Japanese Cooking Class: Kanazawa's Culinary Art
5.0
24 Ratings
Kanazawa

Immerse yourself in the art of sushi making with a local culinary instructor in Kanazawa. Learn the techniques of a sushi chef, experience Japanese sushi culture, and take home a recipe to recreate the magic in your own kitchen.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nakata Cooking School in Kanazawa - Discover the essence of Japanese cuisine in Kanazawa! This interactive class, led by the head chef of a renowned cooking school with a 56-year history, allows participants to learn traditional techniques using fresh, local ingredients.
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What's Included
  • High quality photos taken by staff during the experience
  • Water and Houjicha (roasted green tea)
  • 5 kinds of Japanese food and desserts
  • Detailed recipes for all dishes will be sent via email the day before the experience (in English)
  • The latest translation system using AI that is interesting and popular
  • Change into a real sushi chef costume
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • Authentic nigirizushi - We purchase sashimi from the same fishmonger in the Omicho Market as the Michelin-listed sushi restaurants.
  • Japanese omelette - Using a Michelin restaurant recipe with plenty of Japanese fish stock.
  • miso soup - Authentic miso soup with Japanese fish stock
  • Jibe-ni, a typical local dish of Kanazawa - Sukiyaki-style seasoned…
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Additional Information

This is a genuine experience, officially recognized for the 2025 Osaka Expo.
Discover the art of Japanese cooking in Kanazawa! This interactive class, led by the head instructor of a 56-year-old culinary school, allows participants to learn traditional techniques using the freshest local ingredients.
Conveniently situated near Kanazawa Station
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Location
Nakata cooking school in Kanazawa
Come to Nakata Cooking School. 4-13 Konohanamachi Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Pref. At Nakata Cooking School, 2nd floor “Washoku Dojo”
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(24 Ratings)
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Jennifer_m
Jan 23, 2025
Highlight for us - WE had the best time, we learnt heaps our hosts were fantastic, funny and engaging and willing to share knowledge.
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Brianna_d
Jan 21, 2025
Best experience in Japan hands down! - This was hands down our favorite part of our Japan trip. We learned all about the culture and the translator they had setup made things funny and so useful for us to communicate with the language barrier. We had a blast! 10/10 recommend
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Amyrr8421ei
Nov 25, 2024
Cooking with Samurai Chef is the Best! - We celebrated part of our 2nd year wedding anniversary on Japan with this fun cooking class in Kanazawa. Not only did we get to wear really cool sushi chef outfits, we also got to learn the tried and true Japanese cooking techniques from a professional chef. We made both well-known dishes and dishes local to Kanazawa. The samurai chef also took great pictures throughout and was able to airdrop them before we left the class. The class has a very casual and fun atmosphere, while still being really informative on both ingredients and also technique. We were able to walk away with a PDF complete with all the ingredients, techniques, and secrets that we learned in the class. This is the real deal and I can't recommend it enough for everyone, from solo travelers to couples, and also families. The chef uses two types of translation devices to make sure that his class is accessible to everyone, regardless of language ability.
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Priya
Nov 24, 2024
The best & most authentic Japanese experience we’ve had! - We absolutely loved this cooking class, learning from Nakata San who is so talented! The live translation made conversations really easy with Nakata San who was very engaging and really funny! It was great to be able to learn some very authentic recipes from this class. Both myself and my husband aren’t the greatest cooks, but that did not get in the way of us being able to learn and practice Nakata San’s teachings. This is definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Japan and I would recommend this to anyone who travels to Kanazawa and is seeking an authentic Japanese food experience. Thank you Nakata San!!
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M8190lqsilviac
Nov 5, 2024
One of the highlights of our trip to Japan! - One of the highlights of our trip to Japan! Seiji and his wife Ikumi have been the most friendly and fun hosts and did teach us how to cook traditional recipes from Japan cuisine. Ingredients were fresh and of high quality and the facilities impressive. They have also kindly catered for my needs to have a Gluten Free meal and they have been a pleasure to meet. Highly recommended.
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Aniela_m
Nov 3, 2024
One of our best meals in Japan…and we got to cook it. - This was a highlight of our trip to Kanazawa and to Japan as a whole. If you love cooking (like my hubby does) or love eating (like I do), book this class. You will have an excellent meal and learn some techniques to bring home. Nakata San and his wife were a joy (and hilarious). And don’t worry about a language barrier, as Nakata San uses the latest tech, so there is live translations happening the whole time, and his jokes are funny in Japanese and English. :-) We cooked a large variety of Japanese dishes, from sushi and miso soup, to more jibuni and tamago. Not to mention, he takes a ton of photos for you the whole time and air drops them to you at the end. So you can focus on having fun. Don’t miss this!!!!
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393anielat
Nov 3, 2024
One of our best meals in Japan…and we got to make it. - This was a highlight of our trip to Kanazawa and to Japan as a whole. If you love cooking (like my hubby does) or love eating (like I do), book this class. You will have an excellent meal and learn some techniques to bring home. Nakata San and his wife were a joy (and hilarious). And don’t worry about a language barrier, as Nakata San uses the latest tech, so there is live translations happening the whole time, and his jokes are funny in Japanese and English. :-) We cooked a large variety of Japanese dishes, from sushi and miso soup, to more jibuni and tamago. Not to mention, he takes a ton of photos for you the whole time and air drops them to you at the end. So you can focus on having fun. Don’t miss this!!!!
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Brendanoch
Oct 14, 2024
Fun cooking and learning about Japanese food - This was a great experience - we learned about Japanese and local cuisine, had fun cooking (with expert guidance) and then got to eat the delicious results. Our teacher took some great photos too for us to remember the day - highly recommended!
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Forkauaiguy
Oct 10, 2024
That was super fun and delicious!!! Do it!!! - Great husband and wife team, very fun, and funny. We made several different dishes and gave us recipes to take home. They took pictures of the whole class and shared with us. Very entertaining, highly recommend!
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Taylor_p
Oct 2, 2024
Best part of our Japan trip so far! - We showed up to this incredible experiences and ended up being the only ones in the class! My fiancé and I had so much fun learning about Japanese cooking, eating it and the chef is so incredibly kind and funny as well. We had no issues with communication, the chef uses two kinds of translation and can speak some English. This was our favourite experience so far in Japan and I cannot recommend it enough. You learn skills you can take home with you, plus the chef takes really nice photos while you are cooking and airdrops them to you at the end of the cooking class. It’s such amazing value for the experience!
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