· Wide variety local food as below
・Visit the local popular grocery stores and markets and have experiences you cannot get in a normal sightseeing.
Look with your own eyes and choose food you would like to eat by yourself, which are an ordinary Japanese family have daily. Return to our home and eat those food at Japanese style room or Western style dining room.
You can also find the most popular Japanese snacks at stores you visit, those are much less expensive than at airport or shop at sightseeing spot. You may want to buy these snacks as great souvenirs and bring those back to your country. These shopping’s are your own expense.
・Dishes, plates, cups, chopsticks, soy sauce and other needed spices are provided by host.
・Traveling to grocery stores and markets is by Honda van with eight-seat. It is comfortable and easy to relax while traveling.· Fresh fish: Sashimi, Sushi, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables
· Daily dishes: Tempura, Udon, Soba, TONKATSU(Pork Cutlet), YAKITORI(Chicken Skewers), etc.
· Drinks: Sake, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks, etc.
· Sweets: Black Thunder, KitKat (Japanese Green Tea), Hi-Chew, etc
Tempura (天ぷら) is a classical Portuguese dish brought to and popularized by Japan, consisting of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. Tempura is a typical home-style cooking in Japan. It is often referred to as a representative dish to Japan. Although there are various theories, it is said that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the general of the Edo period, liked tempura so much that he allegedly died from eating too much.
Udon (うどん) is a type of thick wheat flour noodle. It is similar to Italian pasta, but much thicker. It has been eaten all over Japan as an easy-to-eat popular meal, and a substitute meal for rice dishes. Udon is often served hot as a noodle soup in its simplest form, as "kake udon", in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru, which is made of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. The flavor of broth and topping vary from region to region.
Japanese popular alcoholic drink must be Sake, or called Nihonshu, made from fermented rice. The foundation of good sake is quality rice, clean water, koji mold and yeast. Premium sake differentiates itself in quality of ingredients and production process, so that flavors ranges light and crisp to richer, fruity notes.
The astringent constituent in Japanese tea is a type of polyphenol called catechin. Japan has done a great deal with the humble tea leaf. For example some benefits of the catechin in the tea leaf can lower cholesterol in some cases. Roasted over charcoal at a high temperature and grown under shade for at least 20 days are one of the examples. The most popular Japanese tea might be ryokucha. Depending on the timing of picking the leaves, the grade, the price can be noticeably different.
・Visit the local popular grocery stores and markets and have experiences you cannot get in a normal sightseeing.
Look with your own eyes and choose food you would like to eat by yourself, which are an ordinary Japanese family have daily. You can also find the most popular Japanese snacks at stores you visit, those are much less expensive than at airport or shop at sightseeing spot. You may want to buy these snacks as great souvenirs and bring those back to your country. These shopping’s are your own expense.
・Return to our home and you can choose either a Japanese style room (low table, sitting on TATAMI) or a dining room for meals.
・Dishes, plates, cups, chopsticks, soy sauce and other needed spices are provided by host.
・Traveling to grocery stores and markets is by Honda van with eight-seat. It is comfortable and easy to relax while traveling.
Hello. My name is Kachiko. We have three daughters and one son. Three daughters are married and live here in Japan, while our son is studying at a University in the US. I can speak English, but only a little. My husband speaks English and a little bit of Spanish and Chinese. One of daughters and our son are both fluent in English. Our children visit our home frequently, so they support our cooking activities from time to time. I love cooking very much. It’s one of my favorite hobbies. We believe that we may be able to communicate with people around world and to exchange cultures from various countries with each other through this program.
Our house is only a three minute walk from Tsurugashima Station. There is an old Japanese town called Kawagoe with popular sightseeing spots is only a five minute train ride from Tsurugashima Station. We look forward to meeting you, enjoying hand-made Japanese food, and experiencing Japanese culture!
The closest station
Tsurugashima Station
How to get to the station?
From Kawagoe Station: 5mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
Up to 6 people can join Kachiko's cooking class.
It costs 2500 per person.
Yes, Visit Local Store and Market: Shopping and Eating! has a vegetarian option.
Please go to Tsurugashima Station which takes 5 mins from Kawagoe Station. Then Kachiko (host) will pick you up there!
Duration of this cooking class is hours.
Yes, Visit Local Store and Market: Shopping and Eating! has a vegan option.
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.
