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Highlights
- Engage in an instructor-led hands-on Kyoto sweets workshop where you'll craft two seasonal Japanese wagashi with step-by-step guidance.
- Explore the art of coloring and shaping bean pastes, drawing inspiration from traditional Kyoto confectionery culture.
- Gain insight into the cultural significance of wagashi and its connection to Japanese tea traditions through seasonal sweet-making.
- Optional upgrade: Experience a casual Uji matcha tea ceremony featuring a grinding demonstration where you'll prepare your own bowl of matcha.
- Consider the expanded workshop option, which includes making traditional Ohigashi sweets using fine Wasanbon sugar.
Your Experience
In Kyoto's vibrant Karasuma Area near Gojo Station, explore crafting Japanese wagashi. This hands-on cultural experience allows you to shape seasonal Nerikiri sweets by hand while exploring optional add-ons like a casual Uji matcha tea ceremony.
Getting started
Gather at the studio close to Gojo Station on the Karasuma subway line for check-in. After an introductory session, meet your instructor and receive a workshop overview before setting up at your workstation with all necessary tools and ingredients provided.
Kyoto wagashi workshop
Engage in this cultural class where you learn to craft Nerikiri—high-grade Japanese sweets that reflect the seasons through their shapes.
- Create two seasonal Nerikiri using colored white bean paste, mastering traditional shaping and finishing techniques under expert guidance.
- Receive step-by-step instruction from your instructor as you learn to color, mold, and shape the sweets into motifs that capture the essence of each season.
- Learn about wagashi culture, understanding how these delicate sweets embody seasonal themes in Japanese tea traditions.
Upgrades
Enhance your experience with a casual matcha tea ceremony that includes a demonstration of matcha grinding. Alternatively, opt for the expanded workshop to create traditional Ohigashi sweets.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Instructor-led workshop for Japanese traditional sweets
- Create two seasonal wagashi sweets in the Kyoto Karasuma Area: Tea Ceremony Experience with Japanese Traditional Sweets Making
- Traditional Ohigashi making, depending on your chosen option
- Casual Uji matcha tea ceremony (based on selected upgrade)
- Demonstration of matcha grinding (subject to optional selection)
- All ingredients, tools, and materials are provided for the experience
- Cultural explanation delivered by a local instructor
- Hotel transportation to and from the event location
- Any extra meals or beverages that are not specified in the itinerary
- Personal expenditures, including souvenirs
- (Optional) Container for leftover sweets available at an additional cost on-site
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Must Know
- Please bring a valid photo ID for check-in at the studio.
- Note that non-participants are not allowed in the studio; children under 2 years old can join if seated on a parent's lap without extra charge.
- Access to the studio involves stairs, and there is no elevator available. Limited wheelchair access may apply.
- The workshop operates from 10am to 5pm. Reservations made after 5pm will be processed for the next day only.
- Late arrivals cannot be accommodated; sessions start as scheduled regardless of attendance time.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.
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