Fun Nerikiri Wagashi Japanese Sweets Making Class in Tokyo

Organized by Mari Masuda
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Duration
30 minutes
Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
Accessibility
Family-friendly
Language
Japanese, English
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Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Rain or shine, Near station, With matcha

In this short class, you’ll make 2 types of seasonal nerikiri wagashi sweets with a friendly professional instructor in a cozy Japanese home near Aoto Station in Tokyo.

Highlights

  • Learn how to make two types of nerikiri sweets with a friendly, professional instructor using healthy, plant-based ingredients (no eggs, dairy, or wheat flour) in this short class

  • Fill your nerikiri sweets with a creamy red bean paste from a renowned sweet bean paste factory in Kyoto

  • Enjoy a beginner-friendly social and cultural learning experience with an experienced instructor specializing in traditional Japanese sweets

  • This sweets-making experience takes place in your instructor’s home kitchen near Aoto Station in Tokyo

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enter the world of wagashi, Japan’s traditional confectionery, through this hands-on class perfect for all ages and skill levels. Nerikiri wagashi is a classic Japanese sweet prominently featured in tea ceremonies. Its glutinous rice flour and bean paste dough makes nerikiri easy to mold into creative shapes that reflect the seasons and other aspects of nature. Mari, your host, will teach you all you need to know to create these intricate sweets in a 30-minute class.


After meeting Mari at her home near Aoto Station in Tokyo, you’ll don an apron and start making the dough for nerikiri. In keeping with tradition, all ingredients you’ll be using are entirely plant-based – with no eggs, dairy, or wheat flour. The creamy red bean paste you’ll be using comes from a renowned sweet bean paste factory in Kyoto. After making your nerikiri wagashi and learning insights about Japanese culture from Mari, you’ll eat your sweets with your classmates in the tranquil setting of Mari’s Tokyo kitchen!


No matter your skill level, Mari will guide you every step of the way in making your nerikiri wagashi. Having taught homemade wagashi classes to over 800 students, including adults and children, Mari is dedicated to sharing Japanese culture and flavors in a fun, educational way.


Experience flow:

- Brief class introduction

- Nerikiri workshop class begins

- Enjoy your handmade nerikiri

Inclusions

  • A friendly, professional instructor

  • Ingredients and utensils to make 2 nerikiri wagashi

  • Apron rental

Exclusions

  • Transportation to and from the meeting point

Meeting Point and Meeting Time

  • Meet your host at Otona WAGASHI Cooking School, 2-minute walk from Keisei Aoto Station in Tokyo. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.

Remarks

  • Upon booking, please submit the approximate apron size for all guests in your group.

  • Please note that this is not a private experience, so there might be other participants.

  • If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please specify so at the time of booking.

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.

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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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