Kawasaki Daishi Temple Tour with Candy Making
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Meet your guide at Keikyu Kawasaki Daishi Station to stroll the vibrant Nakamise Street, the historic path to the ancient Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere: smell freshly baked senbei, admire colorful Daruma dolls, and learn about local treats like Kuzumochi. You will continue to the majestic Kawasaki Daishi Temple, a significant religious site with over 900 years of history. Discover its role as a center for yakuyoke (warding off bad luck) and learn about the unique traditions associated with this belief. Then, the real fun begins: the art of Tontoko-ame making! After watching a captivating demonstration by a skilled artisan, you’ll get to try your hand at rhythmically cutting the warm, soft candy with a specialized knife. This hands-on session is a blast, and you’ll take your unique sweet creation home as a memorable souvenir. The tour concludes here, leaving you free to explore the area further or revisit the charming Nakamise Street.
Inclusions
What's included
- Candy making materials
What's not
- Food and drinks not included.
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
Itinerary
After meeting your guide, you will walk towards Kawasaki Daishi Temple, passing through the Omotesando (main approach) street, which is lined with traditional, old-fashioned shops.
The Nakamise-dori (shopping street) is the busiest path leading to the Main Hall of Kawasaki Daishi Temple. This traditional area is famous for local specialties. You will see Kuzumochi (a soft, sweet rice cake), Daruma dolls, and the famous rhythmic hard candy, Tontoko-ame. You will join a special Tontoko-ame workshop right here, in this traditional area.
Kawasaki Daishi is a very famous Buddhist temple, known for helping people get rid of bad luck and trouble. We will briefly explore this area before heading to the main workshop.
Create your own traditional Tontoko-ame hard candy! You will enjoy making your unique sweet with a cheerful, rhythmic pounding sound!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please meet your guide at the South Exit of Kawasaki Daishi Station. The guide will be holding a sign.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 4 travellers
- Operated by
- JLB Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Kawasaki
- Its from-price is 75% below the median of the 32 experiences we list in Kawasaki.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kawasaki
Kawasaki is a long city between Tokyo and Yokohama, with a big temple, a village of old farmhouses and a museum for Doraemon's creator.
Kawasaki is a long, narrow city stretching along the Tama River from Tokyo Bay into the hills, between Tokyo and Yokohama, with factories on the waterfront and suburbs inland. Kawasaki Daishi, the temple of Heiken-ji, draws crowds at New Year, and the street leading to it sells traditional sweets and hand-cut candy.
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