Deliver Gratitude to Loved Ones with Jewel Box-like Sweets: "Icing Sweets Artist Training Course" Opens

Laugh Inc. (Representative: Nariki Nagafuchi, Headquarters: Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), which provides life-enriching learning through online courses, will launch a new course, the "Icing Sweets Artist Training Course," on May 12, 2026. The instructor is Hiroko Sakou, who has taught over 5,000 people to date.

In this course, participants can learn to make sweets that are "cute," "delicious," and "delightful" at home, through icing sweets cans colored with plant-derived natural pigments.
Each creation is not just about visual beauty, but also about the desire to convey feelings and感動 (deep emotion/inspiration) to loved ones.
It's a new form of learning that creates a special gift experience where smiles bloom the moment the lid is opened.

**Colorful sweets spread out like a jewel box the moment the lid is opened.**

**"Giving form to feelings" through icing sweets.**

After work or childcare settles down, how to enrich one's own time becomes a practical theme for many women.

In recent years, while there has been increasing demand for "having a hobby that can be done at home," "wanting to do something that makes someone happy," and "wanting to learn authentically without commuting," many challenges are also heard, such as "difficulty acquiring skills through self-study" and "giving up halfway because it's hard to continue alone."

Against this background, our company has continuously offered online courses for hobbies and skill acquisition that can be done at home, primarily for women in their 40s to 60s.

The latest course launched is the "Icing Sweets Artist Training Course."

This course is designed as a blissful creation with the purpose of gifting to loved ones, in addition to acquiring authentic sweets-making techniques at home.

It offers a new online course that can be incorporated into daily life as "learning that can be continued" and "an experience that leads to someone's joy," going beyond a mere hobby.

**You can also learn coloring using natural pigments and delicate icing techniques.**

**Course Features**

**A 6-month systematic sweets creation program that delivers skill and sentiment.**

This course is a 6-month online program to systematically learn the techniques for creating "icing sweets cans" that combine beauty and deliciousness.

* **Commitment to plant-derived natural pigments**
Learn to make safe and secure sweets colored with plant-derived natural pigments, without using artificial colorings.

* **Interactive support that prevents setbacks**
In addition to video viewing, individual guidance via LINE and monthly online study sessions are provided.
This transforms a hobby that tends to be completed alone into learning connected with instructors and peers, supporting continuation.

* **Environment ready to start from day one**
A complete set of tools, including a food processor, and practice cookies are delivered to your home. You can start without the burden of preparation.

* **Support beyond gifting**
Covers not only production techniques but also basics of SNS promotion, gift utilization, and classroom management. A diploma (completion certificate) is issued upon completion, connecting learning to the next step.

**Instructor: Hiroko Sakou's Philosophy**

Ms. Sakou, with a 15-year career having instructed over 5,000 people, has her origins in the memory of a handmade cake given by her mother.

"What I value is the creator's feeling of 'I made this thinking of you,' which lies beyond the technique. Through 'lifelong skills' that allow oneself to shine, I aim to enrich and fulfill the lives of my students."

**Instructor Hiroko Sakou carefully imparts her techniques.**

**Course Overview**

* **Course Name:** Icing Sweets Artist Training Course
* **Duration:** 6-month online learning program
* **Content:** Access to all lecture videos, 24-hour LINE support, monthly online study sessions
* **Benefits:** "Starter Kit" including a complete set of tools (food processor included) and practice cookies
* **Details:** Available on Laugh Inc.'s official website (https://laughinc.co.jp/works/works-1102/)