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Offered languages
- Japanese
- English
- Explore Kyoto's Demachiyanagi Shopping Street with Aki and shop for fresh seasonal ingredients at a neighborhood market loved by locals.
- Cook authentic Japanese home-style dishes from scratch in Aki's beautiful home while learning family recipes and everyday cooking techniques.
- Enjoy a private cultural experience with personalized instruction, English recipes to take home, and insights into Japanese food, traditions, and daily life.
Example Menu
Starter
Miso soup
Starter
Seasonal vegetable sides such as marinated spinach with sesame or burdock root
Main
Chikuzenni
a main dish of braised chicken and vegetables that originated from Kyushu
Dessert
A glass of tea
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
For your market tour, meet Aki at a mochi store named 'Demachi Futaba' near Demachiyanagi Station on the Keihan line. Here is a Google Maps link to the mochi store: https://goo.gl/maps/PJs1Bzyz7fN2
What to expect
Explore with Aki the local neighborhood street market called Demachiyanagi Shoutengai and discover everything from basic Japanese foods ingredients to high-quality, regional produce. You will spend about 45 minutes walking through the market together and picking out a few vegetables and ingredients that you will later use in your authentic Japanese cooking class in Kyoto. You will take the bus from the market to Aki's home for your cooking class.
Join Aki for a 1-hour hands-on cooking experience in her beautiful kitchen in Kyoto where you will discover how to make dishes that may not be served in restaurants as well as secret tips for familiar classics like miso soup. She will provide you with recipes and guide you through the cooking process. Learn about Japanese food and culture as you cook with Aki. Later enjoy the meal you helped prepare together.
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- This listing offers a 2-week cancellation policy; even though Viator's cancellation states All Sales Final.
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Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Rating
You will not receive a refund if you cancel.
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