Japanese Cooking Class: Homestyle Bento Creations

Join Madam Yajima in Yanaka for a hands-on, homely Japanese cooking experience. Master traditional dishes and create your own Bento box.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tourist Information & Culture Center YANESEN - Experience the charm of Yanaka home cooking, capturing the essence of downtown Tokyo. Ms. Yajima, a native of the YANESEN area, is passionate about Tokyo’s local culinary style and brings her expertise as a cooking instructor. She offers instruction in English, providing insights into the Yanaka…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Foodstuff, Kitchen items
Meal Options
  • SUSHI《home made style》 Nigiri-sushi or Roll-sushi or Temari-sushi. - How to make sushi at home party!!
    Please choose -NIGIRI Sushi. -Rolled Sushi. -Temari(ball) Sushi.
    Miso soup from scratch of dashi included.
  • BENTO = Let’s make Japanese Lunch box ! - All into the BENTO Box.
    -Rice ball,
    -Karaage=JP fried chicken,
    -Dashimaki-tamago= Rolled…
Additional Information

Shall we start preparation with madam Yajima, She instruct you with easy way in her experience and knowledge. also, we teach you fish dishes(fillet-it-yourself), how to grilled Teriyaki, how to arrange Okonomi-yaki !! Basic preparation of homely style cooking. We are using Japanese original foodstuff. you can find your new cooking idea and method….

Location
Tourist Information & Culture Center YANESEN
YANESEN Tourist information & Culture Center. 〒110-0001Yanaka3-10-21,Taitou-Ku,Tokyo, 110-0001 +81 (0)3 5834 7025
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kate_b
Aug 10, 2025
We had a great time... - We had a great time cooking Yanaka making miso dengaku (eggplant) and ufon noodles from scratch. We even used our feet to kneed the dough in the traditional manner. We found the experience very authentic and the food was delicious. Our host spoke very good English which made the session very informative. We also enjoyed walking around the local area.
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Stessik2020
Aug 1, 2025
Loved it - Really enjoyed the cooking class. Very informative and fun. And of course we got to eat it all later 😊 thank you for a wonderful time 😊
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Gary
Jul 18, 2025
Family Japanese eating experience and cooking your own food - Fantastic experience, we all enjoyed it very much. Great hosts and wonderful food, we learned a lot thank you. We would recommend 100%
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Mary_g
May 31, 2025
What an amazing... - What an amazing experience! We did other cooking classes and this was our favorite. Our host was kind and knowledgable. And the food was amazing!!!!
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Kjpoppell
May 29, 2025
Personal instruction with generous host! - Our host / instructor made it fun and comfortable to learn multiple sushi preparations. She pointed out details about the various ingredients and reasons behind their purpose / use. She was so personable and made learning easy and not intimidating at all. Our hosts were also kind enough to offer suggestions for other sights to visit the following day since our Mt. Fuji tour was to be cancelled because of bad weather. Highly recommend for a personal, home cooking experience!
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Ken_t
May 26, 2025
Very friendly and easy... - Very friendly and easy instructions with many tips for good results. Able to speak english well and were a lot of fun to talk to during the course of the lesson and meal. Would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to learn how to cook Japanese dishes.
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Sanjeet_s
May 26, 2025
Amazing experience - This was such an amazing experience. Our two guides were excellent - they had a very good command of English n explained the steps n recipes really well (esp to our kids). The location is also amazing - situated in a less touristy part of the city in a residential neighborhood. We loved exploring that area as well.
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Gloria_h
May 25, 2025
Wonderful experience at Yanesen Information and Culture Center - We are not review writers but feel compelled to express our heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional experience we had cooking at the YANESEN Information & Culture Center. We initially met Masa, the business owner, the day before our cooking class (it was our first time in Tokyo so we went a day early to explore the train system, route times and familiarize ourselves on the class location). It was a very rainy day and Masa warmly greeted and treated us to a cup of hot coffee. We chatted about our class, and he seemed very interested in meeting all of our expectations. Before leaving,  Masa graciously provided us with a much needed umbrella and also gave us directions to the Ueno Park Cherry Blossom Festival, along with interesting landmarks and shops along the way.  The next day we arrived for our class early and again Masa was there to warmly greet us.  From the moment we arrived the hands-on fun and knowledge transfer commenced!  We had a glorious time with our two instructors, with Yuki taking the lead and sharing her knowledge regarding all aspects of the meal preparation. They were wonderful and knowledgeable  instructors, and what a superb feast we enjoyed at the end of the class!  If time permitted we definitely would have registered for additional classes. 
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Dana_k
May 24, 2025
Join the fun - What a fun way to immerse yourself in Japanese cooking. We made bento boxes which were delicious and creative. Our hosts were so sweet and helpful. The meal was delicious with plenty of extra for later.
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Adia_j
May 19, 2025
Great Food, Great Experience - This was a great experience. The place seemed hard to find but just stop in and ask once you've arrived and the shop owner will take you right to your Cooking class. Yuki was so fun to talk to and had everything prepared for our experience. We had homemade miso soup (which is 1000x better than what most restaurants are serving in the states and even some in Japan). We chose the tempura and okonomiaki to cook. It was a great time full of great conversation. I would definitely recommend this to travelers looking to gain insight into Japanese cuisine and to anyone who just loves food, cooking or having great conversations. 10 out of 10.
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From $98
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).