Osaka Umeda Tour: Kimono Experience and Home-Cooking Lesson

Immerse yourself in Japanese culture with a kimono experience and home-cooking lesson in Osaka Umeda. Learn to make traditional dishes and try on beautiful kimonos for a unique photo opportunity.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 1-chōme-4-1 Tamagawa - You can cook Japanese home cooking together (partial demonstration), and eat the food you made yourself. You can choose from 5 types of menus. After that, it’s time to put on a kimono and take a photo on your own. (You can’t go outside. There is a small Japanese-style area.) Women’s kimonos can be selected from several types, such as furisode, hakama, and bridal gowns. Men wear a kimono with haori or a hakama. After booking, please let us know the selection menu (1 menu per group) and the number of men and women from the viator account.

menu
① Ginger-grilled pork, Rice ball, Rolled egg omelette and Miso soup
② Japanese stewed meat and potatoes, Miso soup, Rolled egg omlette and Rice ball
③ Takoyaki and Japanese dessert
④ Bento(lunch box) and Miso soup
⑤ Japanese style hamburg, Miso soup, Spinach(leafy vegetables) with sesame dressing and Rice ball
※ Each menu comes with water and Japanese tea.

What's Included
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

We will make a Japanese home-cooked meal together. (Partial demonstration) We use ingredients and seasonings that can be easily made at home.
You can also choose from a menu of specialty dishes unique to Osaka.
menu:

  1. Ginger grilled pork, rice balls, miso soup and Japanese rolled omelette
  2. Takoyaki
  3. Kushikatsu and rice balls
  4. Japanese lunch box
    We will also give advice on how to shop at Japanese supermarkets.
    We don’t serve vegetarian or vegan. Please contact us regarding food allergies.

You can experience making kimonos and obis using materials (silk) and techniques passed down from ancient times in Japan. In particular, you can experience a gorgeous bridal dress that is rarely seen even by Japanese people.
For men, you can experience wearing the first formal kimono and hakama.
You can’t go out wearing it, but you can enjoy taking pictures (with your own camera, etc.) in the Japanese-style corner in the room.

Location
1-chōme-4-1 Tamagawa
SGS building 2nd floor Please ring the intercom next to the entrance
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Aussiechick1970
Jul 17, 2024
Japanese cooking class, Osaka - Absolutely loved this experience The girls are so friendly and very knowledgeable, I loved making the rice balls and have a new way of making an omelet The kimono dressage was beautiful I would highly recommend this experience Thank you so very much Linda😃😃
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Judyli291aj
Jul 12, 2024
Super fun and cute activity - The hosts were wonderful, they were so nice and accommodating. The experience went smoothly from start to end and they were very foreign friendly. The food taste great and is cute on top of everything! Would do again!
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Global68260434184
Jul 12, 2024
Bento cooking class - Very fun experience. Must try a cooking class every trip you go on. Good cultural experience and get to try their homemade food.
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Curious11864952115
Jul 12, 2024
Unforgettable - It was so fun and comforting. Naoko and Hisako were incredibly friendly. We made bentos, highly highly recommend!! ❤️
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Timothy_w
Jul 6, 2024
Must do experience! - Incredible experience with our lovely and fantastic hosts. We first learned a bit about the culture, then started the cooking experience. It was the perfect balance of allowing us to be hands on and learning how to make the food, and also taking away some of the more mundane tasks. Timing and preparation was immaculate. Afterwards we learned about kimonos and the differences of each kind. We tried on real traditional incredible kimonos and took some lovely pictures. Finally we wrapped up the experience with learning about team ceremony. At no time do we feel rushed. It was an awesome experience and it was the highlight of our Kansai trip.
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M1794wsmichellem
Jun 16, 2024
Fabulous cooking, Kimono and tea ceremony experience - This was a truly beautiful experience! We got over 200 photos from our hosts as well as the recipes. Kodak’s and Naoka were very knowledgeable about the Kimino history and expert in helping us to get dressed. They even added flowers to our hair :) Highly recommended to anyone visiting Osaka
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Adeline
Jun 14, 2024
Unforgettable Experience - This was an amazing experience, Food was delicious, great one on one time, and how special to put on a traditional Kimono Highly Recommended
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Dinaf627
May 27, 2024
Super experience! - Hidalgo and Naoko were very friendly and always ready to answer our questions. Very enthusiastic we learned a lot from them, we finally made a presentable tamagoyaki and a delicious ginger pork! Definitely recommend!
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Roberto
May 15, 2024
Authentic Japanese cooking experience - We experienced an authentic cooking session. The experience with the two hostesses was great. We were introduced to Japanese cooking in a friendly and open-minded way.
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Lachlanb247
May 14, 2024
Fantastic experience learning to cook! - Had a great time making a bento box from scratch. Naoko and Hisako had clearly written out instructions in English that were easy to understand, and had us join in to make each part so we could learn better
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