Japanese Cuisine & Sushi Cooking Class Near Kanazawa Station
Dress up as a chef to learn the art of making nigiri sushi and a special chicken stew unique to Kanazawa in this cooking class within a short walking distance of Kanazawa Station.
Highlights
Learn to make unique Kanazawa dishes and nigiri sushi using recipes and ingredients used in local high-end restaurants
Don a chef’s outfit and learn insider secrets to making delicious Japanese cuisine from a certified chef
Convenient location near Kanazawa Station
10 meals
Experience Details
Experience the best of Kanazawa’s cuisine in one of its top cooking schools — only a three-minute walk from Kanazawa Station!
Kanazawa is the gem of Ishikawa Prefecture, famous for its picturesque mountain scenery and fresh seafood straight from the harbor. For this cooking class, you'll dress up in chef's attire and learn the secrets to making nigiri sushi and regional Kanazawa cuisine dishes like jibuni (chicken stew), a local delicacy.
Your instructor – a certified "samurai chef" – will kick off the class by teaching you to make six varieties of nigiri sushi, one of Japan's most representative seafood dishes. Fresh seafood is sourced from nearby Omichou Market, which supplies many of the Michelin-starred restaurants in the area. With these top-notch ingredients and your host’s guidance, expect nothing less than restaurant-quality sushi!
Then, you'll move into making the hearty regional dish “jibuni”, consisting of chicken, mushrooms, and wheat gluten simmered in a sukiyaki-style broth and garnished with freshly grated wasabi. Once you've comfortably settled into the kitchen, elevate your skills further with dashimaki tamago, an omelet with dashi and Kanazawa shoyu, following a recipe from a local Michelin-starred restaurant. Finish the class making miso soup and a couple of appetizers, then sit down to enjoy your well-deserved meal. Refreshments include a glass of Kanzawa plum wine or sake. Juice and snacks will be provided for children.
This class is open to all skill levels, and monitors will display real-time translations so everyone can easily follow along with the chef's explanations. Detailed digital recipes, from how to cook sushi rice to making sushi, will be emailed to you the day before the experience so you can easily recreate them at home. Ready to learn why Kanazawa is such a popular food destination in Japan? Taste for yourself in this one-of-a-kind class with amazing recipes and local ingredients.
Inclusions
Ingredients and utensils to make nigiri sushi, chicken stew, dashimaki tamago, appetizers and miso soup
Water and drinks including aperitif and Kanazawa tea, as well as dessert
Sushi chef outfit to wear during class
Automatic translation into English using a translator device
Photos and certificate of completion
Exclusions
Transportation to and from the venue
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at Nakata Cooking School, just a 3-minute walk from Kanazawa Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the experience start time.
Please avoid wearing strong perfume or cologne.
Participants must be 12 years of age or older. Children under 12 years old can participate in private classes.
Please note that the chefs leading this experience do not speak fluent English, so a real-time translation system will be used for streamlined communication.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 1 day before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Stretching alongside the Sea of Japan, the coastal prefecture of Ishikawa boasts some dramatically diverse scenery ranging from rugged coastlines to untouched mountain backdrops, offering the freshest seafood and colorful locally-grown produce, harvested from rural areas.
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10 meals
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