Intensive Nerikiri Sweets Making Course in Tokyo (13 Hours)
In this multi-day, 13-hour intensive course in Tokyo or Yokohama, you’ll learn a solid foundation for professional-level nerikiri making from a wagashi artisan.
Highlights
Learn the intricate art of nerikiri wagashi from a master artisan following traditional methods and original recipes
Make 18 popular wagashi motifs, including seasonal designs
Classes are held in English by bilingual instructors and can be arranged at your preferred location between Tokyo and Yokohama
10 meals
+Experience Details
Learn all about nerikiri, Japanese moist confectioneries made with sweet bean paste and soft mochi, from dough making and rolling to decoration techniques and motifs used in professional nerikiri-making. This intensive nerikiri course is led by a certified instructor from the Wagashi Promotion Association of Japan.
Often served alongside matcha in tea ceremonies, nerikiri confectioneries have a delicate, mild sweetness and feature beautiful seasonal designs that are incredibly aesthetic, for which they make amazing gifts.
Throughout 6 classes, totaling 13 hours, you’ll cover the basic nerikiri-making techniques and make 18 popular motifs, as well as try your hand at different types of wagashi.
Classes for this course are available over several days, starting at 10:00 a.m. You can take up to three classes in one day, if available. Get plenty of hands-on practice in making nerikiri with expert guidance, a rare opportunity that is perfect for wagashi sweets enthusiasts.
Course contents:
Lesson 1: Nerikiri dough making, basic techniques, inner gradation and sankakubo (triangle stick) techniques (3 hours)
Lesson 2: Outer gradation and sankakubo (triangle stick) techniques (2 hours)
Lesson 3: “Chakin” techniques (2 hours)
Lesson 4: Using the push bar (2 hours)
Lesson 5: Kinton (making nerikiri shreds using a strainer) and odamaki techniques (making nerikiri threads using a piping tip) (2 hours)
Lesson 6: Rolling out the dough (2 hours)
What You Get
Good To Know
- Please note that applying for a certificate, tool kit and tutorial video is available for an additional price. Please inquire directly with the host after booking.
- The course can be spread to up to 6 days upon request. Please arrange the specific schedule directly with the host upon booking.
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
You will be contacted by the host after booking the course. You have the option to choose which area in Tokyo and Yokohama you would like to take the course.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 1 week before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Meguro is central enough, but not quite in the thick of chaotic city life. Surrounded by a cluster of restaurants and bars of Meguro Dori Street, cherry blossoms line the canal along the Meguro River, a popular spot for hanami season in spring. Follow the river to the west and you’ll end up at the trendy bars and hipster cafes of Nakameguro. The ward stretches as far as Yutenji and Tokyo’s Little Europe in Jiyugaoka. Meguro is home to 500 Buddha statues in Daienji Temple, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, and the unusual Meguro Parasitological Museum.
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10 meals
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