“Wagashi” is the traditional Japanese art which is said to allow you to enjoy all 4 seasons with all 5 of your senses. It developed along with the spread of tea culture in the Kamakura period, and during the Edo period, as Kyoto’s “Kyogashi” and Edo’s “Jyogashi” vied with each other, new “Wagashi” were made one after another with unique designs full of ingenuity and style. Now at the ICC we have invited an expert from Waseda-seimon Street’s Wagashi store “Nanarica” to host a Wagashi making class! You will be taught professionally how to make Wagashi step by step, so beginners will be able to easily make their own sweets too! So if you want to know more about Japanese traditional culture, more about Wagashi, want to make some new friends, or if you just have a sweet tooth! Come and join us! You can enjoy the Wagashi that you make while talking with other participants during our cafe time afterwards. We’re waiting for your application!
Date & Time
Oct 1(Mon) 2018, 4:30pm – 6:00pm (Reception starts at 4:15pm)
Place
Okuma Garden House (1F, Bldg 25)
Eligibility
Waseda University Students
Languages
Japanese & English
Fee
500 yen (pay on the day)
Registration
Required, register on Application form via MyWaseda
Deadline
Sep 28 (Fri) 9:00am
Capacity
40 people
(In the event of a large number of applications a lottery will be held, results announced on the deadline day)
Program
1. Introduction to Wagashi (ICC Staff)
2. Wagashi making class（Komochi Kuri・Kouyou no Nerikiri）
3. Eating and Interaction time
Sweets made during the class
★Komochi Kuri
White Bean jam is wrapped in White Bean Paste, while on the outside is chestnut jam. As you eat, the gorgeous flavour of the chestnuts spreads luxuriously through your mouth.
★Kouyou no Nerikiri
White bean paste, is added to ground Japanese Yam, sugar, rice granules, and other ingredients to create “Nerikiri Bean Paste” (white bean paste) as a base. This base sweet can then be shaped into different forms depending on the season, since it is autumn this time we will make a reddish brown leaf motif to suit the season.
Co-operation
Nanarica
Opened last April in Waseda as a store specialising in Wagashi. Was featured in the lifestyle magazine “Brutus” in their “Best Presents” special issue, winning the bean‐jam‐filled wafers section’s runner-up prize. Has rapidly gained attention and popularity, received offers to sell their products at multiple department stores and events. Working to offer a new sense of Japanese values with their high quality ingredients and carefully handmade Japanese sweets.
★Important!★
Cancellation will be not accepted afterwards. Please check your schedule carefully before applying to this event.
ICC Cancellation Policy
Inquires
ICC TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: [email protected]
