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Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
Make Oyaki Dumplings & Walk Around Zenkoji Temple in Nagano
Make Oyaki Dumplings & Walk Around Zenkoji Temple in Nagano
Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
Make Oyaki Dumplings & Walk Around Zenkoji Temple in Nagano

Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets

By o8Experience
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥14,500 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

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

Activity location

  • Nagano Station
    • Kurita
    • 380-0921, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 12:40pm
Price details
￥14,500 x 2 Adults￥29,000
Total
Price is ￥29,000
Until Wed, Jun 18
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedHigh quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedSoba tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeal for infant
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedExtra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransportation fee to meeting point

Know before you book

  • 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.

Activity itinerary

Nagano Station
  • 15m
Meet with your guide just in front of Starbucks Midori Nagano station and walk to the place where you will lean to make Oyaki.
Ogawanoshodaimonten
  • 1h 20m
  • Admission ticket included
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
  • 35m
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
Nagano Station
  • 15m
We will go back to Nagano station(20 min by walking). The duration of this tour is about 2 hours. The tour concludes at the Nagano station but If you would like to explore different places like restaurants after this tour, you can say good bye to your guide at around Zenkoji temple area, where is easy to get back to Nagano station by yourself

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESNagano Station
    • Kurita
    • 380-0921, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStarbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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