Well-balanced BENTO (lunch box) Cooking Class

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Osaka, Japan

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Create your own bento box lunch during a Japanese cooking class in Osaka. Taking place at the popular Sakura Cook restaurant, the small-group cooking experience shows you how to make up to seven classic dishes that are often made in Japanese homes. You’ll learn how to marinate, cook, and then pack your meal before eating your creations at the end.

Enjoy a hands-on cooking class in Osaka and learn about Japanese culture
Prepare triangular rice balls along with Wagyu beef, shrimps, and mushrooms
Learn how to pack your authentic bento box lunch in an appealing way
Follow the lead of locals and sip miso soup to complement your lunch

Sample Menu

Main

Simmered squash

Main

Ginger-simmered beef in sweetened soy sauce

Main

Green vegetable with sesame dressing

Main

Grilled fish

Main

Dashi-maki (rolled dashi omelet)

Main

Deep-fried shrimp

Main

Two kinds of onigiri (rice balls)

Main

Served with Miso soup

Dessert

Fruit

What's Included

All the ingredients for Lunch/Dinner
Miso soup
All kitchen utensils
Printed recipe

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Sakura cook
Japan, 550-0014 Osaka, Nishi Ward, Kitahorie, 3-chōme6２ BANIX北堀江 6F
The name of the building is "BANIX Kitahorie". Please come directly to this building and call 601 on the intercom.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Diana_F

This was one of the best activities we had so far in Japan! Fumi was a great, patient teacher and we learned so much from her in those precious 2,5h. The food turned out amazing and we are definitely going to cook some of these dishes at home too! It was so nice they catered to our pescatarian diet, so that we cooked clams instead of beef. Fumi also helped us with directions to an Osaka street where a lot of kitchen utensils are sold, so we got our own tamago pan after the class. Ookini!

Reviews

5.0

based on 39 reviews

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Good cooking class

Jasmine_S, Apr 2026

Fun little class, learned some good tips that I can put to use in home cooking. A little bit expensive but worth it!

Great experience on our trip

Diana_F, Mar 2026

Recommed!

Yayung_W, Aug 2025

It’s very interesting! The teacher is beautiful and earnest! My daughter and I learned many cooking skills in the class!

Awesome and fun.

David_S, Oct 2024

Very punctual, clean, professional, and nice. Her English was warm and to the point. The class was just the right size to learn in the time allotted.

Delicious, interesting and fun

MinhHoang_T, Aug 2024

My brother and I were quite lucky, since we were the only ones present for the lesson Which meant that our instructor (Fumi) could teach us in greater detail. Everything was well explained and we even decided to buy a frying pan just for the omelette. The food was delicious and healthy. Highly recommended!

Health and balanced meal

Miranda_Y, Jul 2024

We now appreciate a lot more about traditional Japanese cooking, our instructor Yumi explained the history and the process behind the making of dashi the soup stock used in many dishes. We thoroughly enjoyed making the food, arranging and presenting the bento box, and eating our creations afterwards, would definitely repeat these dishes back at home. We were 10 minutes late due to unfamiliarity with the subway system and Yumi was waiting for us downstairs. I would definitely recommend getting there 10 minutes early to get settled in.

Yummy Lunch

feltfs, May 2024

We had a great time; the instructions were easy to follow, and we were able to make a delicious lunch. A fun time

Unforgettable. Marvelous. Heartwarming

Jeanyn_S, Dec 2023

I had a great time cooking my own bento. Fumisan is a great cook and taught me carefully and gracefully on how to prepare everything. I highly recommend adding this activity to your Osaka trip. 🥰 Arigatou gozaimasu.

A must do class in Osaka

Hugo_P, Sep 2023

I had a really good time learning about japanese cuisine and culture. The teacher was very attentive and the class very professional.

Great cooking experience!

Jenny_S, Jul 2023

This was such fun experience and easy enough for my 12 year old daughter to follow. Yumi was a great teacher and made sure we could all participate in every dish prepared. My daughter really enjoys cooking and eating Japanese food- we both loved this cooking class.

Delicious, inspiring, and learned some great new things!

Dan_G, Apr 2023

This was the second class that we took with Fumi and the Sakura Cook school (the other was the Japanese sweets making class), and we had just as much fun as our first class. We learned several new cooking techniques and ingredients that were all very approachable - since we've returned home, we've made many of the same dishes that we learned during the class. In particular, learning how to make tamago correctly was great and something we've always wanted to learn properly. Loved the final presentation of our bentos at the end of the lesson and eating our lunch was so おいしい!