Wagashi (Japanese confectionery) has been widely enjoyed since the Edo period.
In Japan the four seasons are a big part of the culture. Did you know that there are wagashi unique to each season? The design, naming and materials used express the sense of each season, and you can feel the four seasons by looking at and eating wagashi,.
We have invited an instructor from Baikatei, a long-established shop in Kagurazaka, to hold a hands-on wagashi class. The master craftsman will teach you, so don’t hesitate to join even if it’s your first time!
We will be making a chrysanthemum by wrapping bean paste balls in colored dough. Participants can learn about traditional Japanese culture through the experience of making wagashi. After making the sweets, you can enjoy eating them while talking with each other and taking pictures!
If you are interested in traditional Japanese culture and Japanese sweets, or if you just have a sweet tooth, please join us!
Guest: Mr. Takeshi Inoue
Recognized as Excellent Master of Wagashi by the National Wagashi Association, Tokyo Meister by the Governor of Tokyo, and Master Craftsman by Shinjuku City. Part-time lecturer at Shinjuku Culinary Institute. Engaged in activities to increase the international recognition of Japanese confectionery, such as lectures in the U.K. for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s Japan Brand Program. Lectured on tea ceremony and Japanese confectionery and held classes on Japanese confectionery for students from Ochanomizu University Senior High School and Harvard University. He is also a recipient of the Imperial Household Agency’s official warrant. Received the title Sogo from the head of Urasenke Zabosai tea school, and cooperated in the registration of wagashi as a national intangible cultural asset in 2023.
Cooperation: Baikatei Limited
Date & Time
Tuesday, October 3, 5:00-6:30pm (Check in from 4:50)
Place
Waseda Campus
*Details sent to confirmed participants
Eligibility
Waseda students
Language
English & Japanese
(Social Time: Unrestricted)
Fee
Free!
Capacity
About 40 people (by lottery)
*Results announced on the deadline day
Application
via MyWaseda
Deadline
Thursday, Sept. 28, 9:00am
Before Applying
Please read and confirm your understanding of ICC’s policies on Cancellation, Infection Prevention and Food Allergens (here).
Enquiries
ICC
Tel: 03-5286-3990
