Top Osaka Cooking Classes

Discover the culinary traditions of Japan in Osaka, one of Japan’s best food cities, during this small-group cooking lesson. Learn the preparation methods for popular Japanese dishes including green tea, takoyaki (fried balls of wheat flour and octopus), okonomiyaki (savoury pancakes), and miso soup. Expand your Japanese cuisine knowledge, and best of all, you get to eat your creations when you’re finished. This small-group course, limited to just eight participants, also includes a guide, a cooking instructor, and an optional sake and beer tasting.

Try your hand at traditional Japanese cooking and learn how to make ramen from scratch, as well as two types of gyoza. This small-group cooking class in Nishinomiya gives you hands on experience and the chance to learn cooking techniques that can easily be replicated back home. After preparing your meal, you will enjoy the fruits of your labor together, with a seasonal dessert.

Making sushi is a skill that is difficult to master alone. Get a hands-on experience under the guidance of an expert in this class at an Osaka restaurant. In a small group of no more than 14 participants, learn how to make sushi, as well as other typical Japanese dishes including miso soup and yakitori chicken.

Ramen is a Japanese specialty of noodles in a broth with mixed toppings such as pork, seaweed, and egg. There are lots of different varieties of ramen, so save time and learn how to make three types in one class (salt ramen, soy sauce ramen, and miso ramen). No need to worry about bringing anything with you as all utensils and ingredients are provided.

Currently, I run a ramen shop in Osaka, and I will rent out the shop for participants outside of business hours and teach them how to make ramen. I will prepare the soup and noodles because they take time to make. You can choose your favorite flavor of ramen and choose your favorite toppings. Finally, eat the ramen you made yourself and you're done.

Learn to cook Osaka street food during this small group (max 7) cooking class. You’ll make the famous Osaka-style okonomiyaki pancake, hand-made udon noodles, yakitori skewers and special sauce. You’ll use special tools to help you prepare these dishes. After you’ve finished cooking, you’ll sit down and enjoy them with beer, sake, or green tea to wash them down.

Create your own bento box lunch during a Japanese cooking class in Osaka. Taking place at the popular Sakura Cook restaurant, the small-group cooking experience shows you how to make up to seven classic dishes that are often made in Japanese homes. You’ll learn how to marinate, cook, and then pack your meal before eating your creations at the end.

Learn about the uniqueness of Japanese sweets, which are made from natural ingredients like beans and rice, during this small-group experience in Osaka. Prepare nerikiri (from sweetened white bean paste and glutinous rice) and color and customize your sweets to your liking. Then make matcha using special tools. Enjoy your sweets with a cup of matcha at the end of class.

Takoyaki(grilled octopus balls)is the Osaka's best street food! So if you visit Osaka, this is the perfect experience to feel real Osaka through tasting Sake and your own cooked food! Enjoy cooking Takoyaki with local guide's secret recipe plus additional ingredients that may include wagyu beef and cheese. For sake tasting, get tips how to pick sake on menu from sake sommelier which would help you to have good sake in Japan. Later pick your favorite type from seasonal Sake menu selected by Sake expert. Finishing your tour by enjoying your handmade Takoyaki and Sake!

Using ingredients and seasonings that you can easily make at home, you will make a typical Japanese home-cooked meal together. (partial demonstration) You can also choose from a menu of specialty dishes unique to Osaka. I will also give advice on how to shop at Japanese supermarkets. All materials used are those that can be purchased at Japanese supermarkets and we have recipes that are easy to make. You can choose from 4 different menus. menu 1. Ginger grilled pork, rice balls, miso soup and Japanese rolled omelette 2. Takoyaki and Japanese dessert 3. Kushikatsu and rice balls 4. Japanese lunch box

Learn to roll sushi like a pro during this sushi-making class in Osaka that includes dinner. Get a hands-on introduction to the art of sushi from a professional instructor, then sit down to enjoy your creations, along with other Japanese snacks. This personalized sushi course, limited to just eight participants, offers upgrade options to sample Japanese sake and beer.

Learn how to cook five different quintessential Japanese dishes during this hands-on gastronomy lesson, in the private home of an Osaka local. Discover the role of key ingredients like seaweed and dried fish and watch a live demonstration before rolling up your sleeves and tackling recipes on your own. Then, enjoy your freshly prepared meal together, topped off with a bowl of green tea ice cream.

