Learn About Japanese Culture in Ise: A Hands-on Workshop for Japanese Wagashi Confections Made with Locally-Sourced Ingredients

Learn About Japanese Culture in Ise: A Hands-on Workshop for Japanese Wagashi Confections Made with Locally-Sourced Ingredients

■Handmade confectionery experience at a longstanding Ise Japanese confectionery established before WWII. ■First, a brief course on the history and key points about Japanese confections, and an up-close tour of artisans at work. ■Next, guests make 2 confectionery items using pre-prepared "an" sweet red bean paste. ■Participants may keep the confections made along with the engraved dishes made with large Jingu cedar from Mie prefecture. ■Participants are also free to purchase our renowned confectionery items separately. ■Easy access, just a 5-minute walk from Iseshi Station.

Photos

Finished confection (Example)

Finished confection (Example)

Learning from an artisan

Learning from an artisan

Making Japanese sweets

Making Japanese sweets

Trying a confection

Trying a confection

Inside the business

Inside the business

Information

Minimum Number of Passengers
2
Maximum Capacity
10
Participation Restrictions
Nothing in particular
Meeting and Exchange Areas
Beniya
Ise-shi, Mie, Japan
Open Period
Closed on certain days
Closed Period
Every Monday (closed the following day when holidays fall on Monday), January 1 and 2.
Meeting Times and Business Hours
10:30 session: Meet by 10:20—14:00 session: Meet by 13:50
Tour Schedule
(1) Meet-up and reception, (2) Experience, 1. Lesson on the history of Japanese confectionery, 2. Explanation of ingredients and items to make, 3. Explanation of cooking process, demonstration, 4. Confectioning, 5. Separate confection demonstration, 6. Dried sweet demonstration, 7. Sampling of confections participants and artisans made, (3) End
Required Time
1 hour or more
Provision of Meals
Meals are not provided
Universal accessibility
Nothing in particular
Parking
Multiple parking lots available in neighboring shopping arcade (free)
Notes
Advance reservations required for bus parking
Related websites
https://www.asoview.com/item/activity/pln3000038846/

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