Jul 12, 2025
11/10 Experience - My husband and I took a sashimi class with Masashi back in May 2025. We were here on our honeymoon and of our two week stay in Japan, this was one of the highlights of our trip! It was a small, intimate class with 5 participants in the back room of the stall in the Nishiki Market, which fully immersed us in the experience. Masashi effortlessly walked us step by step through the process of preparing two different fish, encouraging us throughout the learning process. Neither of us had ever done a class like this before and we left feeling like professionals! The fish was fresh and delicious, and the portions were more than generous (Tempura was a lovely bonus). We had an excellent time getting to know Masashi and his wife, as well as learn from his experience. The following day we wandered into Nishiki Market to check out the other stalls, and we saw Masashi working. He excitedly remembered us, invited us to come and sit, and we enjoyed some additional fish! He and the staff truly made us feel like old friends with the hospitality they showed, and I would recommend this class to anyone and everyone! If you are traveling between cities during your stay in Japan, we recommend ensuring you get one Sunday in Kyoto so you can book this class.
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Jun 30, 2025
If you cook and want to improve your knife skills, this one is a must. - If you like to cook do this tour. We had learned so much about fish preparation and had a tasty lunch that we had prepared ourselves. Unique chance to learn from a Japanese fishmonger and we absolutely loved this! The class takes place in the market in a historic building and you will walk away glad to have learned new skills. If you are no good at fish preparation like me, you still won’t be disappointed because you will at least understand where you might need to work on your knife skills and honestly, sashimi made by yourself is quite a special experience.
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May 11, 2025
If we could give 10 stars we would!!!! - If we could give this 10stars we would….we had such an amazing time with our hosts today and enjoyed every minute of it. Hosts were so supportive and interactive, made the experience top notch!!
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May 11, 2025
Amazing experience - What an amazing experience. A chance to do something that I would have never contemplated doing myself. Was able to try preparing multiple types of fish. Really friendly hosts awesome conversation and an experience of a lifetime. Don’t hesitate to try this out if your feee mid day on a Sunday in Kyoto!
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May 8, 2025
Unique experience with a... - Unique experience with a very friendly and skilled host. High quality, fresh and delicious fish - we processed 3 types and ate very well. Definitely come hungry and ready to eat!
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May 3, 2025
Learn a new skill in Kyoto! - This was the warmest welcome and such a memorable experience. I’m also proud to say that I have acquired the skill of filleting a fish thanks to this class and a kind and patient teacher, practice definitely will make perfect but it’s a great start and it was such a lovely ambiance! I highly recommend this experience!
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Mar 17, 2025
A great experience with Masashi - We just had the greatest experience with Masashi! He is both engaging and skilled as he leads you through the entire process from whole fish to a delicious meal of sashimi and tempura! He provides all the tools and support to stay safe and keep the working area clean throughout. We got to watch his expert fish cutting and sashimi slicing skills as well as having ample time for our hands on practice with our own whole fish. Highly recommended without any hesitation!
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Feb 27, 2025
The best learning experience! Ending in the freshest fish lunch! - The location was easy to get to in the Famous Nishiki market. My host Masashi has had over twenty years of experience. I learned so much about cutting fish for sashimi. I plan to come back on my next trip in June!! The lunch was huge and delicious. (Dress appropriately for the hands on fish cutting process! ) Thank you for a remarkable time!
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Dec 11, 2024
This was a great time! It... - This was a great time! It was a very informative class on how to properly prepare sashimi! Even if sashimi is not your goal, the teacher did a wonderful job of showing how to filet a fish! I was also able to see how the insides of the fish were removed prior to starting the filet process! I would highly recommend this class because it feels personal as you work your way through learning the craft!
Review provided by Viator
Dec 3, 2024
Very informative in a... - Very informative in a relaxed way.
Amazing demonstrations of breaking down each fish step by step and when it was my turn very watchful supervision to ensure the cuts were correct.
As well as the fish cutting knowledge lots of fun conversations about life in Kyoto from a local and great recommendations.
Highly recommend going on an empty stomach as they provide so much sashimi to eat after.
My best experience in Kyoto by far. Highly recommend
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