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Offered languages
- English
Experience Japanese wellness food culture in a small-group cooking class in Kyoto’s leafy Kitayama area. Set in a 50-year-old machiya-style building just 2 minutes from Kitayama Station, it offers a calm local setting away from the busy city center.
Choose between two hands-on experiences: making a seasonal Japanese bento or learning about fermentation through koji, miso, and miso ball making. You will cook with seasonal ingredients and learn about mindful food presentation and everyday Japanese food culture.
The class is held upstairs in your cooking space, with a wellness cafe downstairs where guests can relax before or after the experience. An English recipe and a small gift are included.
- Small-group class for 2 to 6 guests
- Choose bento making or Japanese fermentation
- Located in Kitayama, 2 minutes from Kitayama Station
- Held in a 50-year-old machiya-style building
- Includes seasonal ingredients, an English recipe, and a small gift
Example Menu
Main
Bento experience
onigiri, rolled omelet, seasonal vegetables, simple Japanese side dishes
Main
Fermentation experience
koji introduction, miso ball making, Amazake smoothie, simple fermented foods, tasting
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please come directly to Kitchen Kyoto, about a 2-minute walk from Kitayama Station, Exit 4, on the Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line. Look for the KOKORO Kitchen sign at the entrance. The cooking class is held on the second floor above the cafe.
What to expect
After a short welcome, your instructor will introduce the theme of Japanese wellness food culture and the experience of the day: either seasonal bento making or Japanese fermentation.
In the bento experience, you will learn simple Japanese home cooking through onigiri, rolled omelet, seasonal vegetables, and mindful food presentation.
In the fermentation experience, you will learn about koji, miso, and everyday fermented foods, including hands-on miso ball making with seasonal ingredients.
After cooking, you will taste what you made and receive an English recipe and a small gift. Guests are welcome to relax at the wellness cafe downstairs before or after the class, depending on opening hours and seating.
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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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.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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