Published on Apr, 2025

We loved our kitchen class with Makoto. She asked us which dishes we wanted to learn, explaining which ingredients to choose at the supermarket and left all the time we needed to learn. She is lovely and so helpful. It is for meetings like this that we came to Japan. Once again, thank you for everything Makato. We also thank your lovely mother. Laurence & Marie

Published on Jun, 2024

What a great day! Makoto picked us up from the JR Miyazaki station and took us back to her house. Once we got out of the car, we had a walk around the neighbourhood and she gave us a nice historical explanation of the area and we also identified local plants and herbs used in cooking and healing. Once we got back to the house, we then learned how to roll sushi and make tempura - step by step in an easy and fun way. We had lots of laughs along the way! We were blessed to have Makoto's mother join us too and she created some magical accompanying dishes using the local herbs out of her garden and was a wealth of knowledge in explaining the different dishes and what she ate as a kid growing up in Japan. A truly amazing experience - thank you for the memories and the recipes!

Published on Jun, 2024

What a great day! Makoto picked us up from the JR Miyazaki station and took us back to her house. Once we got out of the car, we had a walk around the neighbourhood and she gave us a nice historical explanation of the area and we also identified local plants and herbs used in cooking and healing. Once we got back to the house, we then learned how to roll sushi and make tempura - step by step in an easy and fun way. We had lots of laughs along the way! We were blessed to have Makoto's mother join us too and she created some magical accompanying dishes using the local herbs out of her garden and was a wealth of knowledge in explaining the different dishes and what she ate as a kid growing up in Japan. A truly amazing experience - thank you for the memories and the recipes!

Published on Oct, 2023

We had an incredibly wonderful cooking experience. The cozy setting and authentic atmosphere made us feel like we were being hosted by a good friend. Some of us has little cooking experience, also unable to speak Japanese, but all of us managed to cook nice sushi, tempura & Japanese sweet with the guidance of the skilled English speaking teacher. It was such a special and memorable experience we will treasure forever

Published on Oct, 2023

We had an incredibly wonderful cooking experience. The cozy setting and authentic atmosphere made us feel like we were being hosted by a good friend. Some of us has little cooking experience, also unable to speak Japanese, but all of us managed to cook nice sushi, tempura & Japanese sweet with the guidance of the skilled English speaking teacher. It was such a special and memorable experience we will treasure forever