10 Lessons & Workshops in Tokyo That You Shouldn't Miss

May 8, 2022 Claudia Navarrete

Tradition collides with pop culture in Tokyo, where you can reverently wander ancient temples before rocking out at a karaoke bar. Wake up before the sun to catch the lively fish auction at the Tsukiji Market, then refresh with a walk beneath the cherry blossom trees that line the Sumida River. Spend some time in the beautiful East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, then brush up on your Japanese history at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Don’t forget to eat as much sushi, udon noodles, and wagashi (Japanese sweets) as your belly can handle.
Restaurants in Tokyo

1. EYExplore

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5.0 based on 377 reviews

EYExplore

Challenge Your Eye! Let us be your photographic personal trainer. Have fun creating beautiful images. Make the most of your time shooting in the city. Get the expertise of a local photographer. We strive to provide a fun and educational photographic travel experience for people in all walks of life.

2. WOW! JAPAN Experience+ (Tokyo)

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5.0 based on 278 reviews

WOW! JAPAN Experience+ (Tokyo)

We are a tour guide service specializing in inbound tourism in Japan. Our goal is to help present the ultimate local experience to tourists in Japan.

3. Signor Sake

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5.0 based on 28 reviews

Signor Sake

An introduction to sake - taste and learn. Learn in a fun and informal setting as I guide you through a tasting of 5 carefully selected sakes that best represent its diversity from aromatic styles to cloudy to aged ones, sharing the story behind each brewery, how it’s made while busting common sake myths. Visit website for more info.

4. Tsukiji Cooking

6-22-3 6f, Tsukiji, Chuo 104-0045 Tokyo Prefecture +81 80-5966-4378 [email protected] http://tsukiji-cooking.com
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Tsukiji Cooking

"TSUKIJI COOKING" Japanese cooking classes in Tokyo for visitors to Japan and overseas residents and their Japanese friends. At Tsukiji Cooking you will be able to shop in the tsukiji outer market with expert chefs, and learn how to cook Japanese food using fresh ingredients sourced right from Toyosu Market. We can teach you how to make sushi, ramen, yakitori and more. We also offer sake tasting, and certification courses in sake and tofu, and private as well as corporate and luxury gourmet experiences.

5. Mayuko's Little Kitchen Japanese Cooking Class

Meeting point: Sendagaya Station, Sobu line, Sendagaya, Shibuya 151-0051 Tokyo Prefecture +81 80-3502-2005 [email protected] http://www.mayukoslittlekitchen.com/?utm_source=Tripadvisor&utm_medium=ContactDetails&utm_campaign=TA
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Mayuko's Little Kitchen Japanese Cooking Class

"Learn a homestyle approach to simple & yummy Japanese dishes". We offer you what Japanese people really eat as an everyday meal in a little private kitchen in the middle of Tokyo with a friendly atmosphere! Please inquire by E-mail or visit our Website!

Reviewed By HarveyGlobetrotter

We spent a delightful morning with Mayuko learning to make bento boxes with panda rice balls. Mayuko is extremely friendly and positive, and a great teacher - we learned some cool techniques which we've since incorporated into our own cooking since returning to our home country, and my wife went out shopping straight after the class to get equipment to make bento boxes of our own. We did a few different activities and classes while we were in Japan for a month and this was easily the most fun we had. I heartily recommend this class to anyone who wants to have a fun morning with a great host and learn some cool things about Japanese cuisine.

6. Omotenashi Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi Information Center)

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5.0 based on 108 reviews

Omotenashi Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi Information Center)

Welcome to Nihonbashi, where past and present meet. Feel and experience a unique blend of historical Edo culture and modern day Tokyo. At the Nihonbashi Information Center, we offer a number of cultural activities and tours. Visit nine cuisine-related shops from across the country, tasting samples along the way, on our Best of Japan Gourmet Tour, or explore Japanese culture followed by a delicious meal with our Culture Experience Tour & Lunch. Join our Origami Workshop to learn the traditional art of paper folding, and choose kanji characters for your name to make a hanko stamp for a unique souvenir. Tea ceremony and kimono rentals are also available in a beautiful tatami room. All activities can be reserved separately or combined for a full-day experience.

