• This is a unique opportunity to learn to cook authentic Japanese food from a local expert in her home. If you choose the market tour option, visit one of Japan's iconic markets, Kappabashi or your host's neighborhood market, Yotsuya in addition to your cooking class. Your host Miki will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the market or her home, all while giving you a tour of the city from a local's perspective. Get ready for an immersive, hands-on, Japanese cooking class with your host, a fun local passionate about food. Choose between sushi (temari or chirashi), bento (Wagyu steak or miso marinated fish), or gyoza as the main dish. You will also learn to make miso soup, sushi rice and two authentic Japanese vegetable sides from scratch. This experience gives you a true glimpse into a Japanese local's home, life, and culture. The experience includes round-trip transfers in your host's car.

Miki picks you up from your hotel and drives you to Kappabashi Street market. You will get an immersive 1.5 hour tour of this unique market and be introduced to a variety of kitchen tools used in Japanese cooking. This is a great tour if you've been looking to purchase a Japanese knife! This street market is where Miki purchases everything she needs for her kitchen and dining room, from knives and cookware to teapots and chopsticks. For your authentic Japanese cooking class, you will join Miki in her home kitchen and prepare a main of Sushi (temari or chirashi), Bento (Wagyu steak or miso marinated fish), or Gyoza from scratch. In addition, you will learn to make dashi (the foundation for miso soup and other Japanese dishes) as well as sushi rice and vegetable sides. You can expect the cooking portion of your experience to last about 1.5 hours. Your meal concludes with wagashi served with green tea or Hojicha. If you don't choose a main, your host will default to sushi.