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Offered languages
- Japanese
- English
Discover Japanese home cooking at a family rice farm in Kurashiki with nearly 400 years of history. Your host, Chieko, welcomes you into her farmhouse and personally leads the class. No English-speaking guide accompanies the experience; Chieko uses simple English and gestures.
The rice is grown by Chieko's family in their own fields. Their homemade mochi is made from glutinous rice grown on the same farm. In the Mochi Course, you cook dishes using this mochi rather than make mochi from scratch.
Choose one course per booking: Onigiri, Mochi, Makizushi, Gyoza, or Hambagu (Japanese hamburger steak). Each has a different menu.
Vegetarian and vegan options are available for Onigiri, Mochi, and Makizushi with advance notice. Gyoza and Hambagu do not offer these options.
Enjoy seasonal ingredients, everyday Japanese cooking, and personal interaction with your farmer host in a real family home—not a cooking studio.
Example Menu
Main
Onigiri Making Course
Shape farm-grown rice into onigiri and enjoy classic fillings such as pickled plum and kombu, served with miso soup and seasonal sides.
Main
Mochi Cooking Course
Enjoy homemade mochi made from locally grown glutinous rice, prepared with treasured family recipes passed down through generations.
Main
Makizushi Making Course
Make makizushi by rolling rice and colorful fillings in seaweed, while learning simple techniques used in everyday Japanese home cooking.
Main
Gyoza Making Course
Make Japanese-style gyoza by wrapping savory fillings in thin dough, then enjoy them with steamed rice, miso soup, and seasonal side dishes.
Main
Hambagu Making Course
Make Japanese-style hamburger steak using seasoned ground meat, then enjoy it with steamed rice, miso soup, and seasonal side dishes.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Once we know your arrival time, we will adjust the pick-up and activity times accordingly.
Look for the stone wall carefully built by Chieko’s husband, one stone at a time. It’s about an 8-minute taxi ride from JR Chayamachi Station.
What to expect
Basic Plan
Choose Onigiri or Mochi after booking at the same price. Vegetarian and vegan options are available with advance notice.
Onigiri Course
Make rice balls, rolled omelet, miso soup, and three sides. Vegetarian or vegan fillings may include umeboshi, kombu, wakame, and kinpira.
Mochi Course
Prepare dishes using mochi (rice cakes), not mochi from scratch, with miso soup and three sides. Vegetarian and vegan options may include green onion mochi, kinako mochi, daikon mochi, and oshiruko.
Optional Courses
Gyoza: Make Japanese dumplings with rice, miso soup, and three sides.
Hambagu: Make Japanese-style hamburger steak with rice, miso soup, and three sides.
Neither Gyoza nor Hambagu offers vegetarian or vegan options.
Makizushi: Make rolled sushi with miso soup and three sides. Vegetarian or vegan fillings may include avocado, koya-dofu, natto, and seasonal vegetables.
Local Supermarket Shopping
Visit a supermarket with your host before cooking. Explore Japanese ingredients used in class.
Cooking ingredients included. Other purchases are extra.
Duration: Approx. 2.5–3.5 hours.
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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