Gyoza Making: Nishiki Market to Samurai Factory

Discover Kyoto’s culinary secrets on a Nishiki Market tour, crafting gyoza from scratch with expert guidance. Taste, explore, and create delicious memories.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nishiki Gyoza - Purchase some gyoza from “Nishiki Gyoza” and savor their taste. This experience will inspire you to think about the ingredients you might want to incorporate into the filling.
  • Nishiki Market Shopping District - For the initial 15 minutes, enjoy a guided walk without interruptions until reaching Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine. During…
What's Included
  • One drink
  • Lunch
  • Everything necessary to have your own Gyoza making experience!
  • Taxi fare from Nishiki Market to Samurai Gyoza Factory Kyoto.
  • Dinner
What's Not Included
  • Cost of your own ingredients at Nishiki Market.
Additional Information

Begin your culinary adventure by sampling gyoza at Nishiki Gyoza. Following this, explore the vibrant Nishiki Market, where you’ll receive expert advice on selecting ingredients to elevate your gyoza filling. As you wander through the market, you’ll be guided on choosing the finest ingredients. After picking your preferred items, you’ll take a taxi to…

Location
593 Nishiuoyachō
There is a ramen shop called “Manbuki Kyoto Nishiki Koji Store.” (万豚記 京都錦小路店)In front of it, there is Kyoto Bank. Please gather in front of the ramen restaurant.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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984chanl
Oct 29, 2025
Great dumpling experience - Maya was very knowledgeable and was a pleasure to talk with. There many shops to visit at the Nishiki Market with alot of samples to try. Maya provided alot of history was able to help communicate with the vendors for me. The cooking process was fun and simple. I highly recommend trying out the class.
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Danielfb9311du
Aug 23, 2025
Nishiki Food Tour - A friend from Kyoto recommended this activity to me, which is why I did the tour with a group of friends. It was a lot of fun! Doing the tour together with Maya at Nishiki Market was very exciting, especially because you could get rid of all kinds of questions that come to mind on such an occasion. During the tour we also had the opportunity to taste Japanese sake. The ingredients usually used are provided at the Gyoza workshop anyway, but if you want to get creative, you can buy additional ingredients during the tour. The Gyoza workshop itself was also a very nice experience, we learned how to make our own Gyoza step by step and learned a lot about Japanese cuisine and culture. In the end we ate our masterpieces together and got the recipe of the Gyoza as a parting gift. I would recommend the tour to anyone who wants to get a deeper insight into Japanese cuisine and is looking for another activity in addition to visiting sights.
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Compass14598729396
Jul 27, 2025
Handmade dumplings ⭐️ awesome! - It was my first time making gyoza from dough and I was excited to see what they would do. It was fun to knead and stretch the dough with the authentic recipe! The staff also taught us in an easy-to-understand manner, and we were having fun making it together and time passed so quickly! The dumplings I made were delicious!! It was great ⭐️
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960lillij
Jul 27, 2025
Cooking - The dumpling workshop with maya was incredible:) I really enjoyed all the steps but especially eating q: I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to experience some japanese culture!
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Domiheidi
Jul 13, 2025
Wonderful event - There is a seafood market where you can try octopus, a matcha store with millions of different sorts of sweet stuff - and the best thing is - you can try a very cheap saki 🤪. This is Kyotos kitchen and you really meet the locals here . Maya is very knowledgeable , a good photographer and just an amazing, wonderful and cheerful person! The cooking class was excellent , Maya leads through it with lots of fun and patience . She has answers for every question and is very helpful and just the best ! The dumplings were delicious and honestly the best ones I’ve ever tried !
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Domiheidi
Jul 13, 2025
Fantastic 🤩 - Maya is incredibly friendly and open-minded - the course was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about Japanese cooking and culture - Maya was able to competently answer all questions and we laughed a lot . She also shows some tricks. I recommend this event to everyone ! It tasted absolutely delicious and the atmosphere was very relaxed - you could have a good conversation besides the preparation. Maya speaks perfect English and also Spanish and is very warm . You feel like you're part of a family. Danke Maya ! You're great and turned a cooking class into a real special experience.
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From $157
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).