Make traditional sweets at Hinatsu Japanese Sweet Shop

Learn to make
traditional
Japanese sweets!

Wagashi are the traditional sweets of Japan.
Learn to make an authentic sculpted
variety called jonamagashi !

Customers love the Tamayokan, a Nihonmatsu specialty
Hinatsu Japanese Sweet Shop

Meticulously crafted sweets featuring
local ingredients.
Stop in to try the seasonal specialties!

1-203 Motomachi, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture 964-0905
Approx. 5 min. walk from JR Nihonmatsu Station. Parking available.
Open 8:00–19:00, 365 days a year http://okasidokoro-hinatsu.com

Make authentic jonamagashi with a master confectionary chef !

Make traditional Japanese sweets

  • STEP 1

    Put on your apron and wash your hands.

  • STEP 2

    Watch the chef’s demonstration and get ready to try for yourself.

  • STEP 3

    Carefully wrap the beanpaste filling in the skin, making sure it doesn’t tear.

  • STEP 4

    Pat the stuffed skin into a neat ball.

  • STEP 5

    Place the ball into the mold.

  • STEP 6

    Put the two pieces of the mold together and press hard.

  • STEP 7

    Take the sweet out of the mold and touch up the shape.

  • STEP 8

    Add a decoration, and you’re done!

Please make a reservation two days in advance.

Hours:9:00〜16:30 *No lessons on Mondays
Lesson length:Approx. 60 minutes
Ages:5 and up
*Available for groups of two to five.

1,500 per person

Reservations and Information

Nihonmatsu
Tourism association

0243-24-5085

(Open 9:00-17:00)

Hinatsu
Japanese Sweet Shop

0243-22-0063

How to eat a tamayokan bean-jelly ball

  • Firmly grasp the rubber wrapper containing the tamayokan near the knot.

  • Pierce the rubber wrapper with a toothpick. Don’t be timid!

  • The rubber wrapper will peel off, leaving just the tamayokan on the toothpick.

  • Pop it into your mouth.

  • Be careful not to drop it!

Nihonmatsu Acrivity MAP

Are you looking for lots of exciting activities?
Do you want to experience the best Japan has to offer?
And do it all as a family?
You’ll find what you’re looking right here in Nihonmatsu,
where there’s always lots do, see, and learn.

Click here to download an area map!

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