The 4 Best Wagashi Workshops in Osaka

1.Matcha Making Class in Osaka with Authentic Japanese Sweets Set

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 509 reviews · from $21Our pick

At Matcha Making Osaka in Higashishinsaibashi, an English-speaking host such as Yui, Momo, Fuko, or Matty guides you through matcha’s history, preparation, and proper whisking technique. The one-hour class includes matcha and Japanese sweets, with morning and afternoon times and groups capped at six.

“Excellent experience if you love matcha and want to know its history as well as making your own matcha.”

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2.Matcha Making Experience with Japanese Sweets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · 1 hour · from $22

In a one-hour English class near Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi, you learn matcha history through a quiz, whisk your own tea, and enjoy Japanese sweets. Small groups of up to six keep the lesson personal. Guides such as Fujiko, Reika, Serin, and Yui are known for clear teaching and warm humor.

“Very informative regarding matcha, is a relatively easy process but nice to get from history to make it and drink it along some Japanese sweets.”

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3.Japanese Traditional Sweets Making and Tea Ceremony

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 118 reviews · 1h 35m · from $18Best value

You’ll shape two seasonal nerikiri sweets from Kyoto bean paste, watch matcha being ground, then prepare and drink single-origin Uji matcha. Japanese instructors such as Maiko, Jun, and Mihiko are praised for patient explanations. English help is available when requested, though the class is officially in Japanese.

“The instructor did a great job including all participants in both English and Japanese. He has such a bubbly personality! I learned so much about Matcha!”

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4.Beautiful Wagashi (Japanese Sweet) Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $45

At Sakura Cook’s one-hour Osaka class, Fumi guides you through making nerikiri from white bean paste and glutinous rice flour. You color and shape the dough into decorative flowers, prepare matcha with Japanese utensils, enjoy your sweets, and receive recipes for making them at home.

“We had a wonderful experience! The sweets were delicious and easy to make. Fumi lead us in our experience and she had great English translations. The entrance was a little difficult to find, but we have added updated pictures. We highly recommend this experience!”

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