Private Japanese Homecooking in Kyoto with a Lovely Local Michiyo

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If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: Japanese, English
Non-alcoholic beverages
Private cooking class and meal with your host Michiyo
Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Meet your local host Michiyo and let her introduce you to the special menu of the day, before you start your hands-on cooking experience in her Kyoto kitchen. Michiyo truly enjoys sharing her knowledge on Japanese cooking techniques that she has perfected over the years. You will learn to make dashi stock (a fundamental building block of Japanese cuisine), and to perfectly prepare sushi rice for chirashi-sushi that you will later garnish in a traditional wooden bowl. The cooking portion of the experience will take about an hour and half before you and Michiyo will sit down together to enjoy the authentic Japanese meal you helped prepare paired with carefully selected alcohol to accent the delicious food. Immerse yourself in Japanese culture and cuisine with the help of authentic food and a local's heart-warming hospitality!

Meeting points

Otsukyo Station
2 Chome-8 Ojigaoka, Otsu, Shiga 520-0025, Japan

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Meet your host Michiyo at Otsukyo Station on the JR Kosei line. After you exit the gate, go down the escalator and Michiyo will pick you up in her navy blue car and drive you to her home.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Michiyo will pick you up at the train station in her car and together you will drive three minutes to her home. Michiyo and her husband will invite you in for a cultural immersion into Japanese food, drinks, hospitality, and tradition. Michiyo values using seasonal, fresh vegetables sourced from locals in her dishes. After an introduction to the menu of the day, Michiyo will lead your hands-on cooking experience in her kitchen. Michiyo enjoys sharing her knowledge on Japanese cooking techniques that she has perfected over the years. You will learn how to make dashi stock, a fundamental building block of Japanese cuisine, and to perfectly prepare sushi rice for chirashi-sushi that you will garnish in a traditional wooden bowl. The cooking portion of the experience will take about an hour and half. You will then sit down together to enjoy the authentic Japanese meal you helped prepare.

Sample Menu

STARTER

Dashi based soup

MAIN

Chirashi-sushi of salmon

MAIN

Nikujaga

MAIN

Japanese style tender fried chicken

DESSERT

Marinated silken tofu with canola flower leaves and mango

Additional Info

Menu may vary depending on the season
Please advise any specific dietary requirements [in the "Special Requirements" box] at the time of booking
Michiyo and her husband share their home with El, their well-behaved dachshund dog
Private, personalized experience

Partially Refundable

April 24100% refund

April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 2 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 2 full days before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Experience to live

Published on Nov, 2024

Thank you so much for the cooking class, it was a great experience. I really enjoyed sharing it with you. Michiyo is really kind, she shows you and explains very well. The meal was very good ! It was a great moment of sharing :)

Amazing cooking experience

Published on Nov, 2024

This cooking lessons and dinner were amazing thanks to Michiyo, we enjoyed a lot our dinner with Michiyo and her husband, a warm evening.

Wonderful

Published on Oct, 2024

She was organized and informative. Very fun cooking with her in her kitchen. Food was delicious. Friendly couple, enjoyed conversation with them.

A fun and creative way to experience Japan.

Published on Oct, 2024

Michiyo was very organized and had all the recipes and ingredients ready for our 5 dishes. She was a lovely hostess and I enjoyed our time together. She shared her techniques and explained clearly if I had questions. All the dishes turned out perfectly and tasted delicious. Her husband was kind enough to pick me up from my accommodation and dropped me off later at a local temple as I requested. He also shared some great information about a local festival.

Cook a home-cooked meal with a delightful couple

Published on Jun, 2024

We enjoyed such a delightful evening with Michiyo and Kenji, who welcomed us into their home to cook and eat with them. Michiyo had prepped Dashi but told us how to make it and gave us each a packet of instant to take home with us. We made 5 dishes including traditional Japanese omelette, miso soup, a spinach sesame salad, salmon, and beef stew. Michiyo sent us home with all of the recipes so we can recreate the meal at home. Being our first time in Japan, having this private experience was a fantastic introduction to “real life” and authentic food, not just what tourists experience in Kyoto.