This practical tea workshop helps you become knowledgeable about the use of Japanese tea and incorporate it into your daily life. After this new tea experience, you will be able to fully appreciate tea back home, whether it's a personal tea ritual, or having a fancy night out with tea cocktails. ・Brew tea like a master. Using tried and tested traditional techniques, with a Japanese iron kettle and locally sourced organic whole Japanese tea leaves. ・ Learn to make delicious tea drinks with fruit and syrup! ・ Get fancy with tea cocktails! The workshop is mostly hands-on from brewing tea to making drinks. The techniques are derived from storied Japanese practices of brewing tea. The more modern practice of mixing tea with natural ingredients like fruit and alcohol infusions has all been tried and tested at our tea shop, gaining quite a large following. We hope the knowledge and experience from our workshop will amplify your appreciation for the Land of the Rising Sun.

I think it will be a special and unforgettable time for you to experience making Japanese soba, a traditional Japanese culture, in a calm temple. And you can't get the taste of soba noodles you make yourself anywhere else. I would like to sincerely share with you the traditional culture of Japan.

We will make a Japanese home-cooked meal together. (Partial demonstration) We use ingredients and seasonings that can be easily made at home. You can also choose from a menu of specialty dishes unique to Osaka. menu: 1. Ginger grilled pork, rice balls, miso soup and Japanese rolled omelette 2. Takoyaki 3. Kushikatsu and rice balls 4. Japanese lunch box We will also give advice on how to shop at Japanese supermarkets. We don't serve vegetarian or vegan. Please contact us regarding food allergies. You can experience making kimonos and obis using materials (silk) and techniques passed down from ancient times in Japan. In particular, you can experience a gorgeous bridal dress that is rarely seen even by Japanese people. For men, you can experience wearing the first formal kimono and hakama. You can't go out wearing it, but you can enjoy taking pictures (with your own camera, etc.) in the Japanese-style corner in the room.

Learn to cook Japanese food, and especially Osaka’s local delights, at this cooking class in a local resident’s home. You’ll use professional tools that are made in Osaka to make dishes from scratch. You’ll learn about Osaka culture through food with dishes like ginger pork in shiso leaves and mochi. Sip some Japanese brown rice tea while cooking. Finally enjoy what you’ve cooked with a cold beer to compliment it.

Making sushi or nigiri can be a daunting prospect for beginners; this hands-on class teaches you the basics. Follow along with your chef guide while they move through the steps of creating a sushi meal, from miso soup to traditional sweets. With a small group of just eight people or fewer, you’ll get plenty of personalized attention and enjoy an intimate meal when you finally sit down to eat your creations.

Tempura refers to a Japanese dish of delicately battered and deep-fried ingredients—usually seafood and vegetables. This small-group cooking class is perfect for travelers interested in learning how to master the art of making six different types of tempura, as well as Japanese soup stock (dashi). No need to worry about forgetting the skills you learn—the tutor provides recipes to take home.

-The instructor is an owner who has worked at a sake brewery or a staff member who has received direct guidance from the owner. ・ Provides seven types of sake from the brewery where the owner worked. ・ Historically explains history culture, how to drink and how to make. ・ We offer lessons tailored to your level, from beginner to advanced sake. ・ Premium lessons by the owner will be provided upon request. ・ We also offer lessons in as many languages as possible. Please contact us in advance. ・ The lesson is held at a facility specializing in sake.

The best characteristics of this experience is you can make sushi in the small restaurant at the counter table. The atmosphere is modern Japanese and very nice. Not only making sushi but also you can see, touch and learn about ingredients, food culture and table manner.

Get a taste of Takoyaki which is Grilled Octopus Balls,originated in Osaka and are one of Japan’s best-known street foods.This is the only place where you can enjoy making your own Takoyaki on a boat in Osaka bay. A boat captain who is born and raised in Osaka teach you how to make authentic Takoyaki and after having Takoyaki, enjoy a cruise around Osaka Bay. This activity is perfect for those who want to enjoy not only making and eating TAKOYAKI, but also enjoy overlooking beautiful offshore view of Osaka!

Located in Dotonbori, center of Osaka's Namba/Shinsaibashi district, this facility allows you to experience the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. A tea ceremony instructor will explain the culture and history of the tea ceremony and then make and drink tea for everyone. The tea ceremony instructor will explain the culture and history of the tea ceremony and then make tea for you to drink. there is no other place in Osaka where you can experience so much of the tea ceremony, and our tea ceremony instructor with over 10 years of experience will show you the essence of the Japanese tradition. Children are also welcome, and caffeine-free matcha milk is provided.

Ramen is a very popular Japanese food. It is now world famous. Therefore, everyone has eaten it, but not many people have made ramen. In this cooking class, you will actually knead the ramen with your own hands. The soup is also made starting from boiling the chicken bones. There are several toppings to choose from, but you can put them on according to your taste. Let's make sightseeing in Osaka a memorable one with your own ramen made with your own hands.