Top Cooking Classes in Japan

Osaka Kitchen Okonomiyaki Class ★ 4.8

A hands-on okonomiyaki class covering Osaka batter technique with nagaimo yam, the teppan flip method, okonomiyaki sauce, toppings, miso soup, side dishes.

Mayuko's Little Kitchen ★ 4.8

Mayuko's Little Kitchen in Tokyo's Yotsuya runs English-language Japanese home cooking classes. Three-hour sessions with seasonal kaiseki and bento.

Haru Cooking Class ★ 4.7

Taro's home cooking class in his Kyoto home near Shimogamo Shrine since 2010. Vegetarian, Kobe-beef or Nishiki-walk variants of obanzai dashi-based teaching.

Tsukiji Cooking ★ 4.7

Tsukiji Cooking in Tokyo has run English-friendly Japanese cooking classes since 2013, with optional Tsukiji Outer Market tours, sushi-making, wagashi sweets.

Osaka Kitchen Maki Sushi Class ★ 4.6

A maki and temaki sushi class covering sushi rice seasoning, nori rolling, and nigiri hand-shaping at the Osaka Kitchen studio near Minami-Morimachi.

Buddha Bellies Cooking School ★ 4.6

Buddha Bellies in Tokyo's Jimbocho runs English-language cooking classes with JSIA-certified instructor Ayuko. Sushi, bento, washoku, sukiyaki.

OKOSTA Okonomiyaki Cooking Studio ★ 4.5

OKOSTA is the okonomiyaki studio inside ekie at Hiroshima Station, where instructors from the local sauce maker walk you through building the layers on a real teppan.

TipSessions run at 10:30, 13:00 and 18:30, and Muslim-friendly and vegetarian courses can be booked alongside the oyster and beef versions.

Osaka Kitchen Gyoza Class ★ 4.5

A gyoza class covering pork-cabbage-garlic filling preparation, pleating technique, and the steam-fry method for a crisp bottom. Includes miso soup and side.

Wakana Japanese Cooking ★ 4.5

Wakana Japanese Cooking in Tokyo's Meguro runs intimate seasonal washoku classes in chef Wakana's home kitchen. Bento, dashi, tempura, with shopping.

Yamaya Mentaiko Making Experience ★ 4.4

Yamaya's hands-on mentaiko-making experience teaches the salt cure and seasoning of cod roe at the Factory Terrace. Bilingual guide on request.

TipReserve through Visit Fukuoka in advance. Wear clothes you can roll up the sleeves on to the elbow.

Yamadaya Momiji Manju Hand-baking Experience ★ 4.4

Yamadaya's Miyajima flagship keeps a second-floor studio where a 30 minute class puts you at a cast-iron maple-leaf mould, pouring batter and filling two momiji manju under an instructor's eye.

TipWeekday sessions start at 10:30, 13:00, 14:15 and 15:30; book online by the day before or ask at the second-floor counter for same-day space.

Tea Ceremony Camellia ★ 4.4

Camellia's tea-ceremony class in a Higashiyama machiya in Kyoto. 45-minute English-led workshop with whisking matcha, paired with a single seasonal wagashi.

Cooking Sun Tokyo ★ 4.4

Cooking Sun in Tokyo's Shinjuku Shinanomachi runs English-language Japanese cooking classes twice daily: sushi and wagyu kaiseki, with local instructors only.

Fukuya Mentaiko Factory Experience ★ 4.3

Fukuya's mentaiko factory runs a hands-on class teaching the brand's signature cure. The renovated 2025 facility includes a tasting room finish.

TipReserve through the Fukuya site. Tour combined with the retail floor.

byFood Hakata Ramen and Gyoza Home Cooking Class ★ 4.3

byFood's Hakata Ramen and Gyoza class is hosted in a Fukuoka home kitchen, teaching shoyu Hakata-style ramen, gyoza folding and a mini pork bowl finish.

TipReserve through byFood. Small-group home format with English-speaking host.

Cookly Fukuoka Japanese Home Cooking Class ★ 4.3

Cookly Fukuoka pairs visitors with local home cooks for hands-on Japanese home cooking classes in central Fukuoka: gyoza, dashi technique and mentaiko side dishes.

