Tokyo Sushi Making Experience & Japanese Cooking Class

Make maki, temari, or nigiri sushi in central Tokyo with an English-speaking instructor, then enjoy what you prepare.

Make maki, temari, or nigiri sushi in central Tokyo with an English-speaking instructor, then enjoy what you prepare.

Make vegan, gluten-free udon from scratch with Chef Chiaki in Tokyo, learn about Japanese home cooking, and take home a recipe booklet.

Make a panda, Shiba Inu, or seasonal character bento in Akasaka, with English-speaking instructors, ready-to-decorate ingredients, and time for photos.

Walk Setagaya’s quiet gardens and riverbanks, then cook ramen and gyoza or maki sushi in a Japanese home with chef Tomoko.

Make nigiri sushi, prepare ramen and taste sake in a three-hour, English-language cooking class in Tokyo.

Shop a Tokyo supermarket, then cook sushi, miso soup, rolled egg, and eggplant dengaku in this four-hour home-cooking class near Asakusa.

Make ramen by hand in Shinjuku, from boiling noodles to topping a pork, chicken, and beef broth bowl. See what is included and who should book.

Cook ramen with Osaka chef Shu in a real restaurant, choose a broth style, torch chashu, and enjoy the bowl you prepare.

Paint a ramen bowl or spoon, learn noodle technique and make a guided bowl of ramen in Kyoto. Compare the ceramic and broth-making workshop options.

Visit a neighborhood market with chef Samurai Max, then cook a custom Japanese meal in his Osaka studio. Includes ingredients, tea, dessert, and recipes.

Cook Japanese home dishes with local hosts Naoko and Hisako in a family home near Umeda, then eat your meal and take recipes home.

Make shrimp, seasonal vegetable, and kakiage tempura with a local Osaka host, then enjoy rice, miso soup, tea, and dessert.

Cook about five Japanese dishes in a Kyoto home near Fushimi Inari, then learn to spot the ingredients at a local supermarket.

Make ramen noodles, fold gyoza, and cook fried rice in a Kyoto class with a chef and English-speaking guide. A filling, hands-on lunch.

Cook Japanese home-style dishes in a Kyoto group of six, but check the menu and cancellation status before paying.

Make sencha and buckwheat cha soba in tea country near Kyoto, then learn how to eat it. See what is included, how to get there, and what to check.

Make hand-rolled sushi with Tsukiji seafood at Kururi Sushi in Tokyo, with vegan sets and a separate Japanese craft gin tasting option.

Cook izakaya-style dishes in Tokyo, learn from a local English-speaking guide, and pair your homemade meal with sake or soft drinks.

Make rolled sushi and a Japanese meal in a small Tokyo cooking class, with an English-speaking instructor, hands-on guidance and a shared tasting.

Make miso ramen and gyoza with a Tokyo chef, then whisk matcha in a friendly two-hour home-kitchen class near Ikebukuro.

Make flower-shaped sushi with instructor Yuki in Sapporo, using beetroot-pink rice and fresh ingredients in a hands-on Hokkaido cooking class.

Make rice-flour ramen noodles and gyoza with instructor Yuki in Higashi-osaka, then enjoy soy sauce and rare tomato ramen in a three-hour class.

Cook a Japanese home meal with Grandma Junko in Nagoya, learn dashi and local seasonings, then finish with matcha and seasonal sweets.

Make gyoza wrappers from scratch in a small Osaka cooking class, learn traditional folds, then sit down to gyoza and yakisoba.