4 h

Class

About this activity

Your private taxi driver whisks you from your Sapporo hotel or the JR Sapporo station to an eco-tourism farming community just outside of the city of Chitose, located southeast of Sapporo. Arrive at either Chitose Fureai Farm or Iwamoto Farm, and meet your instructor, a local resident and mother with many years of experience preparing traditional noodle dishes. During your 2-hour cooking class, you’ll learn how to make soba from scratch.

Soba, usually made from buckwheat flour, refers to any thin noodle, unlike udon, the thick white noodle. Learn about shin-soba, made with newly harvested buckwheat, giving it a sweeter flavor than regular soba. Served either chilled with a dipping sauce or in hot broth as a noodle soup, soba is one of the popular dishes you’ll find all over Japan.

Following your instructor’s lead, soak two kinds of buckwheat with water and then knead and roll the dough. Learn the proper techniques for cutting the dough, and enjoy the fragrant scents wafting up as you slice it into thin strips.

Then, taste the fruits of your labor with a dipping sauce with flavorful and seasonal ingredients. Delight in slurping up the light and fresh noodles — luckily, you’ll have made enough noodles to take back with you for a snack later on.

Pack your noodles, bid your instructor farewell, and then board your private taxi that returns to you to Sapporo.

Please note: A minimum of two people per booking is required.

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Included

All ingredients
One serving of soba noodles to eat on-site
Remaining soba noodles to take home
Hotel pickup and drop-off by private taxi
Taxi fare
Use of apron and all necessary equipment
All taxes and fees

Not included

Gratuities (optional)
Other personal expenses

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
5 or more guests per booking will split into 2 cars
Infants are allowed to attend, however, they will not have food prepared
The instructor will give instructions in simple English
Your taxi driver will meet you in the reception area of your hotel
Your taxi diver will not speak English but knows your destination
Tour schedule may change due to weather, traffic or other unforeseen circumstances
Airport pickup and drop-off service are available for an extra fee of 3,000 JPY each way; if you would like this service, contact the local tour operator after booking (tour operator contact information will be on your confirmation voucher)
Local tour provider requires full name and gender as stated on passport at the time of booking
Additional charges may apply in the case of any delay due to the customer