[For Golden Week Outings] 220-Year-Old Kameya Yoshinaga Hosts 'Kyoto Sweets Making Workshop'. Special designs for <Children's Day & Mother's Day> in May.

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  • [For Golden Week Outings] 220-Year-Old Kameya Yoshinaga Hosts 'Kyoto Sweets Making Workshop'. Special designs for <Children's Day & Mother's Day> in May.
  • Kyoto's Kameya Yoshinaga is hosting traditional Japanese sweets making classes for Golden Week, featuring special motifs for Children's Day and Mother's Day, including tasting with matcha tea and demonstrations by craftsmen.
  • Source: PR Times
  • Date: April 7, 2026

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Kyoto's Kameya Yoshinaga is hosting traditional Japanese sweets making classes for Golden Week, featuring special motifs for Children's Day and Mother's Day, including tasting with matcha tea and demonstrations by craftsmen.

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[For Golden Week Outings] 220-Year-Old Kameya Yoshinaga Hosts 'Kyoto Sweets Making Workshop'. Special designs for <Children's Day & Mother's Day> in May. (April 7, 2026), PR Times
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Kyoto's Kameya Yoshinaga is hosting traditional Japanese sweets making classes for Golden Week, featuring special motifs for Children's Day and Mother's Day, including tasting with matcha tea and demonstrations by craftsmen.
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How about enjoying a Japanese sweets-making experience in early summer Kyoto during the Golden Week holidays? At Kameya Yoshinaga's Kyoto sweets-making class, we are offering a hands-on experience to make one type of 'Nerikiri' and one type of 'Kinton'. You will enjoy the finished 'Kinton' on the spot with warm matcha tea. The 'Nerikiri' can be taken home, making it perfect for souvenirs or gifts. Furthermore, there will be demonstrations of dry sweets making by our craftsmen, allowing you to see the process of making Japanese sweets up close. ## Held on May 4th (Tue) and 5th (Wed): Children's Day Kinton This is a refreshing kinton featuring the motif of the iris, which is displayed on Boy's Festival. It is made by wrapping coarse sweet bean paste with minced kinton paste into a round shape and garnishing it with a flower. Nerikiri A nerikiri modeled after an adorable carp streamer. After shading and wrapping the bean paste, tools are used to add scales and stripes, and it is finished by decorating the eyes. ## Held on May 8th (Fri) and 9th (Sat): Mother's Day (Text ends here)

FAQ

What is the name of the company hosting the Kyoto sweets-making workshop during Golden Week?

Kameya Yoshinaga is hosting the Kyoto sweets-making workshop during the Golden Week holidays in May.

On which dates will the Children's Day-themed Kinton workshop be held at Kameya Yoshinaga?

The Children's Day Kinton workshop will be held on May 4th (Tuesday) and May 5th (Wednesday) at Kameya Yoshinaga.

What types of Japanese sweets can participants make at Kameya Yoshinaga's hands-on workshop?

Participants can make one type of Nerikiri and one type of Kinton during the hands-on workshop at Kameya Yoshinaga.

How do attendees consume the Kinton made during the workshop, and what beverage accompanies it?

Attendees enjoy the finished Kinton on the spot with warm matcha tea during the Kameya Yoshinaga workshop.

What is the special theme of the Nerikiri made during the May 8th and 9th workshop sessions?

The Nerikiri made on May 8th (Friday) and 9th (Saturday) is modeled after an adorable carp streamer for Mother's Day.

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