While Japanese cuisine has gained widespread recognition worldwide, it is mostly savory dishes like sushi, ramen, and soba that are in the spotlight. What many aren’t aware of is Japan’s diverse array of unique baking techniques and dessert recipes developed to satisfy their sweet cravings.
For those who have a sweet tooth, airKitchen offers the perfect opportunity to learn how to bake Japanese desserts directly from a local expert!
Whether you’re a resident or a traveler in Tokyo, numerous exciting baking classes are available in and around the city. Check out our list of the top eleven baking classes in Tokyo below and embark on a delicious journey of Japanese dessert-making.
Contents
- 1 Strawberry Cake Baking Class
- 2 Let’s Make Fluffy Shokupan – A Japanese Milk Bread
- 3 Hand made Japanse style Cookies
- 4 Nerikiri-Japanese traditional sweets
- 5 bread-making class in Edogawa Ward,
- 6 Japanese SHOKUPAN
- 7 Nerikiri Wagashi Making clas
- 8 Seasonal Mochi-making
- 9 Japanese Sweets Making Lesson
- 10 Japanese Melon pan
- 11 Mochi Making Class
Strawberry Cake Baking Class
This baking class is very popular among tourists. If you want to learn how to make a delicious and fluffy whipped cream cake, this strawberry cake baking class is perfect for you. Alongside the cake baking basics, you’ll learn how to decorate your cake to produce a beautiful final product!
Price: ¥22000/person
Class length: 2 hours
Closest station: Kamiyacho Station (5 minutes from Ginza Station)
Vegetarian: Yes
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Let’s Make Fluffy Shokupan – A Japanese Milk Bread
Soft, fluffy, and slightly sweet, Shokupan is a traditional Japanese white bread loved for its pillowy texture and rich flavor. In our class, you’ll learn how to knead and shape this iconic loaf, perfect for breakfast or sandwiches. Discover the secrets to baking this melt-in-your-mouth favorite from scratch!Hosts update their availability upon request. Please reach out to us at info@airkitchen.jp.
Price: ¥23000/person
Class length: 2-3 hours
Closest station: Nakanofujimichou Station (5 minutes from Shinjuku Station)
Vegetarian: No
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Hand made Japanse style Cookies
Cookies are a popular Japanese confectionary item. You’ll learn how to bake and decorate your own through this baking class with Ayumi! Let’s cook Japanese traditional design Cookies:)
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Price: ¥ 6500/person
Class length: 3 hours
Closest station: Shin-Mikawashima station (5 mins from Nippori station)
Vegetarian: No
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Nerikiri-Japanese traditional sweets
“Nerikiri is a very sweet confection in Japan, often enjoyed alongside matcha tea. In the past, it was considered a delicacy reserved for the aristocracy, hence its name “jou-namagashi,” meaning “upper-class confectionery.Japanese “nerikiri” is a traditional sweet confection made from sweet white bean paste and shaped into intricate, colorful designs, often resembling seasonal motifs or flowers.”
Price: ¥ 7000/person
Class length: 1.5 hours
Closest station: Shin-Mikawashima station (5 mins from Nippori station)
Vegetarian: No
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bread-making class in Edogawa Ward,
In this hands-on baking class by Kumiko, participants learn how to make Matcha Red Bean Paste Bread, a highly popular menu item among international visitors.
Baked in a 13 cm ring mold, this bread is characterized by its exceptionally soft and chewy texture. The class covers the entire bread-making process from scratch, including measuring ingredients, mixing, kneading, and handling the first fermentation.
After shaping the dough and completing the second proofing, the bread is baked. During the baking process, guests can relax and enjoy Kumiko’s award-winning Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) chiffon cake alongside fresh coffee. At the end of the session, participants receive the complete recipe and their own freshly baked bread to take home.
