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Private Japanese Homecooking in Kyoto with a Lovely Local Michiyo | 3 hours

46 Reviews | Otsu
From $86.00 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Cooking + lunch
2 Adults x $104.00
$208.00
Approx Total
$208.00
Cooking + dinner
2 Adults x $104.00
$208.00
Approx Total
$208.00

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

September 09100% refund
September 11No 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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4.9

46 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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Showing 1-5 of 43 reviews with 5 stars

Lovely experience and delicious meal

Published on Mar, 2025

We had such a lovely evening with Michiyo and her husband. They warmly welcomed us into their home and Michiyo provided a hands-on cooking lesson. We made 5 delicious dishes, and came home with all the recipes. Thank you, Michiyo, for the memorable experience!

A must-do activity in Kyoto

Published on Feb, 2025

Every part of this experience was amazing! Michiyo is a great host in every way - from the clear instructions in how to get to the meeting place to the explanation and cultural lessons behind every dish we made together, our time together was seamless. Michiyo and her husband were a pleasure to speak with and were beyond helpful in planning the rest of our time in Kyoto as well. They showed us incredible hospitality and helped us make memories that we will cherish for a long time. If you are in Kyoto, we would highly recommend taking this class!

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 :)

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.

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