PRIVATE Tokyo Home Cooking Class: Handmade Udon with a Local Host

Step inside a Tokyo kitchen and cook alongside a warm local whose family recipes have delighted travelers from around the world. More than a cooking class, this is a chance to experience Japanese hospitality while making handmade udon, okonomiyaki or tempura from scratch. Leave with a personalized piece of Japanese calligraphy written to remember your visit.

Learn to cook authentic Japanese recipes from scratch in your cooking class in Tokyo. Learn to make udon from scratch with a local. You will be kneading the dough with your hands (and feet) and turning it into noodles. It is hard work but worth it to get homemade udon noodles, far superior to store-bought ones. Other meal options that you can choose from (instead of udon noodles) in your cooking class are okonomiyaki or tempura or Japanese sweets. Please let Masako know your preference when you create your booking. Dishes will be cooked using some fresh, seasonal ingredients from the farmers market. After cooking, you will enjoy a sit-down meal that ends with sweet homemade plum or yuzu sake.

Note: Since Masako speaks limited English, her translator will be present. Masako does not accept children for safety reasons.