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Creative Japanese Cooking in a Beautiful Tokyo Home with Makiko

Location Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$178.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Tokyo Cooking Experience with Makiko offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in authentic Japanese cuisine. This hands-on culinary adventure begins with a market tour and culminates in a delightful cooking lesson in Makiko's home.

  • 🛒 Private supermarket tour with Makiko, where you'll learn to shop like a true Tokyo native.
  • 👩‍🍳 Hands-on cooking lesson featuring traditional-inspired Japanese dishes in Makiko's kitchen.
  • ⏰ Experience lasts approximately 3 hours, including both the market tour and cooking class.
  • 🍽️ Enjoy a meal together at Makiko's dining table after preparing the dishes you learned to cook.
  • 📚 Gain valuable insights and tips about Japanese cooking that go beyond recipe books.
  • 🚉 Convenient pickup from Sakurashinmachi station on the Tokyu Denentoshi Line.
  • 🍱 The menu may vary with the seasons, ensuring fresh and local ingredients.
  • 🐾 A private, personalized experience in a Tokyo home, featuring a shy cat that usually hides upstairs.
  • 📋 Please inform about any dietary restrictions or allergies at the time of booking for a tailored experience.
  • 🌍 English-speaking human tour guide to assist you throughout the experience.

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The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Cooking Class Only with Makiko
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

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

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Pick up from Sakurashinmachi station on Tokyu Denentoshi Line
  • Private super market tour with your host Makiko
  • Japanese cooking class and meal
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting point
Meet your host Makiko at the ticket gate of Sakurashinmachi station on Tokyu Denentoshi Line.
Return details
Meet your host Makiko at the ticket gate of Sakurashinmachi station on Tokyu Denentoshi Line.

Join Makiko for a private tour of the local supermarket and learn how to shop like a real Tokyo native! After the tour, you will join Makiko in her home kitchen for a hands-on cooking lesson of traditional-inspired, homemade Japanese dishes. Makiko will explain the cooking process in detail and share important tips about Japanese cooking that are not taught in recipe books. The cooking portion of your experience will take 1.5 – 2 hours depending on the number of people in your group. After the dishes have been cooked, you will sit down together at her dining table and enjoy the feast you helped prepare. Makiko is an expert on Japanese cuisine, so feel free to ask her anything about Japanese food and ingredients. Don't miss out on this unique culinary experience with a Tokyo native in her beautiful home!

If you're only interested in a cooking class without the market tour, please choose the Cooking Class Only tour option. This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and immerse yourself in a delightful cultural and culinary experience!

  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements [in the "Special Requirements" box] at the time of booking
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Please note: there is a cat in the house that is shy and quiet and is usually found hiding upstairs when guests are in the home
  • Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Tokyo home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Japanese culture and cuisine together.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Creative Japanese Cooking in a Beautiful Tokyo Home with Makiko

    Location Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
    $178.00
    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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