Private Nerikiri Sweets Making Class in Setagaya in Tokyo
Private Nerikiri Sweets Making Class in Setagaya in Tokyo
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10 meals
Make delicate nerikiri wagashi sweets with help from the practiced hand of a certified wagashi expert in Tokyo. Enjoy your traditional Japanese sweets in the host’s tatami room with matcha green tea.
Highlights
Make elegant nerikiri wagashi with a certified instructor in Tokyo
Create two sweets from scratch and enjoy them with matcha in a tatami room
Visit a cozy home in Setagaya, just 15 minutes from Shibuya Station
Learn neighborhood tips and take home recipes to recreate your treats
10 meals
Experience Details
Just two stops from Shibuya, Sangenjaya’s streets are packed with charming retro cafes and restaurants.
A tea area in Tokyo's Sendagaya district, Sangenjaya is the perfect place to enjoy a wagashi-making experience. Your host, Sakura, is a professionally trained instructor certified by the Wagashi Appreciation Society and Wahana Artfood Association.
former Japanese language teacher, Sakura is patient and professional, and she has shared her deep knowledge and appreciation of wagashi with hundreds of students!
Sakura will greet you at her cozy home with Choco, her helpful toy poodle assistant, and all the ingredients and tools needed to make nerikiri wagashi confectioneries!
Whether this is your first introduction to wagashi or you're already a seasoned sweets maker, you'll learn a lot from Sakura's demonstrations.
After your sweets are done, you'll photograph, plate, and enjoy the efforts of your hard work with a frothy matcha green tea served in her tatami tea room. You'll also take home a copy of the recipes so you can make these delicious treats again later!
What You Get
Good To Know
- Children over 4 years of age are welcome to participate
- The instructor’s house has stairs, so unfortunately this experience is not wheelchair accessible
- Please note that the host owns a dog. If you are not comfortable with dogs, please tell the host in advance. This experience is not recommended for those with dog allergies
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Go directly to the instructor’s home, located a few minutes walk from Sangenjaya Station, or 15 minutes by train from Shibuya Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Experience Location
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.
Terada-sensei was wonderful and so knowledgeable, so the class was informative and fun! It’s hands on and you get to eat or take with you the finished product. Truly one of the best things I did in...read more
It was really fun to immerse and appreciate the art of nerikiri from Sakura-san. Wonderful way to learn about the japanese culture.
It was a fabulous Nerikiri Sweets making class! Sakura-san shared the history of wagashi and mochi in relation to Japanese tradition and culture, and then we made four different wagashi sweets, fol...read more
We enjoyed the private class with Sakura sensei at her cosy home! Great as an introduction for beginners with simple to follow instructions as well as a sharing of its cultural context. She also ha...read more
Sakura was really knowledgeable and demonstrated the techniques of nerikiri well. She had prepared all of the mochi and fillings beforehand so the class ran smoothly. Thank you for a great time, Sa...read more
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