Seasonal Home Cooking
Experience cooking three dishes with a side of soup and rice (一汁三菜) for a traditional Japanese lunch.
Enjoy cooking with fresh seasonal vegetables harvested from my garden!
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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.
In my cooking house, we make...
Niku-jaga、Ganmodoki/Karaage and Ohitasi.
They are delicious Japanese home-cooked dishes.
**Niku-jaga originated Kure during the Meiji period when Japanese naval cooks tried to recreate British beef stew using Japanese ingredients. It has since then become a classic home-cooked comfort dish.
**Ganmodoki is a deep-fried tofu fritter mixed with thinly sliced vegetables.
**Karaage is a Japanese style fried chicken, and is a staple in Japanese cuisine.
**Ohitasi is a light and healthy dish where we blanch green vegetable tossed in soy sauce. Very tasty!
We hope you have fun cooking these dishes, and enjoying them with rice made in DONABE (clay pot) and homemade miso soup!
Rika
★★★★★ (1)Hi! My name is Rika.
I live in Okutama, very west end of Tokyo.
Our location is in the middle of nature, and my farmhouse is more than 100 years old where silk warm was taken care to make silk.
Our garden is next to the farmhouse, so I harvest vegetables, and cook them for my daily meals.
When I was traveling, I always enjoyed spending time with local people, and tasting their cooking.
So now I want people visiting Japan to experience something special in this mountain village near Tokyo.
It takes about 2hours from central Tokyo, but you can easily make a day trip.
Looking forward to cooking with you soon!!!
The closest station
Okutama Station
How to get to the station?
From Shinjuku Station: 120mins
Free pick up service
This host can pick up you for free from the closest station!
Exact location provided after booking.
Ruben Heimset, Norway
★★★★★This was easily the highlight of our month long trip in Japan! It was so nice to get out of Tokyo to the beautiful mountains and Naoko-chan drove us from the train station and to Rika-chan who took us in to a traditional japanese home with open arms. We made tasty food, gathered ingredients from the garden, saw wildlife (wont spoil what we saw) IT WAS A MONKEY! Lastly we enjoyed the delicious meal. What made this day unforgetable was the great company. We learned and laughed and it was truly a genuine experience with wonderful people. Afterwards we went on a canoe trip Rika recommended and the super cool man named Aki guided us one of the most peaceful and serene events of my life. Also highly recommended!
Jul 2026
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Response from Rika
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Up to 5 people can join Rika's cooking class.
Duration of this cooking class is 3.5 hours.
Please go to Okutama Station which takes 120 mins from Shinjuku Station. Then Rika (host) will pick you up there!
It costs 10000 per person.
Yes, Traditional Home-Cooked Meal in 120 Year Old Japanese Farm House, OKUTAMA 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.
