Private Tokyo Sushi-Making Class at 100-Year-Old Sushi Bar
Join your host Kazuki at his 100-year-old sushi restaurant in Shinjuku-ku to learn the craft of sushi making!
Highlights
Make 5 types of sushi, including nigiri sushi and tamagoyaki sushi
Learn 2 methods of shaping sushi: 'kotegaeshi' and 'tategaeshi'
Enjoy your handmade sushi lunch
Learn about sushi-making in a private room overlooking a tranquil garden at 100-year-old restaurant, Sushi Bar Yachiyo, in the center of Tokyo
10 meals
+Experience Details
During this 1.5 hour Tokyo sushi-making class, guests will learn how to make 5 types of sushi, including nigiri sushi and tamagoyaki sushi, in a private room overlooking a charming Japanese garden inside a 100-year-old sushi shop in the heart of the city.
There are three main methods of forming sushi, and during this class, the cooking teacher and chef will show you the “kotegaeshi” and “tategaeshi” methods. Since this Tokyo cooking class takes place at a shop with over 100 years of history, the owner is able to teach the traditional practices of sushi craftsmanship.
Your host, Kazuki, is the president of Sushi Bar Yachiyo, and has taught this Tokyo sushi-making class to over 5000 visitors from abroad. His sushi-making experience is a welcoming and wonderful introduction to the world of sushi.
Finally, at the end of the Tokyo sushi-making class, everyone will eat lunch together and enjoy some time to socialize. After learning how to make sushi during this class, you can take home the skills to whip up a feast of nigiri sushi and tamago sushi at home!
If you would like an English-speaking assistant, please place your booking through the Options tab.
Inclusions
A personalized certificate of completion
Tips from a professional chef and sushi industry expert
All ingredients and tools to make sushi
Exclusions
Transportation to the location
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at Sushidokoro Yachiyo Bettei. It is a 3-minute walk from Yotsuya-sanchome Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Please come wearing casual clothes.
The sushi chef has limited English language abilities; English sushi-making instructions will be provided via written materials.
If you want an English-speaking assistant, please select the optional package. The host will check the availability before approving your booking.
If you want an English-speaking assistant, please select the optional package. In case that the assistant is not available, you will receive a partial refund.
If you would not join the class in the case that English assistance is not available, please notify your host upon booking.
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.
Package Options
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
This is an unforgettable handmade experience. The sushi ingredients are very fresh and the environment is clean and comfortable.
Chef Oono is an extremely kind and great instructor. We have previous experience in making sushi but learned some techniques we had not known so far. After making sushi was done, we got to eat our ...read more
We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Oono-san. Travelling with my wife and daughter we were named Mama-san, Papa-san and Zoe-san whilst we prepared our lunch. Oono-san made the whole experienc...read more
This class was wonderful. The chef was very good at demonstrating what to do and with the added English speaking assistant everything was clear. We all succeeded in making our sushi. They provided ...read more
He was very nice and very instructive. I wish we had gotten to grind the Wasabi ourselves though. Overall very good experience
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10 meals
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