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Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets

Location Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
$206.86
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Dive into Nagano’s food culture with a hands-on cooking and walking experience. In a traditional Japanese house with a sunken hearth, you’ll learn how to make oyaki—a beloved local dumpling filled with seasonal vegetables or sweet bean paste—and enjoy them warm with soba tea by the fire.

After the cooking session, stroll through the peaceful backstreets leading to Zenkoji Temple. Discover small, locally owned shops, taste unique regional flavors, and learn about Japanese dining customs and everyday culture from your guide.

・Make two oyaki dumplings and enjoy them with soba tea in a traditional Japanese hearth house
・Explore Nagano’s backstreets on the way to Zenkoji Temple
・Discover local flavors and learn about Japanese dining culture
・Meet small business owners and hear stories of the neighborhood

*Please let us know if you have any food restrictions beforehand*
Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

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  • Soba tea
  • English-speaking guide
  • High quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
  • Lunch
  • Transportation fee to meeting point
  • Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • Meal for infant

Meeting point
The guide will meet you infront of Starbuck Midori Nagano station
Return details
The guide will meet you infront of Starbuck Midori Nagano station

  • Meet with your guide just in front of Starbucks Midori Nagano station and walk to the place where you will lean to make Oyaki.
  • Great culinary experience of Oyaki making. Oyaki is cooked in irori, which is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth and you will enjoy having it near by cozy & warm bonfire.
  • Zenko-ji Temple
    Explore more about Nagano!! After enjoying Oyaki maiking, the guide will take you to Nagano’s laid back area to visit some local shops around Zenkoji temple
  • We will go back to Nagano station(20 min by walking). The duration of this tour is about 2 hours. The tour concludes at the Nagano station but If you would like to explore different places like restaurants after this tour, you can say good bye to your guide at around Zenkoji temple area, where is easy to get back to Nagano station by yourself

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Walking shoes are recommended
  • In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets

    Location Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
    $206.86
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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