Home cooking class

Learn how to prepare a hearty Japanese lunch that you can recreate for friends back home.

For some, Japanese cuisine has earned the reputation as being fussy, demanding the sourcing and preparation of complicated ingredients. Not so in the average Japanese household, where recipes are deceptively simple, can be recreated at speed and most importantly taste ever-so-good. On a home cooking course you'll learn how to prepare a hearty Japanese lunch using easy-to-identify ingredients which you'll be able to make for your friends back in your home country.

In the teacher's own home kitchen you'll be shown how to prepare a traditional Japanese meal including classic dishes such as sushi, tempura or teriyaki chicken which of course you can then enjoy for lunch. Vegetarian options are also available on request. The Japanese are naturally private about their home lives, so this experience offers a unique glimpse behind closed doors as well as the chance to make a new Japanese friend.

When to go:

Home cooking class

located in Kyoto

Interested in this Experience? It is included in this tour:

Start loud in Tokyo, then slow down, exploring lesser-known destinations as the Zen unfolds.

Hidden Zen

Explore a lesser seen part of Japan using the newly extended �shinkansen' bullet train, experience some moments of �Zen' after an adventure through the big cities, learn zen meditation, stay in an authentic �ryokan', and culminate in a picture-perfect farmhouse laden with Japanese artwork.

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Other Food & drink experiences

Hiroshima casual dining
Try okonomiyaki - a savoury pancake-style dish
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Japanese kitchen knives
Cooking enthusiasts must head to Kappabashi Street or Tsukiji market to buy world-class Japanese knives.
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