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.
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Finished confection (Example)
Learning from an artisan
Making Japanese sweets
Trying a confection
Inside the business
Information
- Minimum Number of Passengers
- 2
- Maximum Capacity
- 10
- Participation Restrictions
- Nothing in particular
- Meeting and Exchange Areas
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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/
This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
Please check the official website for the latest information.
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