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Washoku Cooking Class- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

Washoku is not simply “Japanese cuisine”; it is a traditional Japanese food culture that encompasses the selection of locally developed ingredients, cooking methods, menu composition, presentation, table manners, and annual events. In 2013, it was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list as “Washoku: Traditional Dietary Cultures of the Japanese.

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Fluffy Japanese Souffle Pancakes OCT ‘2026- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

Fluffy pancakes continue to be popular all over the world. In Japan, too, it is not unusual to see long lines outside popular pancake shops.

People from many different countries come to join my cooking classes. Let’s make wonderfully fluffy pancakes together!

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What inspired me to start my ramen class- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

When I lived at a high altitude of 1,800 meters in Mexico, a pressure cooker was absolutely essential for making tender, slow-cooked meat. In fact, when I moved from Japan to Mexico, I went so far as to pack that heavy pressure cooker into my suitcase and take it with me on the plane. That experience became the very starting point of my ramen making.

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Nishimuraya, Kinosaki Onsen- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

Kinosaki Onsen is one of Japan’s most renowned hot spring towns, located in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. Its greatest attraction is visiting the town’s seven public bathhouses, known as sotoyu, along the beautiful Otani River, lined with willow trees and crossed by picturesque stone bridges.

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Homemade AMAZAKE- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

Amazake is a traditional Japanese sweet drink made from rice and rice malt, or sake lees, and it is so nutritious that it is sometimes called a drinkable IV. Although its name contains the word sake, the type made from rice malt is basically non-alcoholic, so both children and adults can enjoy it safely.

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上高地, Nagano- Japanese Home Cooking and Sweets Class in Tokyo

Kamikochi is a scenic mountain area located in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in Japan, at an elevation of about 1,500 meters. It is designated as both a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a Special Natural Monument of Japan. Its pristine natural beauty and breathtaking scenery attract visitors from around the world.

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