Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
Dive into Nagano’s food culture with a hands-on cooking and walking experience. In a traditional Japanese house with a sunken hearth, you’ll learn how to make oyaki—a beloved local dumpling filled with seasonal vegetables or sweet bean paste—and enjoy them warm with soba tea by the fire.
After the cooking session, stroll through the peaceful backstreets leading to Zenkoji Temple. Discover small, locally owned shops, taste unique regional flavors, and learn about Japanese dining customs and everyday culture from your guide.
・Make two oyaki dumplings and enjoy them with soba tea in a traditional Japanese hearth house ・Explore Nagano’s backstreets on the way to Zenkoji Temple ・Discover local flavors and learn about Japanese dining culture ・Meet small business owners and hear stories of the neighborhood
Please let us know if you have any food restrictions beforehand
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Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
What's included in Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Meet with your guide just in front of Starbucks Midori Nagano station and walk to the place where you will lean to make Oyaki.
Great culinary experience of Oyaki making. Oyaki is cooked in irori, which is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth and you will enjoy having it near by cozy & warm bonfire.
Zenko-ji Temple
Explore more about Nagano!! After enjoying Oyaki maiking, the guide will take you to Nagano’s laid back area to visit some local shops around Zenkoji temple
Inclusions
- Lunch
- High quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
- English-speaking guide
- Soba tea
- Meal for infant
- Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
- Transportation fee to meeting point
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Walking shoes are recommended
- In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- The guide will meet you infront of Starbuck Midori Nagano station