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Shop, Choose & Cook Japanese Dishes
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$56.93
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Experience Everyday Japan Through a Short Homestay
Step inside a Tokyo home and experience Japan from the inside.
Some memorable travel experiences happen not at famous landmarks, but around a kitchen table with local people. Our Short Homestay invites you into a real Japanese home for about 3.5 hours. Together with your host, you'll explore a local neighborhood, shop at a Japanese supermarket, choose foods to make, cook together, and enjoy the meal. Along the way, relax, chat, ask questions, and discover Japanese customs, food, and everyday life.
A Glimpse Into Real Tokyo Life
Your host's home is where they live, cook, and spend everyday life. Every home is different—you may visit a compact Tokyo apartment or a typical Japanese house in a residential neighborhood. You'll see practical, space-saving kitchens and living spaces that are part of everyday urban life in Japan.
Experience a side of Tokyo that most visitors never see—not as a spectator, but as a guest in a Japanese home.
Step inside a Tokyo home and experience Japan from the inside.
Some memorable travel experiences happen not at famous landmarks, but around a kitchen table with local people. Our Short Homestay invites you into a real Japanese home for about 3.5 hours. Together with your host, you'll explore a local neighborhood, shop at a Japanese supermarket, choose foods to make, cook together, and enjoy the meal. Along the way, relax, chat, ask questions, and discover Japanese customs, food, and everyday life.
A Glimpse Into Real Tokyo Life
Your host's home is where they live, cook, and spend everyday life. Every home is different—you may visit a compact Tokyo apartment or a typical Japanese house in a residential neighborhood. You'll see practical, space-saving kitchens and living spaces that are part of everyday urban life in Japan.
Experience a side of Tokyo that most visitors never see—not as a spectator, but as a guest in a Japanese home.
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Standard
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 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.
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.
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]
- ✓ Ingredients & Homemade Meal
- ✓ Host & Experience Fee
- ✓ Japanese Cultural Activity
- ✓ All Taxes Included
Meeting point
Important: Shinjuku Station is a map placeholder, not the actual meeting point. Your experience takes place in a real Japanese home. After booking, we’ll introduce your host and send the meeting point. The nearest station is within 25 minutes by train from Shinjuku, then about a 10-minute walk.
Return details
Important: Shinjuku Station is a map placeholder, not the actual meeting point. Your experience takes place in a real Japanese home. After booking, we’ll introduce your host and send the meeting point. The nearest station is within 25 minutes by train from Shinjuku, then about a 10-minute walk.
The 4-Step Journey
1. Local Stroll & Supermarket Safari (30 min)
Meet at a local station and stroll through a quiet residential neighborhood before exploring a local Japanese grocery store with your host. Discover the everyday ingredients used in Japanese home cooking and see what local families actually buy.
2. Choose Your Dishes & Cook Together (90 min)
Choose your favorite Japanese comfort foods from about 20 options and cook them together in your host's home kitchen. Discover space-saving tools and everyday cooking techniques used in Japanese homes. Choose dishes you would love to try in Japan.
3. Share a Homemade Meal & Discover Everyday Japan (60 min)
Enjoy the homemade meal you prepared together. Relax, chat with your host, ask questions, and discover Japanese food, dining customs, everyday habits, and traditions. Enjoy a relaxed conversation around the table, just like a guest in a Japanese home.
4. A Final Japanese Cultural Moment (30 min)
End your Homestay with a traditional Japanese cultural activity. Depending on your host, you may try origami, calligraphy, kimono or yukata, or a Matcha tea experience. Each host offers a different way to experience Japanese culture.
1. Local Stroll & Supermarket Safari (30 min)
Meet at a local station and stroll through a quiet residential neighborhood before exploring a local Japanese grocery store with your host. Discover the everyday ingredients used in Japanese home cooking and see what local families actually buy.
2. Choose Your Dishes & Cook Together (90 min)
Choose your favorite Japanese comfort foods from about 20 options and cook them together in your host's home kitchen. Discover space-saving tools and everyday cooking techniques used in Japanese homes. Choose dishes you would love to try in Japan.
3. Share a Homemade Meal & Discover Everyday Japan (60 min)
Enjoy the homemade meal you prepared together. Relax, chat with your host, ask questions, and discover Japanese food, dining customs, everyday habits, and traditions. Enjoy a relaxed conversation around the table, just like a guest in a Japanese home.
4. A Final Japanese Cultural Moment (30 min)
End your Homestay with a traditional Japanese cultural activity. Depending on your host, you may try origami, calligraphy, kimono or yukata, or a Matcha tea experience. Each host offers a different way to experience Japanese culture.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Shop, Choose & Cook Japanese Dishes
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$56.93
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
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!