• 630-0245 - Experience the joy of cooking Nara’s local dishes and Japanese home-style meals with your host in her home. Nestled in a serene residential area on a hillside, this home offers a peaceful retreat. After preparing your meal, unwind and savor your creations in a traditional Japanese-style room, complete with a tokonoma (alcove) and authentic tea utensils. The dining table is a horigotatsu, allowing you to stretch your legs comfortably without sitting on the floor. Enjoy the delightful Japanese cuisine and share stories about your own country’s culinary traditions. Let’s celebrate our diverse food cultures together!

Your host, who is also a skilled tea ceremony instructor, will present a Japanese tea ceremony. With its deep connections to Zen Buddhism, the ceremony will feature matcha prepared with genuine hospitality. Delight in traditional Japanese sweets and matcha following your meal.

• English and Japanese Guide: Cooking is explained in English (or Japanese)
• Aprons are provided. Please come in comfortable clothing.
• Recipes for the day’s dishes are available in English.
• We will send you the recipe data to the address you specify after the experience.
• Tea ceremony demonstration
• Lunch

• Private transportation

• Seasonal bento lunch & Tea ceremony - On request: 3 hours 14,000 yen
  Seasonal bento lunch (seasoned rice, tempura, teriyaki chicken, fried egg, dessert, etc.)
  & Tea ceremony experience
• Pressed sushi set menu & Tea ceremony - On request: 3 hours 14,000 yen
  “Pressed sushi,
  Miwa Somen noodle dashi-soup,
  Soybean flour Pudding”
  & Tea ceremony experience
• Sushi hope party & Tea ceremony - On request: 3 hours 14,000 “Sushi-home party” (Nigiri-sushi/Rolled-sushi/Temaki-sushi, miso soup, Kuzu-mochi desserts)
  & Tea ceremony experience

The host’s residence is situated in a peaceful neighborhood. Guests can savor Japanese cuisine as if they were dining with a Japanese family. The menu features Japanese home-style dishes, including the “Oshizushi (pressed-sushi) Set,” “Seasonal Omotenashi Gozen (hospitality dish),” or a “Sushi home party.” After an enjoyable cooking session, guests can indulge in a tasting within a traditional Japanese-style room complete with an alcove.

Rest assured, the table is designed in a sunken kotatsu style, so sitting in the seiza position is not required. Following the meal, guests can partake in the Japanese cultural experience of a tea ceremony.

The host’s home is conveniently located within a 10-minute walk from Kintetsu Ikoma Station, which is easily accessible from both Osaka and Kyoto. Consider experiencing Japanese cuisine in Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, where time flows gently and nature is abundant.

• Food restrictions will be accommodated to the extent possible. Please let us know at least 2 days prior to your visit.
• The classroom is located in a quiet residential area, and cars are not allowed due to the narrow living road. It is within 10-minute walk from the nearest station, so please come on foot.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.