7. Sushi Mafia

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Sushi Mafia

Sushi Mafia has been pursuing to deliver the values of good sushi with various methods and ways since their foundation in 2014. With its vision of “Make Good Sushi In The World Even Tastier”, and the value of “Do Everything Sushi Restaurants Cannot Do”, Sushi Mafia has been committed to be a bridge between tradition and innovation, and has satisfied VIPs/Celebrities from all over the world.

8. Tokyo Bon Asakusa

1-33-9 Kaida Bldg 2F, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-5770-5131 [email protected] http://www.tokyobon.com/
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Tokyo Bon Asakusa

Our company Takafuji Dance Company started from Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture. We started to provide a few of these services because we have a vision to have this traditional culture being continued like Kabuki which has a history of 400 years, and also have it being experienced by others. We own a facility called 「Cool Japan experience」in Asakusa which is the platform for Japanese Cultural Experience produced by Japan Creative Dance Takafuji. Our theme is 「Dream Experience」, where we hope one gets to experience a dream of their lifetime at our place. We have other Japanese cultural experiences that one can enjoys freely at our Tokyo Bon in Asakusa.

9. Japanese Home-style Cooking: Cookery A-Five

5, Akasaka, Minato 107-0052 Tokyo Prefecture +81 90-8238-2816 [email protected] http://japanese-homestyle-cookingclass.com/
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Japanese Home-style Cooking: Cookery A-Five

We offer Japanese home-style cooking lesson ONLINE via zoom now. You are able to learn authentic Japanese dishes at your own kitchen from a professional teacher. Ingredients, cooking utensils to be used during the lesson will be noticed beforehand.

Reviewed By suecgraves - Auckland Central, New Zealand

My 2 teenage daughters and I thoroughly enjoyed our time with Tomoko on a rainy Tokyo day. From the time Tomoko met us at our hotel lobby to when she bade us farewell with a surprise little gift, we are grateful to her for opening up her lovely home and sharing her cooking knowledge and insights into Japanese culture. There are many menus to choose from on the website. We chose the gyoza and ramen menu. We ended up to be the only students on the day - what a treat! My 2 teenage girls loved learning how to wrap the gyoza. Tomoko is so warm and friendly. We felt like we were a guest in her house rather than at a commercial cooking school. I have been to many cooking classes around the world and this would rank very highly as a personal intimate experience to learn about Japanese home style cooking. Thank you Tomoko and I hope our paths cross again!

10. Chagohan Tokyo

2-17-13 Nishiasakusa 1f, Taito 111-0035 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-6802-8248 [email protected] http://chagohan.tokyo/ja/
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Chagohan Tokyo

Do you want to make SUSHI ? We, CHAGOHAN TOKYO, offers Matcha and green tea classes, and also Japanese cooking classes like Sushi, Sho-ka-do Bento, Okonomiyaki & Yakitori. You can join these classes with us at CHAGOHAN TOKYO in Asakusa. Our chef will tell you some tips and tricks for cooking Japanese meal. Custom classes are available upon request! Come and enjoy making Matcha and cooking Japanese food with us!! Access : 3-minute walk from Tsukuba Express Line Asakusa Station or 5-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tawaramachi Station. Credit card is accepted.

Reviewed By S6789MZjulieb

My husband, young adult daughter, her friend and I shared a sushi making class on New Year’s Eve in the Asakusa area of Tokyo. The owners are warm, quick witted and deeply knowledgeable about the history and art of sushi making. We learned by doing, using fresh ingredients of excellent quality, and then enjoyed our handiwork with hot sake. It was a first class, fun experience. The owners earn the rave reviews they get.

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