cups. While sipping the tea and enjoying the sweets, we admired the autumn garden and listened to the sounds of water in the pond as the sun set. She was the sweetest teacher, explaining everything in detail in English on top of having prepared a color printout with all the necessary steps to make our sweets. She offered to take our photos and on top of the workshop, guided us through the garden pointing out the outstanding landscape and trees. A wonderful experience!
Barbara K.
December 14, 2024
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Sakura Sweets Making & Tea Ceremony in Ikegami Baien, Tokyo
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Where to start with the praises for the fantastic class Yuko hosted!! We are a family of three (with a chatty and restless 6 year old) from Australia. Yuko was very patient and went above and beyond what I expected in the booking. I now have a new favourite wagashi, thanks to Yuko! The class kept my daughter busy, and the view out the window was so lovely. If you go in March/April the view will be filled with Cherry Blossoms. We were there in Winter (December), while many trees were bare, we could see maples and the children play across the canal. Yuko's English is very good and her lovely husband, Michael, came down to greet us with an Aussie hello. Thank you for this wonderful experience, Yuko! We would love to come back again when the cherry blossoms are blooming. Highly recommend!
Shauna Wild
December 13, 2024
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Nerikiri and Mochi Wagashi Making Class in Bunkyo, Tokyo
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I thoroughly enjoyed the sakura nerikiri class in a charming teahouse nestled in a traditional Japanese garden. The teacher, fluent in English, guided us gently through the art of making these delicate sweets. The class began with a calming meditation, and we concluded by savoring our creations with matcha during a serene tea ceremony. I highly recommend this class to those who want a hands-on experience of traditional Japan!
Laura
December 13, 2024
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Sakura Sweets Making & Tea Ceremony in Ikegami Baien, Tokyo
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It was a great fun with Yuko. First of all, I was given very detailed instructions how to get to Yuko house. Then, almost three hours passed unnoticeably as I was so involved in details of making wagashi. Yuko was hospitable and knowledgeable. After making pieces of edible art I enjoyed a short introduction how to make matcha. Absolutely stanning view from the window complemented the entire course. Thank you Yoko for your time, smile and patience. I will come back for more in the future.
Iwona Kaszowska
December 10, 2024
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Private Nerikiri Wagashi Class in Tokyo
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Great,,, good experience for learning 🥰
Ayu
November 30, 2024
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Amezaiku Candy Sculpting Workshop in Tokyo
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Discover the Art of Wagashi in Tokyo

Wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets, offer not just a treat for the taste buds, but a visual feast for the eyes. Made from natural ingredients such as sweet red bean paste, rice flour, and agar, these exquisite confections reflect the beauty of the changing seasons and the meticulous artistry of their creators. In Tokyo, a city that harmoniously blends tradition with innovation, you can immerse yourself in the delightful world of Wagashi through a variety of unique food experiences that cater to both beginners and connoisseurs alike.

Workshops and Hands-On Classes

One of the most enriching ways to appreciate Wagashi is by participating in a workshop or hands-on class. These experiences provide the perfect opportunity to learn from skilled artisans who will guide you through the delicate process of crafting these intricate sweets. Often held in serene tea houses or cozy studio spaces, these classes teach the basics of Wagashi-making, including the preparation of key ingredients and the careful shaping of each sweet. Whether you're forming sweet mochi or shaping elegant floral designs, these workshops provide a memorable and educational experience designed to enrich your understanding of Japanese culture.

Tasting Tours and Café Hopping

For those looking to indulge in Wagashi without stepping into the kitchen, tasting tours and café hopping offer the ideal solution. Tokyo boasts an array of Wagashi shops and cafés, each promising a distinct array of sweets. Join a guided tour that takes you through the bustling streets lined with renowned Wagashi makers, where you can sample everything from seasonal namagashi to the delicate wagashi often served during tea ceremonies. Alternatively, hop from one chic café to another, each offering a signature Wagashi experience that showcases innovative flavors and exquisite presentations. These tasting journeys provide a sensory exploration, unveiling the subtle complexities and flavors that define Wagashi.

Immerse Yourself in Tokyo's Wagashi Culture

Toyko's Wagashi food experiences are more than just a culinary adventure; they are a cultural immersion. As you delve into the Wagashi scene here, you will not only satisfy your sweet tooth but also gain a deeper appreciation of Japanese heritage and aesthetics. Share a moment with fellow enthusiasts and local experts who are passionate about preserving and evolving this century-old craft. Whether you're learning the art of Wagashi-making or savoring the delicate tastes of these sweets amid the lively atmosphere of Tokyo, these experiences are certain to leave a lasting impression, enriching your journey through Japan’s vibrant capital.