Top 6 Cooking Classes with a Market Tour in Japan

1.Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Tour and Sushi Making Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 390 reviews · from $99Our pick

Meet at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple for a guided walk through Tsukiji Outer Market with an English-speaking guide such as Akiko or Lucy. Sample local foods, then take transport to ABC Cooking Studio to prepare sushi, tamagoyaki, miso soup, and side dishes. The three-hour class ends with lunch and a drink.

“Our Tour guide Akiko was very nice and knowledgeable about Japan. She was joyful and friendly person that made the experience great! Our teacher for the class was great also!”

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2.Tokyo Washoku 4-hour Cooking Class: From Market to Table

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $79Best value

Start near Iriya Station with a guide such as April, Yuri, or Mihori, shop for Japanese ingredients, then walk to a spacious cooking studio. Make makisushi, miso soup, dashimaki tamago, and nasu dengaku. The small group can include up to seven people, with recipes to take home and vegetarian or vegan arrangements available with advance notice.

“Our instructor, Mihori, led us on a unique and memorable cooking lesson. We went grocery shopping for the ingredients we would need for our meal and she gave us tips along the way. From there we walked to the cooking studio and cookeRead more”

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3.Tsukiji Market Walking Tour & Sushi Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 122 reviews · 3 hours · from $96

Meet your English-speaking guide at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple for about 70 minutes among Tsukiji’s food stalls, seafood shops, and tasting stops. Then head to ABC Cooking Studio to make Temari sushi, rolled sushi, tamagoyaki, and miso soup before eating your lunch. Groups are limited to six, with instructors such as Akiko, Aki, and Megumi leading recent sessions.

“We greatly enjoyed both the walking tour and the cooking session. I think it’s important to mention that it’s good to come hungry to try different fish at the market, and also the bus ride.”

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4.Nishiki Market Food Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 2h 30m · from $109

Meet your English-speaking guide at Nishiki Market’s western entrance for a private walk through Kyoto’s famous food arcade. Taste pickles, ask about unfamiliar foods, and choose seafood, tempura, or chicken-and-egg donburi to cook in a private studio. Ingredients, recipe, samples, and the taxi to the kitchen are included.

“The experience was amazing, I recommend it to all those eager to immerse themselves in Japanese culture. Our guide was very kind from the very beginning, providing us with many details on how to prepare traditional dishes. The kitchen was clean and well-stocked. I left the kitchen with a good feeling, and I recommend it to my friends.”

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5.Cooking Class & Sake Tasting with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 31 reviews · 4 hours · from $90

Meet an English-speaking guide near Minami Morimachi Station, shop for ingredients at a local supermarket, then cook niku-sui, okonomiyaki, and gyoza in a small studio. Guides such as Chie, Eri, Emi, Akko, and Ayu lead the class. Lunch, three canned drinks, tea, recipes, and tour photos are included.

“It was super good. Such a cool experience. ERI was super friendly and helpful.”

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6.Nagoya Super Market Tour & Home Cooking Class with a Local, Akiko

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $119

Meet Akiko at Kasugai Station for a private supermarket tour and home cooking class. Learn about Japanese ingredients, shop for items to take home, then prepare Nagoya-style dishes such as red miso stew, shrimp tempura rice balls, fried chicken, and miso pork cutlet sandwiches. The three-and-a-half-hour visit includes the meal, local alcohol, and station pickup.

“We made Nagoya style wings, fried pork, and stuffed tempura rice balls. She was absolutely wonderful in teaching us how to cook! She also let us take home the recipes so we can make them at home. The local market review helped us learn more about local grocery stores. The experience we well worth the money!!”

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