Sushi Making Experience in Asakusa: A Hands-On Class in Historic Tokyo
Learn to make popular styles of sushi and begin your journey to becoming a sushi master in the historic heart of Asakusa.
Overview
Sushi is one of Japan's most famous foods, and this hands-on cooking class in Asakusa, Tokyo, invites you to make it with your own hands. Under expert guidance you learn to prepare your own sushi, taking the first steps on the path to becoming a sushi master and gaining a skill you can carry home with you.
The class begins with the story behind the cuisine, a short introduction to the history of sushi that frames everything you are about to create. From there you move to the counter, where an English-speaking teacher guides you through two of the most beloved styles: nigiri, delicate hand-pressed mounds of vinegared rice crowned with fish or seafood, and maki, or roll sushi, with its fillings rolled inside rice.
Every ingredient is provided, and the class is designed to be shared: vegan and vegetarian options are available when arranged at least three days in advance, so no one is left out. When your sushi is ready, the most rewarding part arrives, and you sit down to enjoy the pieces you have shaped yourself.
For those who wish to make the occasion complete, the experience can be paired with sake, a tasting of three different Japanese sake chosen to match your sushi. It is a relaxed, convivial finish to a morning or afternoon spent learning one of Japan's most treasured culinary arts.
Details
❖ The Story of Sushi
10 min
Your experience opens with a short introduction to the history of sushi. Before you press a single grain of rice, you learn how this dish became one of Japan's most famous foods, the context that makes the hands-on work to come all the more meaningful.
❖ Hands-On: Nigiri and Maki
1:10 h
Guided by an English-speaking teacher, you spend roughly seventy minutes learning to shape two classic styles by hand. Nigiri (4 types, 8 pieces) is a small, hand-pressed mound of vinegared rice topped with a slice of raw or cooked fish, seafood, or other ingredients, finished with a dab of wasabi and sometimes wrapped in a thin strip of seaweed (nori); it highlights the freshness and flavour of high-quality ingredients. Maki (8 pieces), or roll sushi, has its ingredients wrapped inside rice. All ingredients are provided, and vegan and vegetarian options are available when reserved at least three days in advance.
❖ Savour Your Handmade Sushi
30 min
When the last piece is pressed, it is time for the best part. Over about half an hour you sit down and eat the sushi you have made, tasting your own nigiri and maki and leaving with both a satisfied appetite and a new skill in hand.
❖ Optional: A Sake Pairing
For those who would like to round out the experience, your sushi can be paired with sake. You taste three different types of Japanese sake, each chosen to complement the flavours of what you have made. Simply add the pairing when you book (an additional ¥3,000 per person).
OPTIONS
Notes
Confirmation will be sent within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Sake pairing is available as an optional add-on: three types of Japanese sake for an additional ¥3,000 per person, which you can add when booking.
Meeting Point
5th floor, 2-1-13 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0034
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line "Asakusa Station", a 1 minute walk from Exit 4.
What's included:
English-speaking teacher to guide you through the class
All ingredients for your sushi
Photos of tour participants
Local tax
What's not included:
Sake tasting (available at an additional cost)
Transport to and from the sushi school
Free cancellation up to 8 days before the experience starts (local time)
Group Experience
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15
Participants
Tokyo
From ¥13,000 /person
2 hours
Traveler Photos
From ¥13,000 /person
2 hours
Tokyo