Making Traditional Japanese Sweets in Kyoto

About this tour

• Learn to make traditional Japanese sweets from an experienced wagashi expert.
• Make your own sweets with your own hands.
• Try your creations with high quality tea from Kyoto and acknowledge the passing of the seasons and the importance of tea in Japan.

– What You Can Expect –

Wagashi, Japanese traditional sweets, are as delicious as how beautiful they are. 

You can learn how to make your own cultural snacks in Kyoto, a prefecture famous for a Japanese dessert. And you can make kiku nerikiri from plant based ingredients with the help of an expert in the field with over 20 years of experience, which is made with Japan’s famous sweet bean paste and shaped in many different seasonal styles. 

In this class you’ll learn to make your own dessert shaped like a beautiful chrysanthemum, or kiku in Japanese. Then sit down to enjoy the food with award winning tea from the area, rishouen. Relax and enjoy your desserts and take home a cultural recipe to use later.