Online Japanese Food Experiences(82)
Online Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki Cooking Class
Experience Hiroshima food culture from the comfort of your own home during this virtual okonomiyaki cooking class! Learn the traditional recipe and cooking techniques of this iconic Japanese dish, and bring a taste of Hiroshima into your home.
(Online) Mysteries of Japanese Whisky Private Experience
Curious about the world of Japanese whisky? During this BYOB online experience, you’ll learn about how whisky is made (especially the particulars of Japanese whisky production), and find out how to make a classic Japanese highball.
Online Cooking Class: Cute Character Bento Making Class
Think outside the (bento) box during this fun online cooking class! Using easy-to-find ingredients, you’ll make an adorable themed bento featuring cartoon characters. These packed lunch boxes are as cute as they are delicious.
Sommelier-Led Online Beer Tasting with Luxury Fruit Pairing
Expand your palate during this online beer tasting and fruit pairing experience. Mario, the beer sommelier and guide for this virtual tasting, will introduce the culture of luxury fruit gifting in Japan, and walk you through fruit and beer pairings.
Dance for Delicious Noodles: ONLINE Tonkotsu Ramen Class
Roll up your sleeves--and your pant legs--during this fun online ramen making class! You’ll make noodles from scratch, kneading it with your feet, and learn a shortcut to tasty tonkotsu broth.
Dance for Your Noodles: ONLINE Curry Udon Class
Learn how to make chewy Japanese udon noodles with curry soup during this active online cooking class that’ll have you getting your groove on!
Dance Your Way to Delicious Noodles: ONLINE Ramen Class
A fun, active, and tasty experience where you can learn how to make Japanese ramen online! Let's dance on the dough instead of kneading it by hand!
Online Wagashi Class: Make Japanese Nerikiri or Mochi Sweets
Learn the intricate art of Japanese confectionery from anywhere in the world in this online wagashi-making class. Learn to make nerikiri or mochi sweets with a certified instructor and learn the significance of these sweets in Japanese culture.
Tokyo Ramen-Making Masterclass with Chef Yoshi Shishido
Become a ramen-making expert at this masterclass in Tokyo! Learn the history of ramen, how to make tonkotsu ramen, toppings, & gyoza from Yoshi Shishido–a seasoned ramen chef. This class takes place at a professional cooking studio.
Wasabi Farm Tour in Okutama, Tokyo
Join your guide, an Aussie journalist-turned-farmer, and discover Japan’s precious fresh wasabi, tasting the real deal for yourself. A rare treat, come and learn how one of the world’s most expensive crops is cultivated in Okutama.
Creamy Ramen & Crispy Gyoza Cooking Class in Osaka
Make creamy ramen and crispy gyoza from scratch! Join Saeko–a food stylist, professional chef, and recipe developer–for an authentic home cooking class in Osaka!
Ramen Noodle Making Experience in Kyoto
If ramen noodles aren’t accessible in your home country, how about learning how to make it from scratch? At a ramen shop in Kyoto’s historic Gion district, you’ll mix, roll and cut your dough.
Shibuya Scramble: Hidden Bars & Lively Izakayas
Experience true Tokyo nightlife with a bar hop and izakaya crawl through Shibuya! Visit a selection of hidden bars, local watering holes, and explore the city’s backstreets alongside your English-speaking Japanese guide.
Shinjuku After Dark Izakaya Tour
With a local bar-hopping expert, discover Shinjuku’s nightlife and the best bars and restaurants in the area. Dine at izakaya gastropubs and standing bars and fill up on classic Japanese bar foods during this fun night out!
Tokyo Custom Ramen Walking Tour with a Ramen Expert
Either Abram Plaut — creator of the Ramen Beast app — or Hiroshi, a local ramen expert, lead this personalized ramen walking tour in Tokyo. Explore the city and feast on two delicious kinds of ramen chosen for you based on your preferences.
Ramen Bike Tour in Tokyo With the Ramen Adventurer
Breeze through Tokyo on two wheels to enjoy two delicious bowls of ramen at two distinct restaurants handpicked by a ramen expert on this customizable bike ramen tour where you can explore the city and enjoy its delicious ramen.
