Private Japanese Miso Making Workshop Near Tokyo Tower
Private Japanese Miso Making Workshop Near Tokyo Tower
10 meals
Learn how to make miso, a quintessential ingredient in Japanese cuisine, in this hands-on workshop that includes tasting different kinds of miso and enjoying lunch with Japanese ingredients.
Highlights
Make miso from scratch and learn its role in Japanese cooking
Explore Japan’s fermentation culture through tastings and hands-on activities
Take home homemade miso paste and enjoy fresh miso soup
Visit a cafe near Tokyo Tower and Zojoji Temple
10 meals
Experience Details
Japan’s famous umami flavors can be explained, in great part, by its fermentation practices.
One of the best-known examples of fermented foods, alongside soy sauce and natto (fermented soybeans), is miso, a rich, savory paste made with soybeans and koji, known as Japan’s national mold. In this unique private workshop, you’ll learn about Japanese fermented foods, particularly miso, taste different kinds, and make your own.
Your miso-making journey begins at Amazake Cafe Kome Dreaming, a modern little cafe tucked in the upbeat district of Minato, only a few minutes from Tokyo Tower and Zojoji Temple.
Known for its fluffy cookies and delicious fermented drinks, this cafe also offers a unique workshop that delves into the fascinating workings of miso.
You’ll first learn about the importance of miso for Japanese fermentation culture while tasting some of the most popular miso, including red miso, white miso, and barley miso.
After getting acquainted with the luscious taste of miso and its intricate history, you will prepare miso with your own hands. Your hosts will walk you through mixing the mashed soybeans with koji to prepare the paste.
Once finished, you will enjoy a miso soup with tofu, and you can take home the miso you made (about 700 g) as a souvenir. Your hosts will instruct you how to let it ferment so you always have delicious miso for various dishes.
This miso-making experience is a truly unique opportunity, especially from the perspective of food education for children.
By making miso with their own hands, children can learn the importance of food and appreciate Japanese food culture together with their parents in a fun and engaging way.
What You Get
Good To Know
- The miso you make will need to be fermented at home for 3 to 6 months before it is ready to eat. You will receive more information on the date of the experience
- If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please specify so at the time of booking.
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host directly at the store, which is a 1-minute walk from Toei Subway Daimon Station Exit A6, a 6-minute walk from JR Hamamatsucho Station North Exit, or a 6-minute walk from Onarimon Station Exit A2. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
The miso experience was so fun and hands on! I learned various interesting facts about miso that I never knew before. Getting my hands dirty and knowing that it will be my original miso makes me m...read more
Utterly brilliant class, I highly recommend it to everyone and it was an incredible way to get better connected to Japanese culture too, whatever your experience level already!! Not to mention, yo...read more
We thoroughly enjoyed the miso making class. Sae-san and the others were so welcoming and knowledgable. They explained everything in detail and loved the "hands on" class for both of us. After w...read more
I mostly enjoyed the Miso Making workshop and everyone there was absolutely lovely. However our teacher was more of a translator than knowledgeable in the art of Miso making and so questions slight...read more
This was a fantastic experience!! The shop is cute and quaint and on the street to Tokyo Tower and on the way to Zojoji temple. Our host was very informative on how miso is made and the different t...read more
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