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Do you love Japanese food so much that you want to take it home? This family-friendly workshop in Namba, Osaka, allows you to make your own plastic food sample keychain or magnet. Choose between a takoyaki ball and sushi and get painting!

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Ozawa Shuzo sake brewery is the perfect place to catch a breath of fresh air away from the bustle of the metropolis. Taste fine sakes made using crisp water that trickles down from the surrounding mountains, then enjoy a vegetarian lunch.

Explore the vegan scene in glitzy Ginza! Join us for an exclusive, 4-hour walking tour featuring traditional Japanese sweets, a tasty plant-based ramen, and more. Perfect for vegans, friends of vegans, or anyone who wants to try something new!

In Kyoto, the prefecture renowned for its sake production, learn about traditional methods used in sake making, then you’ll make your own sake cup out of cedar or cherry blossom wood, under the tutelage of a local craftsman.

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Central to food parties and family gatherings, the Japanese savory pancake known as “okonomiyaki” is a crowdpleaser that’s also fun to make! Make okonomiyaki alongside two side dishes, with instructions from an English-speaking cooking teacher.

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Harajuku, Tokyo’s youth culture hub, beckons with its edgy fashions, neon colors, and kawaii sweets! Enjoy a food tour including five different sweet and savory foods, like the area’s iconic crepes, with input from an English-speaking guide.

A genuine Japanese tea ceremony experience with interactive tea preparation and a lecture on the cultural significance and history of the ceremony. Enjoy the tea you make with traditional Japanese confections meant to be paired with matcha tea.

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These kawaii cartoon character bentos are as cute as they are delicious! Learn classic Japanese cooking techniques and recipes like tamagoyaki, and put together a tasty and balanced packed bento box that’ll be the envy of the lunch crowd.

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Unwind during a 2-day glamping experience at the foot of Mt. Fuji. You’ll harvest local veggies, enjoy a yakiniku BBQ, tour a sake brewery, and take a trek to the scenic waterfalls nearby, during this sustainable eco-tour.

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Enjoy high-quality craft cocktails, Japanese whiskey, and light bites with an energetic local guide in two local bars. Knowledgeable master bartenders will make personalized drinks while you laugh and learn about real Japan.

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In this private cooking and tasting experience in central Tokyo, you’ll learn how to make onigiri (rice balls) and take part in an amazake (fermented rice drink) tasting alongside a team of dedicated professionals.

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In a modern Japanese home, learn how to make classic Japanese home cooked dishes including tempura, sushi, miso soup, and a spinach-sesame dish. Learn Japanese cooking techniques, like how to make and use dashi, and experience home life in Japan.

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Learn about Japanese home cooking in this private cooking class in Nerima, in the home of a Tokyo local, Emi. You’ll choose 3 popular Japanese dishes to cook and enjoy your hard work over a lively conversation on food and culture.

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Discover Fukuoka after dark for a bar hopping and street food adventure that you'll want to write home about! Gain exclusive access to hidden watering holes and take in the city's nightlife scene alongside a colorful host.

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Delve into the history of Tsukiji Market by visiting Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple and the Tsukiji Outer Market and learn how to make three different types of sushi (nigiri, gunkan, and hosomaki sushi) with the help of an instructor.

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Explore Nagoya’s Osu Kannon Temple and Osu Shopping Street, learning about the area’s history and cultural traditions from a local tour guide. Stop by 5 street food stalls for some tasty local bites, and even draw your omikuji fortune at the temple!

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Need a break from typical tourist activities in Osaka? Come join Yoko-sensei in her Osaka kitchen and learn how to make colorful, delicious, and fresh rolled sushi—as well as other tasty Japanese side dishes!

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The atmospheric Gion district of Kyoto is home to traditional “machiya” houses and geisha culture. Avoiding the tourist crowds, your tour guide will take you through the quiet alleys to experience a calmer atmosphere, before checking out a local bar.

Learn how to make vegan sushi, prepare tofu, and a healthy miso soup with Saeko’s hands-on authentic home cooking class in Osaka! You’ll learn to cut, prepare, assemble the ingredients, and take home a recipe booklet to recreate the dishes at home.

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Enjoy making sushi at a cozy home in Tokyo! Immerse yourself in daily Japanese life as you learn sushi-making techniques alongside a professional. Develop newfound skills, feast on a tasty lunch, and take home a recipe book at the end.

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Enjoy making a hot bowl of ramen from scratch, using only the best, high quality and organic ingredients! Learn from a friendly host at a lovely private home in Kunitachi, Tokyo. Vegan, gluten-free, halal-friendly and chicken ramen options available.

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Calling all matcha lovers! Uji, Kyoto is famed for its high-quality green tea. Tour the tea-making district, enjoy a tasting of various matcha teas, enjoy tea-flavored ice cream and wagashi sweets, and have a lunch of traditional Japanese dishes.

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An iconic dish of Yamanashi, learn how to make hoto—a type of flat, wide noodles—from scratch during this cooking class. Swimming in an umami broth, hoto is a classic Japanese comfort food that you’ll want to make again and again.

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An izakaya staple, Japanese yakitori chicken skewers are enjoyed by many but mastered only by few. Learn how to make them from start to finish and enjoy your skewers for lunch with an instructor in a culinary school in Shinjuku (central Tokyo)!

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Awaken your inner sushi chef by taking this dietary needs-inclusive English sushi-making class. You will learn how to make three different types of sushi and learn more about Japanese food culture.

Just a short train ride from Tokyo, Sayama Tea Farm offers fields and fields of immaculately cultivated Japanese tea bushes. At the farm, don the traditional garb for tea picking and make your own fresh hand-rolled tea and tea leaf tempura!

Uncover the intricacies of Japanese tea via a road less traveled in Uji–Kyoto's most famous tea-producing region. You'll learn the nuances of regional teas, soak up Uji's history, and journey to cultural landmarks alongside a knowledgeable host.

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Tour a local market and learn to cook your favorite Japanese food with a friendly bilingual host! This family-friendly class is less than 30 min by train from Osaka Castle & Osaka Station. Vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, and other options available!

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