The experience
Sasaya-iori has made wagashi in Kyoto for more than three centuries, for temples, shrines, tea masters and the Imperial Palace. The session takes place at its annex shop, a bright cafe space, at a counter set apart for your group.
A confectioner begins with the history of Kyoto sweets, then makes warabi-mochi in front of you, kneading it over the heat until it turns clear. You eat it fresh with hojicha.
Then you shape a jonamagashi, the finest kind of fresh sweet, wrapping red bean paste in white bean paste in a form that follows the season. You take it into the shop's tea room and eat it with matcha.
On the day
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Introduction
The history of wagashi and of Sasaya-iori.
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Warabi-mochi
A demonstration by the confectioner.
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Tea at the counter
Fresh warabi-mochi with hojicha.
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Your own sweet
Shaping a seasonal jonamagashi.
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The tea room
Your sweet with matcha.
Guide price
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Per person, from | ¥31,500 |
- Includes the experience, facility charges, the interpreter and tax.
- There is a minimum of two guests. A booking for one pays the two-guest minimum.
- This is the lowest per-person rate. The final price depends on the number of guests and the date.
Good to know
- Booking deadline
- At least 1 day before.
- Cancellation
- Full refund up to 11 days before, by 17:00 Japan time.
- Language
- An English-speaking interpreter is included.
- What to wear
- Shoes come off in the tea room. Wear white socks or stockings, and a skirt or trousers that cover the knee.
- The setting
- The shop and tea room are inside a hotel, so you may hear guests in the lobby.
- Age
- Adult rate from 5. Younger children join free.
What STAYGO does
- We arrange the session through Wabunka, the booking site the shop uses, and keep in touch with them about your date.
- We place it on a Kyoto day that suits it and plan how you get there.
- We pass on anything the confectioner should know, such as an allergy.
This experience is paid in advance by credit card, in yen, through Wabunka, at the price they show. STAYGO adds nothing to it.
Arranged only as part of a STAYGO journey.
Details checked on the host's published page on 13 October 2026. Hosts set their own prices and terms and may change them. We confirm them again when we arrange your date, and nothing is confirmed until the host accepts it.
You pay hotels, ryokan, restaurants and guides directly, at their own rates. We add no markups and take no commissions. The Signature planning fee is USD 3,500 for your group, for a journey of 7–14 days. Longer or more complex journeys are planned as Bespoke.
