National Parks Of Japan

Unzen-Amakusa National Park

Yusenpei Wafer-Making Workshop

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Make a traditional local snack using a 130-year-old method

Make yusenpei wafers, a simple, local snack made using flour, eggs, sugar and baking soda mixed with hot-spring water from Mount Fugen. You will learn about the history of these wafers, which were created for Viscount Matsudaira, a former feudal lord of Shimabara.

Follow cooking methods that haven’t changed for 130 years, cooking the wafers in traditional, individual metal molds, each weighing three kilograms.

activity   guided   culture   food  
Details
Available Spring (Mar to May), Autumn (Sep to Nov)
Duration Approx. 20 min
Foreign Languages English (with advance notice)
Contact Tohtoumiya Honpo
Address 317 Unzen, Obama, Unzen, Nagasaki
Phone (+81) 0957-73-2155
Email unzen7@gmail.com
Website https://instagram.com/tohtoumiya.unzen?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

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