◆Put on your apron and start cooking!
First, prepare lots of side dishes, these will be used to decorate the main character.
Out of rice give the main character a face and body, then give it features using ingredients
such as cheese, and seaweed.
Put everything together in a Bento box.
Let your creativity flow to create your own unique Chara-Ben.
◆Tasting party
Try your Chara-Ben!
Even though the cute Chara-Ben you made might be almost too cute to eat, it’s time to taste your delicious lunch box.
But before you devour it, don’t forget to take a lot of photos!
Rice is a staple food in Japan. In all most every family, there is a rice cooker. There is variety of Japanese rice brands such as Koshihikari and Hitomebore.
Chinatsu offer “Character Bento Box = Chara-Ben” cooking classes that represent
the four seasons of Japan: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Make a cute and delicious Bento.
Take a photo to impress your family and friends with your
instagrammable Chara-ben!
・Make a lot of cute side dishes as decoration for your main character
・Create the shape of your seasonal character and give it a happy face
・Decorate your Character Bento
Let's make your art in a bento box.
How would you express the four seasons of Japan?
After sampling your bento, plan to gift you the empty bento box as a souvenir.
Hope you enjoy not only the delicious contents but also a piece of the experience to take home with you.
Hello. I’m Chinatsu.
I'm a certified instructor with The Japan Association of cooking for Foreigners.
I accompanied my husband on his overseas assignment for more than 10 years, and while I was bewildered by the language and cultural differences, the most helpful thing for me was attending local cooking classes.
The joy of creating local dishes with unknown ingredients and seasonings was very stimulating for me, and through shopping at local supermarkets and communicating with local people, my attachment to the country grew day by day, adding color to my life.
These experiences have become a great treasure for me, and even now I sometimes cook and remember those days with nostalgia.
I hope that foreign tourists and foreign residents in Japan will experience the charm of Japan even more deeply by experiencing Japanese food culture in my cooking classes.
I believe that they will be able to bring back more than just sightseeing memories to their home countries.
And please do not hesitate to share your cooking with your family and friends in your home country. It will be a wonderful souvenir.
The closest station
Kachigawa Station
How to get to the station?
From Nagoya Station, Sakae Station: 20mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
It costs 7500 per person.
Duration of this cooking class is 2.5 hours.
Please go to Kachigawa Station which takes 20 mins from Nagoya Station, Sakae Station. Then Chinatsu (host) will pick you up there!
Up to 4 people can join Chinatsu's cooking class.
You will receive the confirmation within 24 hours.
We accepts these cards on airKitchen.
Cancellations up to 48 hours prior to the class begins will be fully refunded by the airKitchen cancellation policy.
