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Discovery Course – Choose Your Japanese Home-Cooking Experience
Choose one of two comforting Japanese home-style menus for your group. Both courses offer a relaxed, hands-on cooking experience featuring familiar Japanese flavors and regional Geo-Stories.
**Option A: Miso Grilled Rice Ball Course**
**Miso Grilled Rice Balls (Miso Yaki Onigiri)**
Grilled rice balls brushed with savory miso and cooked until fragrant and lightly crisp. Discover how miso, one of Japan's traditional fermented seasonings, brings rich flavor to a simple everyday dish.
**Option B: Waraji Katsu Don Course**
**Waraji Katsu Don (Japanese Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl)**
A hearty rice bowl topped with a large, crispy pork cutlet, inspired by a regional specialty from Japan's mountainous areas. Enjoy preparing this satisfying dish while discovering the local stories behind it.
**More Than Just Cooking**
Both menus include accompanying dishes and dessert. During the experience, you will also discover the connections between Japan's ingredients, landscapes, water, and climate through fascinating Geo-Stories.
No previous cooking experience is required. Your group will enjoy one of the two menus together.
Onigiri is a Japanese comfort food made from steamed rice formed into the typical triangular, ball, or cylinder shapes and usually wrapped with nori(dried seaweed). Stuffed with a a variety of fillings and flavors, these rice balls make an ideal quick snack and are a fun alternative to sandwitches for lunch.
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.
Welcome to Geo-Cooking Class TERRE!
Discover the joy of Japanese home cooking while exploring the fascinating stories of the Earth behind everyday ingredients and regional dishes.
Our Discovery Course offers a relaxed, hands-on cooking experience featuring familiar Japanese flavors. Whether you choose the Miso Grilled Rice Ball Course or the Waraji Katsu Don Course, you will prepare a delicious Japanese home-style meal with guidance from your instructors.
But this is more than just a cooking class!
Through our unique "Geo-Stories," you will discover how Japan's land, mountains, water, climate, and natural environment have shaped the ingredients and regional specialties we enjoy today.
Your experience begins with a welcome drink and an introduction to the ingredients, followed by a special dashi (Japanese soup stock) tasting experience. Then, it's time to cook together!
After preparing your meal, sit down and enjoy the dishes you have made. We will finish with dessert and a relaxed conversation filled with interesting Geo-Stories, local discoveries, and fun facts about Japan.
No previous cooking experience is needed. Come with curiosity, enjoy the flavors, and discover the stories behind your meal!
Good to Know
- Please choose one menu for your entire group when booking.
- This experience is available for groups of 2 to 5 guests.
- Classes are held in a rental kitchen in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. The exact venue and access details will be confirmed individually after booking.
Hello! We are cooking instructors at Geo-Cooking Class TERRE in Tokyo.
We enjoy sharing Japanese home cooking and the fascinating “Geo-Stories” behind everyday ingredients — how the land, water, climate, and natural environment influence the food we eat.
Through hands-on cooking experiences, we hope our guests can discover new connections between Japanese food and the stories of the Earth.
We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo!
The closest station
Shinjuku Station
How to get to the station?
From Shinjuku Station: 10mins
Exact location provided after booking.
Duration of this cooking class is 3 hours.
Up to 5 people can join Yukiko＆Yoshiko's cooking class.
Yes, Japanese Home Cooking in Tokyo: Miso Grilled Rice Balls or Waraji Katsu Don – Taste the Story of the Earth [2–5 Guests] has a vegetarian option.
It costs 14300 per person.
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.
