Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) or Tempura
Japan's favorite home-style fried chicken, marinated in soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Crispy outside and juicy inside. Choose your style: lean and lighter, with tips from my experience cooking for athletes, or rich and juicy. Then make 3 Japanese sauces to taste-test.
Miso Soup
A warm, comforting soup Japanese families enjoy almost every day, made from scratch with real dashi (Japanese soup stock), miso, tofu and wakame seaweed.
Seasonal Side Dish
A simple, healthy vegetable dish, such as spinach ohitashi with a light dashi and soy dressing.
Japanese Rice
Fluffy Japanese rice cooked in a rice cooker, the heart of every Japanese meal.
Japanese Snacks and Sweets Tasting
Try my favorite Japanese snacks and sweets, from delicious chocolates to classic local treats.
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.
Japanese fried chicken, karaage is made by marinating bite-size pieces of chicken in sake, soy sauce, ginger and garlic before coating them generously with potato starch. When fried, the starch turns into an ultra crispy shell encasing a flavorful juicy bite of chicken. Absolutely great with beer.
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.
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup. It's base is "dashi" (Japanese fish stock) and Miso paste. Common added ingredients are Tofu, Green onion and deep‐fried tofu but differs by personal preference. The type of miso is different from region. In western and Easter Japan white miso is mostly used.
Step inside a real Japanese family home near Shibuya and experience how Japanese people really live, something you can't see on a tour!
- Tour a real Japanese home and see how a Japanese family lives every day
- Cook a real Japanese home meal together, side by side in my kitchen
- Learn Japanese manners and handy phrases for your trip
- Discover the perfect Japanese snacks and souvenirs to bring home. I'll even tell you where to buy them!
- Ask me anything: the Shinkansen, where locals eat, the best souvenirs, and more!
How the experience goes (about 3 hours)
1. Welcome to my home and a short home tour
2. Marinate the karaage together
3. Mini lesson: Japanese manners and travel phrases
4. Cook together: karaage, 3 sauces, miso soup, a side dish and rice
5. "Itadakimasu!" Enjoy the meal you made and practice chopstick manners
6. Japanese snacks and sweets tasting, plus time to ask me anything about your trip
Take a little Japan home with you
From cooking simple, balanced meals to the small habits of daily life, Japanese living is full of ideas. I hope you'll find something to take home and try in your own life!
Good to know
- No cooking experience needed. Everything is simple, hands-on and fun.
- We will eat the meal we cook together during the experience.
- Please let me know about any food allergies or dietary needs when booking.
- Please remove your shoes inside, so clean socks are recommended!
Families and first-time visitors are very welcome!
Life Comfort Kitchen
Hi! I'm a Japanese mom of two boys. My home is close to Shibuya, so it's easy to visit!
I lived in New York and Utah for about two years and even had a baby there, so I know how exciting and confusing a new country can be.
In my work, I support international staff new to Japan, teaching workplace Japanese and manners and helping with daily life, such as hospital visits. I also cook balanced meals for athletes.
At home, I love cooking Japanese family favorites, from karaage to omusoba, and I pack bento for my sons every day.
Come experience the everyday Japan you can't find on a tour, and ask me anything about your trip, from the Shinkansen to souvenirs. I can't wait to welcome you!
The closest station
Komabatodaimae station
How to get to the station?
From Shibuya station : 5mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
Please go to Komabatodaimae station which takes 5 mins from Shibuya station . Then Life Comfort Kitchen (host) will pick you up there!
Duration of this cooking class is 3 hours.
It costs 5600 per person.
Up to 4 people can join Life Comfort Kitchen's cooking class.
Yes, Real Japanese Home Life near Shibuya: Cook Karaage, Taste Japanese Sweets & Get Local Tips has a vegetarian 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.
