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Host: Michiko

Tokyo, Japan

USD
$100 per person

Handmade Udon and Traditional Calligraphy Class in Tokyo

Host offerings
  • Cooking studio
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Michiko

Michiko is a professional cooking teacher and has been conducting cooking lessons for Japanese locals for 5 years. She is now excited to share Japanese home cooking with travelers who are interested in learning about Japanese ingredients, cuisine, culture and culinary traditions. Her cooking class is perfect for adults as well as children. Michiko learned to cook traditional Japanese dishes from her mother and is so thrilled to pass on her passion and share a Japanese home-cooked meal with people from around the world！

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (1-6 guests) Meet Michiko at the Ikegami train station and then walk together to her cooking studio, to enjoy making udon and practicing calligraphy with a Tokyo local! In your 2.5 hour hands-on cooking class, learn to make handmade udon noodles from scratch. Udon is a type of traditional Japanese noodles that are soft with a thick, chewy texture. Be prepared to knead, stomp and cut the noodles, before you use it to prepare a special noodle soup with pork. Later learn to make a spinach dish which is seasoned with sesame sauce. And then, enjoy a meal of fresh homemade udon served with spinach and a seasonal fruit. After your hands-on Japanese cooking class, you will also practice the art of calligraphy, using traditional calligraphy tools to write kanji characters.

Michiko can also teach you to make temaki-zushi (hand rolled sushi) or kawaii bento lunch box, instead of homemade udon noodles. So please let her know your preference when booking this Japanese cooking class in Tokyo online.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Handmade Udon noodle soup with pork
  • Spinach seasoned with sesame sauce
  • Seasonal fruit

Traveler reviews

5.0 (1)
If you like cooking, and enjoy Japanese food this is an excellent opportunity to learn simple home-style Japanese cooking, with ingredients that are available in most large U.S. cities. The food was delicious and our host was friendly and engaging. The interpreter did a nice job too. Having the session in an average Tokyo outer suburban home makes it even more interesting as few westerners will have that experience.
- David B March 01, 2024
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Michiko

$100 USD

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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $100 $100 $100
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $100 $100 $100
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm

Meet Michiko

Michiko is a professional cooking teacher and has been conducting cooking lessons for Japanese locals for 5 years. She is now excited to share Japanese home cooking with travelers who are interested in learning about Japanese ingredients, cuisine, culture and culinary traditions. Her cooking class is perfect for adults as well as children. Michiko learned to cook traditional Japanese dishes from her mother and is so thrilled to pass on her passion and share a Japanese home-cooked meal with people from around the world！

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (1-6 guests) Meet Michiko at the Ikegami train station and then walk together to her cooking studio, to enjoy making udon and practicing calligraphy with a Tokyo local! In your 2.5 hour hands-on cooking class, learn to make handmade udon noodles from scratch. Udon is a type of traditional Japanese noodles that are soft with a thick, chewy texture. Be prepared to knead, stomp and cut the noodles, before you use it to prepare a special noodle soup with pork. Later learn to make a spinach dish which is seasoned with sesame sauce. And then, enjoy a meal of fresh homemade udon served with spinach and a seasonal fruit. After your hands-on Japanese cooking class, you will also practice the art of calligraphy, using traditional calligraphy tools to write kanji characters.

Michiko can also teach you to make temaki-zushi (hand rolled sushi) or kawaii bento lunch box, instead of homemade udon noodles. So please let her know your preference when booking this Japanese cooking class in Tokyo online.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Handmade Udon noodle soup with pork
  • Spinach seasoned with sesame sauce
  • Seasonal fruit

Traveler reviews

5.0 (1)
If you like cooking, and enjoy Japanese food this is an excellent opportunity to learn simple home-style Japanese cooking, with ingredients that are available in most large U.S. cities. The food was delicious and our host was friendly and engaging. The interpreter did a nice job too. Having the session in an average Tokyo outer suburban home makes it even more interesting as few westerners will have that experience.
- David B March 01, 2024
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $100 $100 $100
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $100 $100 $100
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm
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