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.
Hands-on cooking classes in Hiroshima that teach you something you will actually make again at home.
Classes worth booking
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.
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.
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.
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.