Wagyu Sukiyaki cooking class in Japanese countryside

Name: Wagyu Sukiyaki cooking class in Japanese countryside
Brand: Viator
Price: 114.98 USD
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3 hoursEnglishBook 2 days aheadHyogo Prefecture, Japan

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What Makes This Experience Unique

This experience offers rare access to local food traditions that are deeply rooted in everyday life in Tamba Sasayama, rather than tourist-oriented demonstrations.

This hands-on process gives you a deeper connection to the culture behind the cuisine.

The class is hosted in a quiet countryside setting, allowing guests to slow down, cook together, and engage directly with local stories, ingredients, and techniques that are not usually accessible to visitors.

Rather than simply following recipes, this experience focuses on understanding the background, history, and regional character of Japanese home cooking, making it a meaningful and immersive cultural experience found only in this area.

Included

Lunch

Not included

Private transportation

What you'll do

Experience the rich food culture of Tamba Sasayama through a hands-on Tamba beef
sukiyaki cooking class, using carefully selected local ingredients and traditional techniques. The highlight of this experience is sukiyaki made with premium Tamba beef, known for its fine marbling, deep umami, and tender texture. Guests will prepare Kansai-style sukiyaki with seasonal vegetables and tofu, learning how flavors are built step by step in Japanese home cooking. A special feature of this class is making udon noodles from scratch. Starting with flour and water, you will knead the dough using a traditional foot-kneading method. After resting, the noodles are rolled, cut, cooked, and enjoyed as the final part of the sukiyaki. You will also prepare Tamba black soybean rice using locally grown black soybeans, a prized regional specialty known for their natural sweetness and aroma. More than just cooking, this experience offers insight into local ingredients, traditional techniques, and everyday Japanese food culture in a relaxed countryside setting. Suitable for beginners.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Taisho Romankan. Look for a large white historic building with a green roof, originally used as the old town hall. Please wait outside, near the main entrance.