Well-balanced BENTO (lunch box) Cooking Class
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
At the beginning of this class, choose your favorite lunch box and wear an apron.
Cooking starts from making traditional Japanese broth 'Dashi'. After that, you make seven basic Japanese dishes often eaten at home, using Wagyu (Japanese beef), shrimp, salmon, egg, squash and mushroom, green vegetable, also make triangular rice balls.
In this experience, you acquire various cooking techniques such as frying, grilling, simmering and marinade. In addition, after practicing to make triangular shapes using plastic molds, you complete two rice balls.
When all the dishes are completed, please try packing in a lunch box with fresh vegetables! Your instructor advises on an attractive pack way.
At the end, place the dishes, along with chopsticks and let's say “Itadakimasu”! Please enjoy the meal you made served with the complimentary Miso soup.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
At the beginning of this class, choose your favorite lunch box and wear an apron. Cooking starts from making traditional Japanese broth 'Dashi'. After that, you make seven basic Japanese dishes often eaten at home, using Wagyu (Japanese beef), shrimp, salmon, egg, squash and mushroom, green vegetable, also make triangular rice balls. In this experience, you acquire various cooking techniques such as frying, grilling, simmering and marinade. In addition, after practicing to make triangular shapes using plastic molds, you complete two rice balls. When all the dishes are completed, please try packing in a lunch box with fresh vegetables! Your instructor advises on an attractive pack way. At the end, place the dishes, along with chopsticks and let's say “Itadakimasu”! Please enjoy the meal you made served with the complimentary Miso soup.
Sample Menu
main
Simmered squash
main
Ginger-simmered beef in sweetened soy sauce
main
Green vegetable with sesame dressing
main
Grilled fish
main
Dashi-maki (rolled dashi omelet)
main
Deep-fried shrimp
main
Two kinds of onigiri (rice balls)
main
Served with Miso soup
dessert
Fruit
What‘s Included
All kitchen utensils
Printed recipe
Miso soup
All the ingredients for Lunch/Dinner
Options
Standard
Reviews
38 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best Bento!
MissB772014,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time learning all the basic Japanese cooking techniques. The class was very well organized. The teacher was excellent. The bento box meal at the end was delicious.
Great experience on our trip
Diana F,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was one of the best activities we had so far in Japan! Fumi was a great, patient teacher and we learned so much from her in those precious 2,5h. The food turned out amazing and we are definitely going to cook some of these dishes at home too! It was so nice they catered to our pescatarian diet, so that we cooked clams instead of beef. Fumi also helped us with directions to an Osaka street where a lot of kitchen utensils are sold, so we got our own tamago pan after the class. Ookini!
The perfect bento making experience
Y6492DCalisonr,Mar 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super fun class and we learned a lot about different ingredients and cooking techniques. It was very hands-on, and once everything was prepared we arranged our bentos after had a really delicious and substantial lunch. Would highly recommend this class!
Wonderful
Camper13552487737,Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A wonderful experience learning japanese home cooking 🙌 We managed to cook 7 different dishes and every single ome of them was unique and tasty.
Lean about bento and enjoy!
adriennebH1589FS,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I enjoyed this very much and strongly recommend it. The whole evening - 5.30 - 7.30 - was busy, friendly, very well planned and a credit to the ‘Sakura Cook’. We learned a great deal by lots of hands-on participation. There were many photo opportunities and interesting things to capture. Questions were happily answered, nothing was seen as a ‘silly question’ yet we were leaning a lot of new skills in a short time and if we made mistakes, that was not a problem. An excellent meal at the end, helped in the making by us.
The Great Reviews Tell the Tale
OakvilleGal,Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Only two of us today, so private class. It was a real pleasure learning how to make bento box foods, starting with a base of authentic dashi. The cooking area and restroom were clean. The whole 2 hours was well organized to keep things moving and focused on the most important stuff. Most importantly, the communication was outstanding from the time of booking confirmation right through to the end of the class. We went out and bought some items right afterwards to take home with us, inspired to fill the bento boxes we had bought in Tokyo once we get home. Highly recommend!
Fun, engaging and well catered for small groups. Our guide was so kind and fun to chat to.
ramsayd2024,Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was just me and my partner signed up so we had a lovely private experience. Our guide was so friendly and fun and made sure that both of us got a chance to try every step of every dish! I know I ll be cooking these a lot when I get home. They also have some cute handmade Japanese aprons you wear, and even had some for sale!
Recommed!
Yayung W,Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It’s very interesting! The teacher is beautiful and earnest! My daughter and I learned many cooking skills in the class!
Tasty, healthy and a beautiful picture
Elsbeth H,May 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super nice host, we learned a lot about Japanese cuisine. Good combination of explanation, presentation and trying for yourself. It was super cool to make a folded omelette
Kids in the kitchen!
rharper2019,Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My family had a wonderful evening learning Japanese techniques for everyday foods. Our questions were patiently answered and our tweens/teen were able to try every step of the process. We left with new recipes and even have some new ideas for packing lunches.
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