Creative Japanese Cooking in a Beautiful Tokyo Home with Makiko

Tokyo, Japan

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Join a Tokyo native for a tour of a local supermarket and fish and vegetable shops to learn about Japanese ingredients that are typically used in daily cooking. Then, head to the host’s home in a neighborhood near Komazawa Olympic Park for a hands-on cooking lesson where you’ll learn how to make traditional Japanese dishes.

See how locals live and eat with this intimate cooking experience
Take home culinary skills and techniques to make Japanese dishes
Menu items vary depending on the season
Host will greet you at the Komazawa-Daigaku station

Sample Menu

Starter

Vegetable ohitashi

Main

Chikuzenni

the traditional Japanese dish of chicken and vegetables cooked together

Starter

Miso eggplant

What's Included

Private super market tour with your host Makiko
Japanese cooking class and meal
Pick up from Sakurashinmachi station on Tokyu Denentoshi Line

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

2-chōme-8 Sakurashinmachi
2-chōme-8-8 Sakurashinmachi, Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0015, Japan
Meet your host Makiko at the ticket gate of Sakurashinmachi station on Tokyu Denentoshi Line.

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
Menu may vary depending on the season
If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements [in the "Special Requirements" box] at the time of booking

Private, personalized experience
Please note: there is a cat in the house that is shy and quiet and is usually found hiding upstairs when guests are in the home
Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Tokyo home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Japanese culture and cuisine together.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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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Reviews

5.0

based on 7 reviews

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We had a lovely evening...

Ewald_R, May 2024

We had a lovely evening with makiko in her home and spent a lot of time talking about japanese cuisine and of course cooking it. Recommend this experience to anyone

Thanks alot!

Manuel_O, May 2024

We had an awesome and interesting evening with Makiko and would definitely book this activity again!

Amazing experience

Guy_S, May 2023

This was one of the best experiences of our trip! Makiko was such a lovely host, teaching us about the different processes and sharing interesting stories. The supermarket tour was great with a local point of view. And of course the food is amazing! And it was so interesting having real home style Japanese cooking. If you’re looking for a more intimate experience with a peek into a Japanese household you should definitely try this one.

Our tour with Makiko was amazing...

Margaret T, Apr 2018

Our tour with Makiko was amazing. She met us at the train station. First she showed us in some of the grocery stores around her neighborhood such as meat, convenience, fruit/ veggies. She also took us into a sweet shop and bought us Mochi. I fell in love with Mochi and had it a lot during the rest of our trip in Japan. We walked to her home. Her house is very lovely and well kept. She offered tea and gave us the directions to make our meals. We had no idea how much food we would be making! We prepped and made the foods then ate it. I loved the g? sushi and hope to make it again some day. Her cat came downstairs and she said he never does that so we must be real cat lovers. Finally she drove us to the trainstation to leave. It was an amazing tour and everyone who wants to learn to cook Japanese foods should try it.

Makiko was excellent! She met us at...

Emilia D, Jan 2018

Makiko was excellent! She met us at the train station, walked us through a butcher shop and market to show us how and where the locals shop. She then took us to her home where she taught us how to cook dishes that we had requested. She is good with large groups and was very accommodating of our needs. Would do this again!