Discover Japanese food culture through a hands-on cooking experience with a professional chef at Hotel Takeshima in Gamagori. Begin by watching rice cook in a traditional Japanese kama pot, taking in the aroma and steam as it is freshly prepared. Using the warm rice, make your own onigiri and choose your favorite fillings to create it just the way you like.
Next, turn your attention to futomaki, a traditional thick sushi roll filled with colorful ingredients. Watch the hotel chef demonstrate how to arrange the fillings, roll the sushi, and handle a Japanese kitchen knife with precision. Then choose your own ingredients and roll a full futomaki yourself.
Throughout the experience, your English-speaking guide will introduce the ingredients of Gamagori and the wider Mikawa region and explain the traditions behind onigiri, futomaki, and Japanese rice culture. Once your dishes are complete, sit down to enjoy what you have made while sharing the experience with the chef and your guide. Through cooking, tasting, and conversation, this intimate experience offers a delicious and engaging introduction to everyday Japanese food culture.
Meet your English-speaking guide at Hotel Takeshima and get ready for your Japanese cooking experience.
Watch rice being freshly cooked in a traditional Japanese kama pot before making your own onigiri with your choice of fillings.
Next, learn the art of futomaki from a professional hotel chef, beginning with a close-up demonstration of how the ingredients are arranged, the sushi is rolled, and the finished roll is carefully sliced.
Choose your favorite ingredients and create a full futomaki roll yourself. As you cook, your English-speaking guide will introduce the local ingredients of Gamagori and Mikawa and share insights into the food traditions surrounding rice, onigiri, and sushi. Finish by enjoying the dishes you have prepared together.
Enjoy some time to browse and shop inside Hotel Takeshima before the experience concludes.
The following options can also be added to your tour. Please inquire when booking.
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This package tour includes statutory accident compensation in accordance with Japan’s Travel Agency Act. We also recommend that travelers purchase their own travel insurance for broader medical and travel-related coverage.
Please inform us of any dietary restrictions at the time of booking. If no dietary information is provided, we will assume you have no restrictions.
This experience is booked on request. We will respond to the request within 5 days
| Cancellation Date | Cancellation Fee |
|---|---|
| No-show or cancellation after tour departure | 100% of the tour price |
| 1 day prior to the tour date or on the tour date | 50% of the tour price |
| 2 or more days prior to the tour date | Free |
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