Sapporo Market Tour & Traditional Japanese Cooking Class

"Kanae was an excellent guide and teacher. She took us to Sapporo Central Market, a nice alterative to the Nijo Ichiba market. Showed us how to prepare and cook gomae, agedashi tofu, miso soup with mushrooms, and two fish preparations. Had a lot of fun cooking and chatting Kanae."

"Kanae was an excellent guide and teacher. She took us to Sapporo Central Market, a nice alterative to the Nijo Ichiba market. Showed us how to prepare and cook gomae, agedashi tofu, miso soup with mushrooms, and two fish preparations. Had a lot of fun cooking and chatting Kanae."

"Had a few hiccups on meeting point at the start, Kanae accomodated this and was a very generous and lovely host. We learnt the basics to Japanese cooking while making a bunch of dishes. AllThe recipes were given to us printed out. Wonderful experience and can’t wait to try traveling spoon in different places"

"Kanae was a fantastic host. We learned a lot about local Japanese cuisine and had a lot of fun cooking with her. Would definitely recommend it!
Kanae, thank you for inviting us into your home and a perfect evening!"

"Kanae was a terrific host and we felt instantly welcomed into her home. The day started with a fun and informative trip through several local seafood and produce markets to see where all the ingredients came from. After, we traveled to her home and spent the morning leisurely cooking and getting to know one another. The food and conversation was excellent and was definitely the highlight of our trip to Sapporo. We highly recommend and would visit again!"

"Kanea was a excellent hostess. She took us on a tour of the Nijo Market and then back to home. There she shared recipes and cooked a wonderful lunch of Japanese favorites. While this transpired, we had great conversation about Japanese cultural, her family, and time while a student in the U.S. Awesome experience"

"Fun and informative. Japanese family home style dinner. She showed us how to make it in a simple way."

"Four of us enjoyed this experience. Our host was very attentive and we worked through a whole range of dishes - combined with a beer!"

"We had a very wonderful market tour and home-cooking/eating experience with Kanae-san. She is a super hospitable hostess, a very engaging conversationalist/guide to modern Japan, and an excellent cook. We had a really great experience with her and encourage others to contact her and enjoy the same wonderful time we had!"

"We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at Kanae's home - she is a great host. Prepared a range of Japanese local dishes for us to prepare and try. Highly recommended."

"We booked ourselves onto a market tour cookery and eating class with Kanae not really knowing what to expect. We exchanged a few messages and arranged a place to meet for our market tour before going back to her house to cook and eat food traditional to Japan and Hokkaido! Kanae was lovely, informative and welcoming nd happy to answer our questions on life in Japan, advice or etiquette tips and generally helped us finding our feet in Japan. After the market tour we went back to her home where we slipped on some slippers and went to cook. We cooked a set meal complete with miso soup, rice, sesame slinach, Teriyaki chicken and stuffed Hokkaido squid, which was a real highlight. Thank you Kanae for this brilliant experience and welcoming us and so many into your homes. We learnt lots and look forward to recreating the dishes and fondly remembering our class with you when we return home."

"Not a traditional cooking class where everyone is cooking. She explained the foods and what she was doing. We helped make a couple of sauces. It was more like hanging out in a kitchen talking about culture, family, and experiences."

"We spent a lovely evening with Kanae cooking close to Mount Moiwa various Japanese dishes: kinpira lotus roots, miso soup, spinach gomaae, wonderful sukiyaki and delicious shiratama dango. We felt very welcome and would love to repeat the experience! 👍"

"Kanae spoke very good English and customised the cooking class for a newbie like me. Prior to the lesson she emailed me to ask if I have any favourite Japanese dishes that I would like to learn. I helped in cutting, washing, adding the condiments and had a hand at sushi making. We had a good lunch together with two types of sushi, chawan mushi, salad and miso soup. It was an eye opening and unique experience as I experienced the process of Japanese cooking even though I have very minimal culinary skills. There was good conversation as we chatted about life at Hokkaido. Also, meeting Kanae was easy as she met me at a subway station and drove me to her home. Highly recommended for visitors to Hokkaido."

"Kanae was a wonderful tour guide, host, cook, and resource for my two teens and me. She was so welcoming and helpful, and my teens loved cooking with her (so much that I was largely relegated to taking photos). She contacted us in advance to ask about food preferences and allergies, and she took our feedback (about what to avoid) and came up with a fabulous meal plan that we can make again at home - and she even managed to select some of my kids' favorite ingredients without our having remembered to mention them. She then drove us to visit the nearby temple before dropping us at the nearby subway station to return to the center of town."

"We want to thank Kanae for being an awesome host. She made our local cooking experience in Sapporo enjoyable. All of the dishes we made were very delicious and simple to make! She even provided us with the recipes which we will definitely be using! Kanae was also very personable and easy to talk to. Her English is excellent! She was so nice to take us to Fushimi Inari Shrine after the cooking session then drop us off at a supermarket near the train station so we could buy some of the ingredients that we used for cooking to take back home! Overall, it was a 5-star experience and we would recommend booking a cooking class with Kanae!"

"Kanae was a great host, and it was a fantastic peek into the normal routine of cooking in a Japanese family. The food was delicious!"

"Everything from the ease of communicating with Kanae to the delicious meal we made using fresh vegetables and seafood was wonderful!! I loved that Kanae suggested we go to a less touristy and larger market. I appreciated that she showed us how to make foods in a real kitchen with tools we already have!! The food was delicious and the ingredients were simple and fresh."

"We enjoyed it very much. Our host went to a lot of trouble to prepare a beautiful and delicious lunch and was very patient with all of our questions. She let the children play outside in the snow after lunch and bought them a lovely decorated lollipop, which they loved. She took us to a nearby shrine which we really appreciated before taking us to the train station. We enjoyed the experience very much."

"Kanae is very kind. The food was very delicious and I learned some of Japan and Sapporo from her class. I definately recommend this class for every people traveling Sapporo."

"Kanae was a perfect hostess. She speaks English very well and provided door-to-door service by picking us up and returning to our hotel. Her home is very nice and relaxing and roomy enough for the 4 of us to move around while helping to prepare the dishes. The dishes reflected the local culture which is what we wanted to experience. She even took us to the local market after because we wanted to do a little shopping. I highly recommend Kanae if you are looking for a fun and local cooking experience. We asked that she teach us how to prepare dishes that we could prepare once we return and she printed out recipes for each of the dishes for us to take back."

"I loved meeting Kanae, getting to see her home and learning how to make genuine Japanese dishes from a "master!" I am so happy that I had this marvelous experience! I also have a new friend in Kanae! She was delightful and is very talented! Top notch cooking lesson! More than five stars! I made her ideal choice dishes at home for my (American) family and they loved them! "