PRIVATE Kyoto Market Tour & Cooking Class in Aki's Beautiful Home

5.0 (16 reviews) Kyoto, Japan
Duration4h
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesJapanese, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

- 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.

What's included

  • Private Japanese home cooking experience with a local
  • Authentic Japanese home-cooked meal using family recipes
  • Guided tour of Demachiyanagi Shoutengai, a local neighborhood street market
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

What to expect

Discover Kyoto through its food as you join Aki for a visit to a local market before cooking authentic regional dishes in her beautiful traditional wooden home. Learn family recipes using fresh seasonal ingredients and enjoy a homemade meal while experiencing the warmth of everyday life in Kyoto.

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.

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Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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

End point

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

Additional information

  • 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.

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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