Osaka Local Market Tour & Cooking Class
Tour a local market in Osaka and learn how to make your favorite Japanese foods in a fun cooking class with a friendly Japanese-American host who is a takoyaki restaurant owner. Great for families!
Highlights
Learn how to make your favorite Japanese food, and enjoy a delicious meal with tea and a seasonal dessert in a spacious and modern cooking studio with an incredible view of Osaka!
Explore a local shopping street and cook a delicious meal of your choosing with a bilingual host who is a takoyaki restaurant owner. The menu is flexible and can be adapted to your dietary needs
Absolutely family-friendly! Kids are welcome to join the lesson or simply play in a kid’s area with toys and video games during the class
The meeting point is Matsuyamachi Station in central Osaka, which can be reached in less than 30 min from Osaka Castle and Osaka Station by train
10 meals
Experience Details
Join Samurai Max, a bilingual instructor and takoyaki restaurant owner, in a unique local exploration of Osaka’s foods and flavors. Away from the tourist crowds, this tour starts with a stroll through a shopping street where residents go grocery shopping. See daily life in Osaka while Max shows you around, answering any questions you may have about Japanese products. You’ll then go to his modern kitchen studio where you’ll cook and enjoy the dish of your choice.
Do you fancy okonomiyaki, or perhaps ramen? Maybe you’re vegan or have a gluten-free dietary requirement. This cooking class will be tailored to your dietary preferences and needs, so please let your host know what kind of foods you’d like to make and what your restrictions are, and he’ll take care of the rest. The menu is completely flexible, so choose your favorite foods from Japan (or Osaka!) and enjoy cooking and eating in Max’s spacious cooking studio with a great city view. The meal includes Japanese tea and a seasonal dessert.
Itinerary:
-Meet Samurai Max at Matsuyamachi Station
-Tour a local shopping street
-Learn to cook your favorite Japanese foods
-Enjoy your meal with tea and a seasonal dessert over a conversation with Samurai Max, while enjoying the stunning view of Osaka from the studio
This experience is perfect for families looking for a fun activity to connect with Osaka’s gastronomy away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist circuit, solo travelers with dietary requirements, groups of friends who would like to spend time together — all kinds of travelers will enjoy this cooking and eating experience with Samurai Max!
Inclusions
Ingredients and utensils
Seasonal dessert and Japanese tea
Market tour fee
A cooking instructor bilingual in Japanese and English
Souvenirs and recipes to take home
Exclusions
Individual purchases at the market for items not related to the class itself
Transportation to and from the meeting point
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at Matsuyamachi Station Exit 3 (about 25 mins from Osaka Castle/20 mins from Osaka Station by train). More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Upon booking, please inform your host what kind of food you’d like to make.
Please make sure to arrive on time. The host will be waiting for you at the meeting point up to 15 minutes before the experience starting time.
If you are late, please notify the host. You’ll have to go directly to the venue (5-7 min walk from Matsuyamachi Station).
Please note that the kitchen is in a shared building, so stomping, shouting, running, and any other loud actions are strictly prohibited.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Osaka Prefecture is the birthplace of Kansai-style okonomiyaki and many classic Japanese street foods. Centered around Osaka (the prefectural capital), the clash of trade, traditions, and modern technologies contributes to the dynamic energy of this prefecture overlooking Osaka Bay.
We had an exceptional experience with Max. He helped guide us through our meal choices, increased our understanding of Japanese ingredients and dishes, and patiently helped us prepare our meal. We ...read more
Great experience. As we are both vegetarians it was difficult for us to find a cooking class in Japan, but Max tailored the cooking class based on our needs and showed us how to cook vegetarian ver...read more
So fun to do this as a group! Samurai Max was a great host and taught us a lot about Japanese cuisine. There were 6 people in our group and we made 6 dishes so we had plenty to eat — really great u...read more
We had a super nice experience being guided by both hosts. We learned about new foods, we were able to shop in the local market and create our own Japanese dishes. We opted for gyozas and ramen. It...read more
I had a fantastic time with Max and his crew, and can only recommend this activity if you‘re in for a fun, tasty and educational activity in Osaka. The best part is that you can choose what to cook...read more
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