【Coming soon】Flying Chef at the City of Blades: Hands-on Japanese Cooking Classes in Seki
Navigate the delicious, diverse and delightful world of Japanese cuisine in this fun-filled hands-on cooking class, with popular Flying Chef Shuji Ozeki as your trusty guide, accompanying you at every step with his remarkable culinary skills, warmth, and humor. Learn of "ichiju sansai" (one bowl of soup and three dishes) - the basics of Japanese cooking through recipes in English. Then, dive right into preparing delectable dishes made from a variety of bountiful, seasonal Gifu ingredients. After your cooking lesson, stop by Seki Terrace, a store showcasing an astonishing variety of items of superb quality made in Seki, one of the world's three major cutlery production areas - from kitchen knives, to scissors, nail clippers, razors, and much more. A sharp knife of superior quality is a key to enhancing the flavor and texture of your food, so why not look for one to buy here, or learn to sharpen knives the traditional way through a hands-on lessons?
For the PM course, your visit to Seki Terrace will be before your cooking class.
Recommended points
● Mr. Shuji Ozeki lived and worked in Sydney, Australia as a chef specializing in Japanese cuisine for 10 years. After returning to Japan, he has spent 26 years (and counting) teaching enthusiasts of Japanese food and professional chefs about the art of cooking Japanese dishes in fluent English both domestically and internationally, using his very own recipes written in English. A popular chef, his classes have had participants come from as many as 45 countries worldwide.
● Check out Seki Terrace, a store that sells cutlery made in Seki City - one of the world’s three major cutlery centers (along with Solingen in Germany and Sheffield in the UK). Discover your favorite cutlery piece, and try out the knife-sharpening activity available. The shop is a 5-minute car ride away, and your visit will be scheduled before or after your preparation and enjoyment of your delicious homecooked Japanese cuisine.
Overview
- Season
- 2025/12/1～2027/3/31 (Excluding weekends, 12/20-1/10）
- Activity Time
- 3 hours 30 min.
- Place
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OZEKI COOKING SCHOOL
15 Nishimachi, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. 501-3819
- Number of Participants
- 1 to 4 people
- Reference Price
- ※ Please contact us for further details.
- Starting Point
- AM Course: Ozeki Cooking School (next to Sobadokoro Yamakyu)
PM Course: Seki Terrace
- Ending Point
- AM Course: Seki Terrace
PM Course: Ozeki Cooking School (next to Sobadokoro Yamakyu)
- Meeting Time
- 11:00 / 15:30
- Schedule
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AM Course
11:00 - Handing out and explanation of recipes
11:10 - Preparation, cooking, plating
13:00 - Enjoy the completed dishes for lunch at the dining hall
14:15 - Shopping and knife sharpening activity at Seki Terrace
15:15 - Dispersal
PM Course
15:30 - Shopping and knife sharpening activity at Seki Terrace
16:45 - Handing out and explanation of recipes
16:55 - Preparation, cooking, plating
18:45 - Enjoy the completed dishes for dinner at the dining hall
19:45 - Dispersal
* This itinerary is an example
- Important Information
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・ If required, transportation to the Seki Bus Terminal can be arranged. Please inform us in advance.
・ Please inform us of any allergies you have or ingredients you may wish to include at the time of booking.
- Contact Information
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Discover GIFU
Phone number: +81-(0)58-265-4831 (weekdays 9:30-17:30)
Email address: customer@gifu-tj.jp
