Tokyo: Japanese Cooking & Origami Class with Lunch & Sake

You'll Roll Udon, Fold Origami & Write Your Name in Calligraphy in a Tokyo Home

You'll spend four hours in a Tokyo home learning origami, rolling udon noodles, making sushi and gyoza, whisking matcha, and receiving a hand-written calligraphy souvenir. Lunch and all drinks (sake, beer, shochu) are included. Vegetarian and vegan versions of every dish are available. You meet at JR Omori Station at 10:30 am and return by early afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Japanese culture and food experience

• Meet at JR Omori Station at 10:30 am
• Walk 8 minutes to host's house
• Host explains day's program
• Fold paper crane origami
• Make udon noodles by hand
• Prepare sushi and gyoza for lunch
• Enjoy lunch with drinks and conversation
• Make and taste matcha with sweets
• Receive calligraphy name souvenir
• Host sends off at JR Omori Station

The experience

You step off the train at JR Omori Station at 10:30 and look for the homecoming TAKA logo on a bag. An eight-minute walk through a quiet residential area and past a shrine takes you to Keiko and her husband's house: the kind of neighborhood most tourists never see. That's where the four hours start. No restaurant kitchen, no staged setup. Just a home where you'll make origami, hand-roll udon noodles from scratch (you step on the dough), prepare sushi and gyoza, and sit down to eat what you made together.

The cooking class moves through the day in a rhythm that feels less like instruction and more like being invited into someone's routine. After origami, you fold a paper crane, comes the udon. You'll feel the dough under your feet, knead it, roll it, cut it. Then the main course: sushi and gyoza alongside small Japanese plates Keiko's wife prepares. Beer, sake, shochu and soft drinks flow freely throughout. Everything is made in Japan, and the conversation happens naturally between bites. If you're vegetarian or vegan, the ingredients swap but the experience stays the same.

When lunch winds down, you make matcha together (the green tea whisked properly, not rushed), and taste it with local Japanese sweets. Then Keiko writes your name in calligraphy on colored paper, which you take home. It's the kind of souvenir that actually means something because someone made it for you, in their own hand, in their own house. The walk back to the station is quieter than the walk there.

What’s included

An apron, all materials for origami and cooking classes, a full lunch of hand-rolled udon, sushi, gyoza and Japanese small plates, free drinks including sake, beer, shochu and soft drinks, matcha tea with Japanese sweets, and a souvenir with your name written in calligraphy by Keiko.

Before you book

Days and timesSundayDeparts at 10:30

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Youth (3 to 12 years) · Under 3: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Japanese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Public transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by homecoming TAKA,Tokyo

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to cook and eat in a real Tokyo home rather than a commercial kitchen, and who have a morning free to spend unhurried time learning Japanese food and craft traditions from people who live them.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (3 to 12 years). Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.

What time does the cooking class start and where do I meet?

Meet at the central exit of JR Omori Station at 10:30 am. Look for the homecoming TAKA logo on a bag. It's an 8-minute walk from there to the house.

How long is the experience?

Four hours total, including the walk to and from the station.

What if I'm vegetarian or vegan?

All dishes (sushi, gyoza, udon, everything) can be made with different ingredients. You get the same experience with alternatives you can eat.

Are drinks included?

Yes. Beer, sake, shochu and soft drinks are free throughout the class and lunch.

What do I take home?

Keiko writes your name in calligraphy on colored paper as a souvenir at the end of the class.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class is designed for all levels. You'll be guided through each step.

What's included in the price?

Apron, all ingredients for origami and cooking, lunch, all drinks, matcha and sweets, and the calligraphy souvenir.