Price: ¥7000
Class Length: 1.5 hours
The closest station: Funabori Station (Very close from Funabori station)
Vegetarian:Yes
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Japanese SHOKUPAN
In this specialized baking class, participants learn how to make “Shokupan”—Japan’s most popular white bread, famous for its irresistibly fluffy texture that is perfect for toasts and sandwiches. The lesson features a hands-on experience using the overnight low-temperature fermentation method, alongside a demonstration on “Hoshino Natural Yeast.” Made from KOUJI (malted rice) through ancient fermentation techniques, this natural yeast imparts a rich depth of flavor and unique complexity to the bread.
Price: ¥30000
Class Duration: 2.5 hours
Closest station:Nishiogikubo station (10 min from Shinjuku Station)
Vegetarian: No
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Nerikiri Wagashi Making clas
Nerikiri Wagashi is a traditional Japanese sweet, often enjoyed with a bowl of matcha green tea. In this private, family-friendly class with Satoko, you’ll learn how to color and shape plant-based dough into beautiful seasonal confections using authentic professional tools.
Set in a cozy neighborhood home away from the busy city, you’ll also learn how to prepare your own matcha to pair with your handmade treats. With downloadable recipes and tutorial videos provided, you’ll easily be able to recreate these vegan-friendly sweets back at home.
Price: ¥ 8500/person
Class Duration: 1 hours
The closest station: Ontakesan Station (15 min from Gotanda station)
Vegetarian: No
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Seasonal Mochi-making
Private Seasonal Mochi Class with Yuko.Discover the art of traditional Japanese rice cake making in an intimate, hands-on workshop led by Yuko. Learn the rich history, symbolism, and seasonal customs of Japan’s mochi culture while creating classic sweets from scratch.
Price: ¥ 8000/person
Class Duration: 1.5 hours
Closest station: Edogawabashi Station (20 mins from Shinjuku/Ikebukuro station)
Vegetarian: Yes
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Japanese Sweets Making Lesson
Wagashi is a traditional Japanese sweet designed to express the delicate beauty of the changing seasons.
In this cozy, beginner-friendly class in Kamakura with Yuko, you’ll learn how to craft 2–3 types of seasonal wagashi using fresh fruits and authentic techniques. Hosted in an intimate setting that feels just like visiting a friend’s home, the lesson concludes with a relaxed tasting session paired with freshly prepared matcha. After the class, you’ll take home your handmade creations along with the recipes to recreate these charming treats for your loved ones.
Price: ¥8500
Class Duration: 2 hours
Closest station:Yuigahama Station (5 min from Kamakura Station)
Vegetarian: Yes
Japanese Melon pan
Melon Pan is one of Japan’s most beloved bakery treats, famous for its crisp outer cookie shell and soft, pillowy center. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to bake a modern, richly textured version using premium local ingredients, including Hokkaido butter and flour, Okinawa salt, and Kagoshima raw sugar. The lesson also features a demonstration on “Hoshino Natural Yeast”—a traditional yeast made from KOUJI (malted rice) through ancient fermentation techniques that give Japanese bread its incredible depth of flavor. Afterward, relax and enjoy tasting the instructor’s freshly baked creations paired with coffee or tea.
Price: ¥30000
Class Duration: 4 hours
Closest station：Nishiogikubo station（10mins from Shinjuku Station）
Vegetarian: No
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Mochi Making Class
Mochi is one of Japan’s most iconic traditional treats, celebrated for its unique chewy texture and rich cultural history. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make a variety of classic mochi sweets from scratch, including fruit-filled Fruit Daifuku, sweet and savory Dango skewers, delicate Warabi-mochi, and classic Isobe-mochi.
Hosted in a cozy Japanese home in a charming Tokyo neighborhood, the lesson also includes a short introduction to Japan’s mochi tradition, a recipe for homemade mochi ice cream, and a relaxing tasting session served with hot green or hojicha tea. With plant-based, naturally gluten-free ingredients and downloadable recipes provided via QR code, you’ll easily be able to recreate these delicious, beginner-friendly treats back at home.
Price: ¥ 11000/person
Class Duration: 1.5 hours
Closest station: Ontakesan Station (15 mins from Gotanda Station)
Vegetarian: Yes
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Last but not the least, please note that there are plenty more baking classes throughout Tokyo to explore. Please feel free to browse our other offerings by following the link below!
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