TipReserve via Cookly's site; English-language host filter available.

Traveling Spoon Home Cooking with Machiko ★ 4.3

Traveling Spoon books you into Machiko's Hiroshima home, where she teaches two or three family dishes, from sesame dressing ground in a mortar to hand-rolled sushi, before you all eat together.

TipThe cooking class slot runs 10:00 to 13:00 with the meal included; the lunch-only option skips the teaching, so pick the class if you want the technique.

Kyoto Wagashi Workshop Kanshundo ★ 4.3

Kanshundo's wagashi-making workshop in Higashiyama, Kyoto, a 160-year wagashi maker. Shape three seasonal nerikiri sweets and a tea-ceremony pour.

Tofu Making at Tousuiro ★ 4.3

A tofu-and-yuba making workshop at Tousuiro in Kyoto. Press soybean curd into fresh yuba sheets, fold them into a tofu kaiseki lunch on the riverside terrace.

Osaka Kitchen Wagyu Cooking Class ★ 4.3

A premium class beginning with a visit to select wagyu cuts, then cooking teppanyaki, sukiyaki, and shabu-shabu at the studio near Minami-Morimachi.

Cookly Sapporo Japanese Cooking Class ★ 4.3

Cookly Sapporo pairs visitors with local home cooks for hands-on Hokkaido home cooking classes: soup curry, jingisukan lamb grill, miso ramen.

TipReserve through Cookly's site; English-language host filter available.

byFood Sapporo Cooking Class ★ 4.3

byFood Sapporo pairs visitors with local home cooks for Hokkaido home cooking classes: soup curry, Hokkaido seafood and the city's miso ramen.

TipReserve via byFood platform; English-language hosts available.

byFood Sushi Making Class ★ 4.3

byFood's Tsukiji sushi-making class in Tokyo teaches nigiri shaping and maki rolling, with fish from the Outer Market on the morning of the class.

AirKitchen Fukuoka Home Cooking ★ 4.2

AirKitchen pairs visitors with Fukuoka home cooks for two-to-three hour classes in Japanese home cooking, mentaiko sides and family-style hot-pot dishes.

TipReserve through AirKitchen's site. Host language varies; English filter available.

Wood Egg Okonomiyakikan Class ★ 4.2

The Wood Egg museum class in western Hiroshima teaches okonomiyaki on a household hot plate rather than a restaurant teppan, which is the version you can repeat at home.

TipThe class runs on Tuesdays only, costs 1,100 yen including apron and paper hat, and takes ninety minutes from 11:30.

Miyajima Traditional Crafts Center Momiji Manju Class ★ 4.2

The crafts cooperative's centre near the Miyajima ferry terminal runs 30 to 45 minute momiji manju sessions on its second floor, with a craftsman guiding you through the hand-operated iron moulds.

TipHands-on slots run 9:00 to 16:00 and payment is cash only; pair the baking with the shakushi rice-scoop stamping workshop on the third floor.

Osaka Miso and Fermentation Workshop ★ 4.2

A 3-hour workshop on the fermentation foundations of Osaka cooking: miso-making from Osaka soybeans, koji cultivation basics, and miso-glazed eggplant.

AirKitchen Sapporo Miso Ramen Class ★ 4.2

Home-kitchen ramen class hosted via AirKitchen in a local's Sapporo apartment. From dashi to white miso base, plus gyoza folding, then assembly and tasting.

TipBook through AirKitchen; the host confirms the exact meeting point at booking. Free for children under 12 with some hosts.

Tsukiji Cooking Class with Market Tour ★ 4.2

Tsukiji Cooking Class with Market Tour in Tokyo combines a guided Outer Market walk with a four-dish washoku class. Sushi rolling, tempura, miso soup, dashi.

Mumokuteki Vegan Workshop ★ 4.1

A vegan home-cooking workshop run inside Mumokuteki's lifestyle store in Kyoto. Vegan ramen broth, mock-katsu cutlets and tofu plates over two hours.