・Gyoza
Gyoza is a Japanese dumpling made by wrapping meat, cabbage, leek, etc.
The wrapping process is fun and a very rewarding experience!
・Ramen
Ramen is one of the most popular foods in Japan. Ramen comes in many different flavors, but we'll be making the basic soy sauce flavored ramen!
Ramen is a noodle soup dish and perhaps one of the most popular Japanese dishes. There are many flavours of ramen, such as Shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, Miso ramen, Tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen and so on. Common toppings are Chashu (braised pork), Negi (green onion) and Nori (dried seaweed).
Gyoza is a dumpling using wrapping thing dough to hold the inner ingredients. Most commonly, minced pork, cabbage, Garlic and Leek. The origin of Gyoza is from China but it has evolved uniquely in Japan and now quite different from the Chinese one.
[Renewal] Make your own ramen noodles from wheat flour!
Make your own soup for ramen!
Experience wrapping your own gyoza!
In this cooking class, we can cook Japanese gyoza (Japanese dumplings) together!
Gyoza is one of the most popular Japanese dishes. It’s different from Chinese style dumplings, because they are pan-fried, instead of steamed.
Start by cutting the vegetables and mixing them with the meat to make the dumpling filling. and wrap those ingredients with the gyoza wrappers.
Finally we fry them with a big pan!
You can learn how to wrap ingredients with the wrappers and form the gyoza properly.
Gyoza wrappers are crispy while the vegetables and meat inside the Gyoza are juicy.
You will also learn how to make ramen, a dish that is loved not only by Japanese people but by people all over the world. You will learn the basic flavor of ramen with a soup based on chicken and some vegetables.
Make your own ramen noodles from wheat flour. A fun experience even for children!
Let's all make Japanese food together and enjoy eating it deliciously! Make some wonderful memories.
Hello, I'm Yuuka.
I live in Kyoto and cook almost every day for my family, friends, and foreign guests. Some of my recipes were taught to me by my grandmother and mother, and some are my own.
I love experiencing different cultures, so I'd like to talk to people from different countries. And I've been practicing calligraphy and tea ceremony since I was little. If you want, you can also experience tea ceremony and calligraphy.
As part of my cooking class, I can also show you around shops and cool tourist spots in Kyoto.
I look forward to meeting you.
The closest station
Nagaokakyo Station
How to get to the station?
From Kyoto Station: 10mins
Exact location provided after booking.
Renata, Canada
★★★★★Yuka was super friendly and attentive. We brought our daughter 2 yo and Yuka had the patience and care we were hoping to get. Such a fun experience to learn how to cook with a local. I hardly recommend the cooking class. Thank you Yuka!
May 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for participating in my cooking class! I was happy to be able to cook with you! Thank you.
Gabriel Aquilina, Malta
★★★★★Awesome experience and very good food
May 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining my cooking class! It was a wonderful experience for me. Thank you.
Jonathan, United States of America
★★★★★We had so much fun learning with Yuka! She was so nice and knowledgeable about Ramen and Gyoza. It was a great class!
May 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining my cooking class! It was a wonderful time! Please come visit Japan again! Thank you!
Jonathan, United States of America
★★★★★We had so much fun learning with Yuka! She was so nice and knowledgeable about Ramen and Gyoza. It was a great class!
May 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining my cooking class! It was a wonderful time! Please come visit Japan again! Thank you!
Thomas, Germany
★★Hello, we booked this cooking class in oder to learn how to cook the basic/typical japanese food but unfortunately we were a little disapointed. maybe it was because we all had some cooking experience and these 2 dishes we made with a lot of ready-made products, which in our opinion , had nothing to do with cooking. the classroom is far away from Kyoto city and we had some expectations. the course should take 2 hours but after 45 minutes we were nearly done- including eating. Yuka is a very nice person, but after an hour we were on our way back to the city, still a little hungry and not satisfied with the result.
Apr 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for participating in my cooking class. In the class, we provide an experience that allows you to buy ingredients at an Asian shop and make the dish again when you return to your home country. The duration is set to about 2 hours, but depending on the number of people, it may be quicker. However, I am sorry that I could not meet your expectations.
But It was so wonderful to meet you. Thank you.
Lucy, Australia
★★★★We enjoyed our experience with Yuka. She was very welcoming and showed us how to prepare Gyoza and ramen. Both were delicious. I have taken a star off as we were expecting the experience to be in a Japanese home, so when it was at a rented commercial kitchen I think it lost a bit of its charm for us.
Apr 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining my cooking class the other day! It was a wonderful time for me too! Thank you (^^)
Hunter, United States of America
★★★★★It was a great experience with Yuka. She made us feel very welcomed and we valued her insights on life in Japan. The food was great and a great introduction for someone new to Japanese cooking. We can highly recommend her! :)
Apr 2025
Response from Yuka
It was a great experience with Yuka. She made us feel very welcomed and we valued her insights on life in Japan. The food was great and a great introduction for someone new to Japanese cooking. We can highly recommend her! :)
Marcin Bednarczyk, Australia
★★★★★It was a lot of fun and the dishes turned out very yummy.
Jan 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining the cooking class! It was nice meeting you!
Marcin Bednarczyk, Australia
★★★★★It was a lot of fun and the dishes turned out very yummy.
Jan 2025
Response from Yuka
Thank you for joining the cooking class! It was nice meeting you!
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Up to 20 people can join Yuka's cooking class.
It costs 8800 per person.
Duration of this cooking class is 1.5 hours.
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.
