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Taste Kyoto’s food culture on a guided walk through Nishiki Market, then learn to roll sushi and sample sake inside a restored kyomachiya. This private, hands-on class highlights seasonal ingredients, technique, and cultural context.
Taste Kyoto’s food culture on a guided walk through Nishiki Market, then learn to roll sushi and sample sake inside a restored kyomachiya. This private, hands-on class highlights seasonal ingredients, technique, and cultural context.
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Operated by ホプテラス · Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Walk under the low awnings of Nishiki Market and the city’s smells—soy, grilled fish, and sweet mochi—press close like a welcome. The five-block market moves with a rhythm: vendors call prices, chop fish, and slide ceramic plates across counters while shoppers sample salty pickles and seasonal seafood. From there participants step into a restored kyomachiya, where paper screens and wooden beams frame a private sushi workshop and a compact sake tasting.
easy.
2–3 hours.
Suitable for all fitness levels; involves walking short distances and light standing during the workshop.
Yes — the instructor leads through fundamental techniques for rolling sushi, making miso soup, and basic sake tasting, with hands-on guidance.
Yes — dietary restrictions can be accommodated if you notify the operator when booking.
Expect roughly 20–30 minutes of walking through Nishiki Market at a relaxed pace, plus standing during the townhouse session.
Yes — a mini sake tasting is part of the itinerary and included in the experience price.
Nishiki Market has evolved from a fish market serving Kyoto’s temples and aristocracy into a five-block food street that’s been active for about four centuries.
Support small vendors by buying local, avoid single-use plastics when possible, and dispose of food waste respectfully to reduce impact in this dense urban neighborhood.
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