Kyoto Vegan Cooking Class: Authentic Japanese Cuisine

Discover Kyoto’s vegan Buddhist cuisine. Join our private cooking class to create healthy, seasonal dishes with a modern twist. Experience authentic Japanese flavors.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • フェアモントビル - In Japan we have a traditional Buddhist cooking called Shojin-ryori, which is made without animal products. I will provide the participants knowledge of Shojin-ryori and introduce unique local ingredients and products at first. Then put on the aprons and learn how to make a variety of dishes through our hands-on cooking. In the end you…
What's Included
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

You can have an Kyoto specific culinary experience in this class. Japan has a long history of vegan cuisine which developed at Buddhist temples. Since killing animals is strictly prohibited in Buddhism, so all the dishes generally don’t contain any animal products such as meat and fish. It’s very healthy and well-balanced cuisine featuring seasonal…

Location
ファミリーマート白川北大路店
The intersection of Shirakawa street and Kitaoji street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Margot_t
Nov 13, 2024
Lovely cooking experience with Yukari San. - Yukari was a very welcoming host. She taught us about Shiojin Ryori and we cooked together food inspired by the traditional Buddhist cooking. The food was absolutely delicious and vegan, and we also learned about the specificity of Kyoto's culinary gems. It was a very nice experience. I definitely would recommend!
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Jill_r
Oct 28, 2024
Delightful class/delicious class! - Our teacher's depth of knowledge, her kindness, and her generosity were touching. It was fun and a great way to learn about Japanese ingredients and cooking. In the end, we made a delicious meal that we shared with other "students" - a sweet couple from France.
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Robyn
Sep 16, 2024
Great experience....You should try this. - A wonderful experience cooking vegan foods that were so tasty. Our host gave us great recipes and explained so much about the ingredients, some of which we hadn't tried before...lotus root was one. And the best part was we got to eat everything...yum....Thanks so much for a great Japanese experience.
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Nicomu5949qe
Aug 14, 2024
Fun and took away some ideas for home - Yakuri invited us to her home to show us some simple but delicious dishes. Even if you are not vegan or vegetarian you get some new ideas of vegan alternatives you can implement in your day-to-day life. Especially after eating fish an meat most of the time in Japan that was a more than welcome alternative!
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Q2802kcninah
Aug 13, 2024
A wonderful cooking experience! - Yukari was a great and very warm host. She picked us up at a supermarket. We were in class with a second couple. It was a very pleasant cooking experience, we were allowed to cut and prepare many things ourselves. Yukari explained all the ingredients and described and showed the individual steps well. The food was delicious and the atmosphere very warm and cordial. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot.
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Benjamin_d
Jun 30, 2024
Amazing experience - The class was amazing! Yukari was very welcoming and gave us great explanations about the history of the cuisine. She was very paciente and explained the recipes in details and shared it with us in writing to be able to do them at home, which we did when we got back. Everything was delicious and she even helped us with the plating for it to look really good. Would highly recommend to anybody interested in cuisine, culture or vegan food.
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Susan_s
Mar 28, 2024
Top cooking course - My friend and I have attended four cooking courses whilst we have been in Japan and this was definitely the best one. Yukari has a very extensive knowledge of Japanese food from working with it for many years. She helped us prepare a really fascinating and super tasty Buddhist meal which was very cleverly constructed.
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Wendy_l
Mar 24, 2024
A Great Class for Vegeterian Lovers!! - My boyfriend and I really enjoyed learning “Shojin Ryori” cooking with Yukari. We cooked 7 vegetarian dishes and loved all of them. We learned common ingredients and cooking techniques for Shojin Ryori. Yukari was so helpful and kind.
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Hirak_p
Mar 7, 2024
Authentic home cooking - This was a terrific experience. Yukari was a great host and a wonderful teacher. she has written books and articles on various aspects of Japanese food and is very knowledgeable. We learned a lot about aspects of Japanese and specifically Shojin cuisine. In addition, it was one of the tastiest meals that I’ve prepared. I would highly recommend this when you visit Kyoto.
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