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Discover the art of sushi making in this masterclass led by Chef Takahoshi Hiroshi at Sushi Hajime, a cozy underground sushi restaurant near Shibuya Station. After the class, enjoy a sushi lunch with sake, dessert and tea.

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During this cooking class, you’ll learn how to prepare the ingredients, put them together, grill and enjoy takoyaki, a Kansai specialty. But before that, learn a little bit about this dish that’s so special to Osaka residents.

Enter the world of sushi in this sushi-making class in Tennoji, Osaka, a city known for its food. Change into sushi-making attire, learn about the history of sushi, craft your own with help from knowledgeable hosts and then enjoy your fresh meal.

Let Chef Aoyama, a seasoned hunter from Hokkaido, guide you through some of the region’s iconic dishes in this Sapporo cooking class. Watch as he expertly prepares Yezo sika deer and rolled omelet, and make onigiri rice balls with local ingredients.

Experience an authentic Japanese home cooking class at a real kitchen in Fukuoka. Make a comforting meal with omurice and tonkatsu from scratch with Sayaka, a local chef with extensive teaching experience, and enjoy your delicious meal together.

Be sure to come hungry to this home cooking class led by a friendly chef in her real-life kitchen. Choose four dishes from a menu and join Sayaka in ingredient shopping before cooking, then feast on your creations for lunch.

Learn the art of making four types of traditional Japanese sweets like warabi mochi, dorayaki, nama-yatsuhashi and matcha pudding with guidance from a local cooking specialist in this dessert-making class in Fukuoka.

Turn your favorite anime characters into creative kawaii bento lunch boxes! This fun class with a bilingual Japanese-American host is less than 30 min by train from Osaka Castle & Osaka Station.

In this fun class less than 30 min by train from Osaka Castle & Osaka Station, you’ll enjoy Japanese-style fried chicken (karaage), stir-fried noodles (yakisoba) and learn to make an Osaka signature dish: octopus dumplings (takoyaki)!

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Make and enjoy a healthy lunch in Yuka's kitchen in Setagaya (Tokyo)! In this fun home cooking class, roll vegan and low-gluten maki sushi and prepare side dishes with seasonal vegetables.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating culinary art of shojin ryori, Japanese buddhist cuisine, in this home cooking class in Tokyo. Prepare a vegan meal following the ichiju sansai structure, and learn about Japanese cooking and etiquette.

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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Learn to make a Yamanashi specialty: Yoshida udon! This is a thicker, firmer variety of udon noodles traditionally topped with horse meat and cabbage. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and other local delicacies as you look out at beautiful Mt Fuji.

Become a wagashi artisan in this class in Yokohama, less than an hour from Shibuya. Prepare and shape nerikiri wagashi, hanami dango skewers, and fruit daifuku, three traditional Japanese confectioneries made with bean paste and mochi.

Only a train ride and a short walk from Shibuya Station awaits a tantalizing world of Japanese confectionery. Learn how to make nerikiri wagashi, a sweet celebration of Japan’s vibrant seasons, and enjoy them with Japanese tea.

Mochi lovers, rejoice! Learn to make fruit-filled mochi (fruit daifuku) and hanami dango skewers, and watch your instructor make mochi ice cream and warabi mochi for you to enjoy in this class in Yokohama.

Up to 80 people can join this soba-making class near Lake Kawaguchi. From kneading to rolling to cutting, experienced chefs will guide participants through every step of making the ultra-pure Oshino-Hakkai soba, a Yamanashi specialty!

Enjoy the teatime flavors of Kyoto in this sweet workshop only a 5-minute train ride from Kyoto Station. Make wagashi sweets, enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony and learn to whisk matcha the traditional way!

Take a break from the slopes in Niseko or the healing waters of Toyako Onsen and rejoice in Hokkaido’s mouth-watering meat, seafood, and fresh produce in this experience combining nature and gourmet in a farm near lake Toya.

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Make some of Japan’s most beloved home cooking staples with a gluten-free, vegan and organic take in this fun cooking class with a professional Japanese chef and restaurateur in Nishi-Nippori, a short train ride from Ueno and Akihabara.

Join a pro Japanese chef and restaurateur in Nishi-Nippori, central Tokyo, for this vegan and gluten-free cooking class. Make six kinds of Japanese onigiri rice balls and complete your meal with soup, a side and a pickled dish.

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Satisfy your sweet tooth by making traditional wagashi Japanese sweets in downtown Nagoya! Your hosts Yuka and Hitomi will teach you to make 3 types of seasonal wagashi, which you’ll enjoy with freshly brewed matcha green tea.

Experience Japanese home cooking with host Yuka in central Nagoya! Cook popular washoku dishes in a state-of-the-art cooking studio, taste dashi and seasonings made in Aichi Prefecture, and enjoy your homemade meal with green tea.

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Prepare and enjoy a classic Japanese combination: udon noodles and freshly fried tempura. Cooking specialists Yuka and Hitomi will teach you the secrets of Japanese cooking in this family-friendly class 15 minutes from Nagoya Station by train.

In this fun, family-friendly cooking class, you’ll learn to make delicious ramen and gyoza, two popular Japanese dishes which also pair deliciously well together. Learn from two experienced local cooking experts and make unforgettable memories!

Make memories and put your cooking skills to the test in this family-friendly sushi cooking class only 15 minutes by train from Nagoya Station! Choose to make chirashi, maki, or nigiri sushi guided by local cooking specialists Yuka.

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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Next to Karuizawa Station, learn all about Nagano’s aromatic soba noodles. Helped by experienced instructors, mix, knead, stretch and cut noodles, and enjoy them served the traditional Shinshu way with tempura and walnut sauce.