Nagano Cooking Tour : Make Oyaki & Stroll Historic Streets

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About this activity

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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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Japanese, English
Operated by: o8Experience

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–9 years) · Adults (10–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lunch
Included: High quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
Included: English-speaking guide
Included: Soba tea

Not included

Not included: Extra drinks and food (available to purchase)
Not included: Transportation fee to meeting point
Not included: There are no mandatory in-destination costs.

Itinerary

Stop 1

15 min

Meet with your guide just in front of Starbucks Midori Nagano station and walk to the place where you will lean to make Oyaki.
Stop 2

1 h 20 min Admission 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

35 min

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
Stop 4

15 min

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

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

The guide will meet you infront of Starbuck Midori Nagano station

End point

The guide will meet you infront of Starbuck Midori Nagano station

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.