Begin your experience by meeting your instructor, a Japanese home-cooking chef, and then head to a modern-style Tokyo home with a spacious kitchen studio designed for an authentic Home Meals Class experience.

In this class, you will learn how to prepare seasonal Japanese home-style dishes following the traditional Ichiju-Sansai method—one soup, one main dish, and two side dishes—an essential structure of everyday Japanese meals. The dishes change with the seasons, but typical main courses may include:

Meat Dishes

Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet)

Ginger Pork

Nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes)

Chicken Nanban

Karaage (Japanese fried chicken)

Fish Dishes

Grilled salmon with walnut and miso

Fried salmon with vinegar sauce

Mackerel simmered in miso

Teriyaki salmon

Deep-fried cod

The menu is flexible, and vegetarian, vegan, and other dietary preferences can be accommodated with advanced notice.

This hands-on Home Meals Class offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere where you’ll cook, chat, and learn techniques passed down in Japanese households—perfect for food lovers, solo travelers, families, and groups seeking an experience beyond typical tourist dishes.

After the cooking class, your instructor will take you to a local supermarket, where you can explore everyday Japanese ingredients and learn how to choose the best products for recreating these dishes at home.