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The classes worth booking.
The 15 cooking classes in japan travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, where the kitchen is, whether the market walk is included, how many hours at the stove, and what a seat at the counter costs.
Make ramen noodles from scratch at Ramen Factory Kyoto, choose your flavors and toppings, and finish with a custom lunch bowl, with halal and vegan options.
Most Popular“Making your own noddles for ramen. Great fun. Cooking the ramen Great people running the class. You also get free photo and apron.”
Learn ramen and gyoza in YUCa’s Tokyo kitchen, including a home-cooked meal, mini lesson, and optional local supermarket visit.
“By far the best experience we had in Tokyo! Yuca was a wonderful teacher, who built such a positive, welcoming environment in her kitchen. A bonus that the food was better than at restaurants!”
Kyoto ramen factory class where you make noodles from flour, mix miso salt soy sauces, then eat your bowl and take home a souvenir and recipe.
“A very unique experience with a great guide and tasty ramen at the end!”
Make Osaka nigiri and maki in a small English-led class. Learn sushi basics, then eat what you craft near Shinsaibashi.
“Such a fun sushi making class in Osaka! You get a brief history of sushi in Osaka with some fun games/trivia and then you get to make several types of sushi and rolls. All of the materials and ingredients are provided, and Hayato walks you through step by step on what to do. We were…”
Kyoto cooking class: make miso and shoyu ramen broth, perfect gyoza folding, and shape onigiri in 90 minutes for $90.
“We loved the energy and that staff were very helpful without being intrusive. The food we cooked was delicious and we enjoyed the process. Great that we were given recipes.”
Guided Tsukiji Outer Market walk plus a hands-on washoku cooking class at ABC Cooking Travel, with lunch and drinks included.
“Our tour guides at the market were so warm and professional! We enjoyed our time with them very much. We loved the cooking lessons; we felt our instructor was awesome, kind, professional and knowledgeable. We would go back and HIGHLY recommend!”
Learn Kyoto washoku bento in a small group: make dashi, fry tempura, sharpen knife skills, then eat your own 4-dish lunch.
“We had a great time Chef Miyu was wonderful and the food turned out delicious.”
Hands-on Osaka ramen and gyoza class. Knead noodles, fill dumplings from scratch, then eat your creations with take-home recipes.
“Making the food was great but eating it was even better! The guides were incredibly nice and detailed in their explanations. I learned a lot about Japanese cuisine.”
Make ramen noodles and gyoza from scratch in Kyoto, then eat a full meal with beer or sake and take recipes home.
“Cheerful, pleasant and helpful hosts. Very enjoyable tour for all in our party ranging from 14 to 55. Highly recommend - in an authentic space and learnt a lot.”
Hands-on Tokyo class making Wagyu plus 7 Japanese dishes. Small group, English instruction, and recipes to take home for $67.
“The price-performance ratio is excellent. You get an insight into Japanese cuisine, and it is suitable for beginners. The chefs were very, very competent and friendly. Would love to do it again!”
Small-group Osaka cooking class in a local home: master miso soup, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, taiyaki, plus optional sake and beer.
“This was such a fun and wholesome experience! I was traveling solo and ended ip being the only guest that day which made it a special private cooking lesson. The lesson was in the host’s own apartment and was super personal and engaRead more”
Tokyo Washoku class: shop at a supermarket, learn knife skills, cook sushi and miso, and enjoy sake pairings in 4 hours.
“This was a great experience! Suzy was an awesome instructor and her English was great! She was very patient and personable. We had a great group of people all from different countries! We had a lot of laughs and good food!”
Kyoto afternoon izakaya cooking class: hands-on Japanese home dishes, friendly English guidance, and a recipe booklet. 3 hours, $67.
“Very knowledgeable instructor, and the best okonomiyaki we have ever had. All the food was delicious, and we were able to do all the tasks simply. We will be doing some of these dishes at home.”
100-minute Osaka sushi class in Dotonbori: make roll and nigiri with English hosts, fun sushi-history quiz, and eat everything you make.
“It was amazing! Worth every penny we spent. Shoki and Yuvi made our experience really fun and exciting! Learnt a lot about sushi history and and making of sushi (we are sushi masters now lol). 5 star experience 🙌🏻”
Learn Kyoto izakaya cooking in a small group, master dashi and seasoning, make several dishes, and eat your results with recipes to take home.
“The two ladies running the session were so kind and structured. We got great insights on techniques in Japanese cooking. Overall we enjoyed the experience, and got lots of new knowledge to take home, though we would’ve rather have cooked a dish with Japanese noodles rather than a pasta dish.”
