Private Market Tour and Cooking Class

Explore Sapporo’s markets and cook traditional Japanese dishes with Kanae. Discover local flavors and culinary secrets in an immersive, hands-on experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine - Kanae will give you a market tour of the Sapporo Morning Market (closed on Wednesdays and Sundays) and Jogai Market adjacent to Sapporo Central Wholesale Market. Explore regional produce at these local markets with Kanae and purchase a few fresh ingredients to use in your cooking class. After the market tour, Kanae…
What's Included
  • Private market tour and cooking class with your host Kanae
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meal Options
  • Menu 1: An authentic Japanese meal - Teriyaki chicken, - kinpira-gobo (sweet and salty cooked burdock root), agedashi tofu (deep fried and seasoned tofu), Japanese pickled vegetables, and miso soup
  • Menu 2: Local dishes from Hokkaido - Soup curry, - chan chan yaki, rice-stuffed squid, and pork donburi
Additional Information

Join Kanae for a market tour of Sapporo Morning Market and Jogai Market, before heading to her kitchen to learn how to prepare traditional Japanese dishes such as kinpira-gobo (sweet and salty cooked burdock), agedashi-tofu (deep fried and seasoned tofu), miso soup.
A US college graduate, Kanae is a fun host who loves to share stories about how locals…

Location
Maruyama Koen Station
Meet your host Kanae in front of a convenience store called LAWSON. After you get off the train at Maruyama-koen station on the Tozai subway line, take Exit #4, go upstairs and meet your host at the store on your left.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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588jacko
Jul 22, 2025
Cooking and great conversation - Very warm, relaxed and personable host. Very much enjoyed the trip to several markets and cooking in Kanae’s well equipped kitchen. We made three incredible dishes with great conversation about life in Sapporo
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Allen_s
Jul 22, 2025
Hokkaido Seafood Dish - Kanae picked us up in her car at the subway station and drove to a local seafood market. She spoke very good English and was very friendly and helpful. We learned about all the different kinds of Hokkaido crabs and edible seaweeds. There was fresh giant Octopus and Scallops at the market. Back at her modern hillside home, she showed us how to prepare miso soup and spinach with crushed sesame seeds from scratch. The main dish was baked Hokkaido salmon with assorted vegetables and a miso paste sauce. It was delicious 😋.
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Esencia4u
Jul 15, 2025
Wonderful experience - Kenae was a lovely lady who graciously answered all of our questions and was a very good cook. The food was delicious. This was a wonderful experience.
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Eliza_u
Jun 7, 2025
Fun with ladies - We love Kinae she is so friendly and gave to our request without hesitation ! fresh ingredients and simple menu to follow but all good we can’t wait to do it ourselves when we get back
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Gem_d
Mar 18, 2025
Wonderful cooking experience with Kanae-San - Had an amazing time with Kanae-san. We visited the local fish/fruit/veg markets (which was amazing !!) and explained different fish and Ingredients and then went back to cook with Kanae-San - who is such a lovely lady 💜 had so much fun with her. She gave great instructions on how to cook. It has to be one of the nicest meals I have ever had. She is one the most kindest lady I have ever met - (thank you Kanae for an amazing morning 💜)
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Brooke_c
Mar 11, 2025
Kanae’s market tour and... - Kanae’s market tour and cooking class is well worth it for the experience! I enjoyed learning about the local Japanese seafood/produce at the markets and then preparing and cooking at her house! Kanae is a great host and teacher! Highly recommend
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335akseln
Feb 26, 2025
Great cooking with Kanae - The food and the market tour was amazing and Kanae is such a sweet lady! Best experience in Sapporo so far. Would definitely recommend
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Tabikeoffroad
Feb 6, 2025
Amazing home style cooking class and market tour. - My wife and I really enjoyed this experience. The food we made was delicious and we are excited to try making it again when we get home. The host and instructor was awesome, their English was very good. Getting to walk through the markets where locals actually shop was really cool and much less congested. Highly recommend.
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Hwar2020
Dec 29, 2024
Great tour of local markets and cooking class - We had an amazing time - our guide was very knowledgeable and answered our many questions about japanese cuisine. Would highly recommend this tour!
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Maps64570482550
Mar 17, 2025
Cooking with Kanae - This was fun thing to do on a snowy day . . Kanae met us across the street from the train station and we road to the fish market to get fish for the chirashi we would be making . . She was very accommodating and helped my husband find things he could use to cook back at home . . Then we went to her beautiful home to make chirashi, miso soup, agedashi tofu and chawan mushi . . She will email you prior to departure to ask what you want to make . . It was a lot of fun and we appreciated her giving us the recipes and then taking us back to the train station My only wish was she explain a little more about the area and the ingredients we were using so we could learn more about the area and what we were doing . .
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From $78
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).