Private Kyoto Cooking Class & Tea Ceremony in Emika's Home
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
During this experience you will learn to make sushi of your choice or traditional Obanzai style dishes such as cooked and marinated mushrooms, pickled or slow-cooked seasonal vegetables and tofu dishes prepared the traditional way over an informative conversation with your host Emika in her cozy kitchen. Emika will also teach you to prepare traditional, homemade miso soup from scratch. The cooking portion of your experience may last about an hour before you enjoy the meal you prepared together. Emika's family owns an organic vegetable field where she harvests most of the vegetables that she uses in her cooking. Prepare to be amazed by the sheer variety of daikon radishes grown on their farm! Join Emika and learn all about traditional Japanese cooking techniques, from chopping to marination, from a lovely local!
Inclusions
What's included
- 30-min Calligraphy lesson and shikishi board to take home (if option selected)
- 1-hour local supermarket and produce store tour (if option selected)
- Traditional homecooked Japanese meal
- Alcohol: 1–2 glasses of local beer or sake
- Private, hands-on Japanese cooking class and Match tea ceremony with local host Emika
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 86 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet Emika at her home in Kyoto. The location shown is approximate. The exact address and Google Maps link are in the “Know Before You Go” section of your confirmed ticket. Her home is a 15-min walk or 5-min taxi ride from Katsura Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Traveling Spoon
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Please inform your host Emika if you would prefer a sushi or Obanzai (native Kyoto) menu when making your booking
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Please note that if you choose the market tour option, it includes a supermarket and your private market tour happens "after" your cooking class and lunch, not before.
How it compares in Kyoto
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 1713 experiences we list in Kyoto.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 202 of 1713.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan's imperial capital for over a thousand years, is a city of temples, gardens, wooden townhouses and refined traditions.
The city holds many of Japan's most treasured sites. Fushimi Inari Taisha's thousands of vermilion torii gates climb a wooded mountain, Kinkaku-ji's Golden Pavilion shimmers over its pond, and Kiyomizu-dera's wooden stage juts from the hillside above the city. The rock garden of Ryoan-ji and the mossy grounds of Ginkaku-ji invite quiet contemplation.
Top-ranked sights in Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha), Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
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