Two-Day Japanese Sweets Making Course in Tokyo (12 Hours)

Deepen your understanding of wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets, in this multi-day course that teaches authentic techniques from a master artisan. Over four lessons totaling 12 hours, you’ll learn to make eight types of baked and steamed wagashi, exploring the techniques, proportions, ingredients, and recipes used by professionals. In the first lesson, you’ll prepare dorayaki, the classic pancake sandwich filled with sweet azuki beans, along with another baked wagashi. The second lesson focuses on sakuramochi, a pink mochi wrapped in pickled cherry leaves, and wakaayu, a mochi-filled pancake shaped like a small fish. In lesson three, you’ll make kokuto manju, a brown sugar steamed confection with sweet bean paste, and momoyama, a baked sweet filled with egg yolk-flavored white bean paste. The course concludes with lesson four, where you’ll create ukishima, a steamed cake with white bean paste, and roppoyaki, a cube-shaped baked wagashi filled with bean paste. This course was developed by Miho Takahashi, a wagashi artisan with 14 years of experience, including seven at a renowned wagashi shop. She has earned multiple awards for her dedication to excellence in traditional Japanese sweets. With expert guidance, you’ll gain hands-on experience and the confidence to recreate these delicate sweets at home.