Workshops on food safety and security and food waste

This project aims to help children, who will be the next generation, deepen their understanding of food safety, the food system, and locally produced goods from local producers, professional chefs, and town nutritionists, while also raising their awareness of food in an enjoyable way.

* Niseko Town holds approximately three hands-on workshops for elementary school students each year, and applications are accepted through the Board of Education.
Please wait for the next event to be scheduled, as each elementary school will contact you with information about registration.
(If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, a lottery will be held.)

[Date of Implementation] Friday, May 15, 2026
[Venue] Nature Life (60-4 Niseko Town dori, Niseko-machi)
[Lecturer] Mr. Furukawa from Nature Life
[Experience Details] - Make red bean paste using adzuki beans (Kitaroman) Niseko Town.
- Make butter from milk and cream.
- Make taiyaki using the red bean paste and butter you made.

We learned about locally produced goods, using locally grown adzuki beans and wheat from Hokkaido.
During the butter-making experience, everyone enthusiastically shook containers filled with milk and cream, and when a lump of butter finally formed after 20 minutes, smiles all around.
At first, they struggled to get the taiyaki (fish-shaped cakes) just right, but they got better with each subsequent attempt. They seemed to enjoy the process of working together with their friends and felt a sense of accomplishment.
Some participants learned for the first time that red beans are grown in Niseko, and others expressed interest in trying to make taiyaki (fish-shaped cakes filled with red bean paste) at home. Through this experience, we were able to increase their interest in and appreciation for local agricultural products and processed goods.