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Meet your guide at Mutsu-Tsuruta Station in Aomori, pick seasonal ingredients at a local market, and cook home-style dishes together in a local grandma's home. Using family recipes passed down through generations, you'll make kenoshiru (vegetable miso soup), onigiri rice balls and seasonal side dishes, then share the meal. Before cooking, you'll get a short introduction to how Aomori's geography, climate and traditions shape its food culture. It's a private class for your group of up to 5 people only, and the vegetarian menu makes it suitable for vegan and vegetarian travelers.
Meet your guide at Mutsu-Tsuruta Station on the JR Gono Line and take a short walk through the neighborhood. Stop by a local market (Super Tamai) to see and choose the fresh seasonal ingredients locals use every day. The market visit takes about 1 hour.
After the market, step into a cozy home in Aomori. Seasonal flowers carefully prepared for guests greet you at the entrance, and a welcome drink is served on arrival. Before cooking, a short introduction to Aomori's geography, climate and traditions shows how nature, from snowy winters to lush summers, shapes the local food culture.
Cook for about 3 hours with grandmas who have spent their lives making seasonal dishes from local ingredients. Listen to family recipes and stories passed down through generations as you make home-style dishes such as kenoshiru (vegetable miso soup), onigiri and seasonal side dishes. You'll learn the Japanese way of washing, cutting and seasoning ingredients, using simple techniques that are easy to repeat at home.
After cooking, gather around one table and share the food you made together. Dishes are served on traditional tableware made by local artisans, so you can also appreciate Aomori's craftsmanship. The menu is vegetarian, so vegan and vegetarian travelers can join too. The experience ends back at Mutsu-Tsuruta Station.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.
Meeting point :
Mutsu-Tsuruta Station (陸奥鶴田駅)
日本、〒038-3503 青森県北津軽郡鶴田町鶴田前田
Meeting point guide:
Meet at Mutsu-Tsuruta Station on the JR Gono Line. There is only one ticket gate, so it's easy to find, and a staff member will be waiting outside the wooden station building. The experience ends at the same station.
日本、〒038-3503 青森県北津軽郡鶴田町鶴田前田