Bento Box Cooking Class

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

It’s hard to get more traditional than the Japanese bento box. In a way, it’s the perfect meal: it might include an egg roll, rice, pickled vegetables, breaded chicken and even nourishing miso soup, each in its own section of the bento box. The word is derived from an old Japanese word for convenience, and convenient this boxed meal certainly is. In this 3-hour cooking class in the center of Kyoto, learn the art of cooking up a bento box meal. Master chefs demonstrate and then turn the kitchen over to you. In the end, eat what you cook.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

A maximum of 8 people per booking

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Lunch

All ingredients for cooking

Apron

English-speaking cooking instructor

Food and drinks, unless specified

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

Morning Bento Class is a great way to learn about typical Japanese dishes such as sushi, tempura and miso soup. In addition, you will learn the cultural background of the well-known Japanese 'Bento'. During the 2.5-3 hour class, we will demonstrate and explain the tricks to making these beautiful dishes and then you will give it a try. After you finish cooking, you will enjoy the bento lunch you just made!

Sample Menu

starter

Gomaae Sesame Salad

starter

Miso soup

main

Teriyaki Chicken

main

Tempura

main

Sushi roll

Options

Bento Box Cooking Class

Reviews

4.97

166 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

163

A Fun experience in cookiing
Harold K,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A fun way to learn and experience Japanese cooking. 12 people were individually supervised by 3 chefs. We learned about the food and what and why a Bento Box is prepared. We made delicious food.
Great intro class
pascalpJ9601TX,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Great class! We attended the Bento box class with the family. The recipes were simple, instructions clear and english was good. Plus, you get to eat the food after!
The best cooking class!
Christine W,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fantastic cooking experience! It was very well organised, very clear instructions to follow and easy to understand and most importantly, delicious food. Highly recommend.
Cooking sun bento class
alexlM3926KO,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a great experience. That chefs/hosts made it such a pleasant experience. We had done the Osaka Sun cooking walking tour the day before and then this and both were fantastic. Would do again.
Fabulous Bento demonstration
janelle r080760,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our time at Cooking Sun was well worth the $75 and the 3.5 hours of time spent. We had 3 lovely chefs helping us to make the ingredients from start to fill our Bento Box lunch Amongst the recipes were sushi, miso soup, gomaae, tempura, teriyaki chicken which were all delicious I would highly recommend this activity while in Kyoto
Great Japanese Cooking Experience
213tanjam,
Aug 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We booked the Bento-Box course and we had a brilliant experience. Whatever we cooked was incredibly tasty and all the different flavours added up to a perfect lunch-time snack. As I do not eat meat they easily changed my recipes so I created yummy tofu dishes instead of the meaty variety. I can only recommend this course, since the dishes as well as the overall atmosphere were fantastic.
Best Kyoto Cooking Class
Lisa M,
Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My husband, niece, sister in law, and I took the Bento Box cooking class on July 3, from 9:30-12:30. We had a wonderful time chatting and learning not only how to prepare five dishes but also some Kyoto cooking traditions. Both instructors were so knowledgeable and encouraging. I’d highly recommend this activity for all ages.
A great morning.
Gillian S,
Jun 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lovely instructor, with great English. Whole experience was fun & informative, & we learnt a lot. We would recommend this lesson & absolutely say don’t have a big breakfast! We brought some sushi away with us! We would also recommend getting a taxi if you aren’t in easy walking distance, for us it wasn’t an easy hop on just one train or bus & it was very hot, too hot to walk. Thank you Cooking Sun
A must do
Sam S,
Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such a great wee class. Everything is perfectly prepped for you, excellent demonstrations are given and you get a chance to do everything yourself. Food was very tasty and our two teachers were very lovely.
Best cooking class I've ever taken.
Wanderer07565834075,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was literally so much fun! We are so glad we took the bento class because we felt like the recipes would be easy enough to replicate once we get home. The best part was learning to make the rolled egg. Not only did we leave with recipes to use, we also felt like we gained a lot of knowledge about general cooking protocols in Japan. The instructors gave us instruction throughout each step, not only on what to do in each recipe, but also which ingredients to look for in the store and how those ingredients are used in other recipes as well. Truly worth your money-- and a super fun time! Plus, you get to eat what you created at the end!