Eat and Drink Like a Tokyo Salaryman in Shinbashi
“Work hard, play hard” embodies the mentality of many Japanese workers. This mentality is epitomized in the food scene of Shinbashi, the raucous “salaryman” district of Tokyo where business meets pleasure. Explore the area’s gastropubs on this tour!
Downtown Osaka Foodie Bike Tour
Breeze your way through Osaka’s colorful streets, exploring local neighborhoods and sampling unique foods along the way in this customizable bicycle tour with an English-speaking guide that will be designed according to your preferences.
Shizuoka Tea Farm Tour with Factory Visit and Tea Tasting
Stroll through lush green fields, experience tea leaf picking, enjoy a Japanese tea tasting, visit a tea factory, and more!
Hakata Food Tour: 7 Dishes & 4 Drinks at 4 Yatai Stalls
In this private yatai-hopping tour, enjoy dinner and drinks at up to four yatai food stalls in Nagahama and Neo-Nakasu, two distinctive yatai areas in Hakata, with a local expert foodie guide. Hotel pick-up and transportation by taxi are included!
Chirashi Sushi Cooking Class in Tokyo (Setagaya)
Join Aoki-san for a Japanese cooking class in Setagaya (Tokyo). Make chirashi (scattered) sushi & various side dishes, from preparing the ingredients to assembling the final dish. End by enjoying your handmade meal.
Grain Quest: Onigiri-Making and Amazake Tasting in Tokyo
In this private cooking and tasting experience in central Tokyo, you’ll learn how to make onigiri (rice balls) and take part in an amazake (fermented rice drink) tasting alongside a team of dedicated professionals.
Kanazawa Geisha Districts Tour With Dinner
Learn about the world of geisha in Kanazawa! This guided night tour will take you to Higashi Chaya & Kazue Machi geisha districts, where you’ll learn about geisha culture. End the night at a local restaurant with a full-course Japanese meal.
Eat and Drink Like a Local in Ueno
Just outside of the restless Tokyo city center, there are bars, restaurants, and shops that are seldom frequented by tourists. During this tour, your guide will give you the opportunity to have an authentic and local experience in Ueno.
Tokyo National Museum Historic Teahouse Tour & Dining (Ueno)
Indulge in a premium dining course, learn to whisk matcha to enjoy with traditional sweets and bask in the sights of a historical treasure trove in this experience in a 280-year-old teahouse inside the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno.
Unveil the Secrets of Sake & Soy Sauce in a Brewery Town
Venture off-the-beaten path to Kinomoto, a picturesque town in Shiga prefecture. Tour local breweries (sake and soy sauce), interact with the townspeople, visit a Buddhist temple, and stop by charming shops along the way.
Sake Brewery Tour: Taste Your Way Through Kobe’s Sake Mecca
Embark on a tour of the most famous sake-producing region in Japan! Receive a history lesson in style while indulging in more than 10 types of premium Nada sake, then end the day with (you guessed it) more taste testing at a popular standing bar.
Day as a Mikan Farmer! Ehime Mikan Picking, Marmalade Making
Enjoy a day on the mikan farm while harvesting fresh mandarin oranges with local farmers in Yawatahama, Ehime prefecture. Make fresh juice and homemade marmalade from the premium unshu mikan picked from beautiful mountainside terraced farms.
Joining online experiences like virtual tours of Japan and online cooking classes with local hosts is a fantastic way to travel to Japan or prepare for an overseas trip without even leaving your home. Gain new skills during a virtual cooking class; have a virtual tour of fish markets, shochu distilleries, and other facilities; or join seasonal experiences to learn about special holidays and celebrations in Japan! For spring, you can join seasonal online experiences like virtual hanami (flower viewing); or in winter, find out about Oshogatsu (Japanese New Year) celebrations.
Through the lens of food, you’ll explore Japanese culture, learning from home cooks, local experts, craftspeople, and farmers themselves! These virtual tours of Japan will help get you connected with locals, learn about Japanese food, and prepare for your next trip to Japan!