VISIT KANAZAWA, JAPAN - Official Travel Guide

Just a 3-minute walk from Kanazawa Station.

Founded in 1969, Nakata Cooking School offers a unique opportunity to learn not only Japanese cooking techniques, but also the history, culture, and ideas behind Japanese cuisine.

This program was created especially for international travelers visiting Kanazawa.

However, the content has not been simplified just for tourists.

We believe that authentic Japanese cuisine should be taught in a way that is both easy to understand and genuinely enjoyable.

■ Discover Japanese food culture that even many Japanese people do not know

Why are chopsticks traditionally placed horizontally in Japan?

Why is dashi so important in Japanese cuisine?

How did Japan's unique food culture develop over centuries?

While cooking, you will learn about Japanese food customs, history, traditions, and the cultural ideas behind them.

■ Learn authentic professional techniques

During the class, you will learn practical techniques used in Japanese cooking, including:

・Japanese knife skills
・How to make dashi
・How to make dashimaki tamago
・How to shape nigiri sushi

■ Prepare five dishes

・Nigiri sushi, including nodoguro
・Jibuni, one of Kanazawa's representative local dishes
・Dashimaki tamago
・Seasonal ohitashi
・Miso soup

■ Choose and use premium Japanese knives

We have a wide selection of high-quality Japanese knives available in the classroom.

Guests can choose a knife they like and actually use it during the lesson.

This is also a rare opportunity to experience Japanese knife culture and learn about the differences between various types of knives.

■ Authentic, but also fun

This is not simply a cooking class where you prepare a meal and eat it.

We want guests to experience Japanese cuisine through its techniques, history, culture, and way of thinking.

The content is authentic and in-depth, but the class is designed so that even first-time cooks can enjoy it.

Our goal is not to make difficult things feel difficult.

We want you to enjoy learning while gaining a deeper understanding of Japanese cuisine.

■ A multilingual environment for guests from around the world

More than 1,000 travelers from around the world join our classes each year.

We also use an advanced multilingual simultaneous interpretation system.

This allows guests of different nationalities and languages to learn and enjoy Japanese cooking together in the same classroom.

■ Also recommended for tourism professionals

This experience is not only for international travelers.

It is also recommended for:

・Travel agencies
・Hotel professionals
・Tour guides
・Tourism professionals

who would like to better understand Japanese food culture and the types of authentic cultural experiences international visitors are looking for in Japan.