The 4 Best Cooking Classes in Japan

1.Tsukiji Market Walking Tour & Sushi Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 122 reviews · 3 hours · from $96Our pick

Tour Tsukiji Outer Market, make sushi and miso soup, then eat your creations in a small-group Tokyo cooking class.

“Amazing way to explore an old fish market within Tokyo. Naomi is an amazing guide who taught us so much about Japan itself, as well as numerous types of foods and treats within Japanese cuisine. Then we were treated to sushi making with Miwa! Beautiful food and traditional ways of making it. And I learned my new favourite saying ... “oishi!!!” *delicious Thanks so so much from Georgina and Seamus.”

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2.Nishiki Market Food Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 2h 30m · from $109

Tour Kyoto’s Nishiki Market, taste local specialties, and cook a donburi meal in a private English-language class.

“The tour and class were wonderful! Chei was a kind and knowledgeable tour guide and instructor. We learned so much on the market tour, had some great samples and she let us customize what we would cook later. We’ll definitely be making dashi and some of the dishes when we go back home. Thank you again!!”

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3.Cooking Class & Sake Tasting with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 31 reviews · 4 hours · from $90

Cook Osaka classics, shop a local supermarket, and taste sake in a friendly four-hour class limited to seven people.

“Chie was such an amazing guide and chef. She is so knowledgeable about Japanese history and products and made the cooking class really easy and fun! She took such good care of us and we had the best time. I’d highly recommend taking her class as it’s a wonderful mix of fun cooking, drinking and history. She took great care of us and we will definitely take another one of her classes or tours when we return to Japan.”

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4.Private Market Tour and Cooking Class with Kanae, a Sapporo Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $82Best value

Explore Sapporo markets, shop for Hokkaido ingredients, and cook a homemade Japanese meal with local host Kanae.

“Kanae picked us up in her car at the subway station and drove to a local seafood market. She spoke very good English and was very friendly and helpful. We learned about all the different kinds of Hokkaido crabs and edible seaweeds. TherRead more”

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