Our experience with Yuca was such a joy! From the moment we walked in she made us feel welcome. Our family really enjoyed learning about Japanese cooking and preparing and cooking the food in such a lovely space. We felt like we were cooking with family or an old friend. It was like cooking at home but with much better knives and ingredients. 😋 My kids particularly enjoyed it all and vowed to start cooking as soon as we return home. Our food turned out delicious and there was soooo much. I can still taste it. 🤤 Yuca‘s teas were also very yummy. I highly recommend taking a class on your visit to Japan. Our future Japan visits will definitely include more cooking with Yuca in our itinerary. 🤩
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bjnovic
March 9, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing Host!
Great intimate cooking class! Was in a cute part of the city, and our host was super sweet! She showed us how to make great ramen and gyoza in a fun way. Highly recommend to any Tokyo travelers!
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for your lovely review!
I’m really happy to hear that you enjoyed the cooking class and the neighborhood as well. It was a pleasure cooking ramen and gyoza together with you!
I hope you have a wonderful time exploring Tokyo, and I’d love to see you again someday.
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janepA5216NQ
January 11, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing and fun experience
We had an awesome time as a family cooking together at Yuca's Japanese cooking class in her own home. The class was organised and Yuca was warm and friendly, who was passionate about cooking. Her instructions were easy to understand and step by step. We will definitely make the gyoza and okonomiyaki when we get home as the ingredients used to make these are so versatile and tasty. Would definitely recommend this to all types of cooks!
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review! It truly made my day to read it.
I’m so happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed cooking together and had a great time in my class. It was a real pleasure to have you all in my home. I’m especially glad that the instructions were easy to follow and that you’re excited to make gyoza and okonomiyaki again at home — they really are versatile and fun dishes to share!
Thank you again for your warm recommendation. I hope to cook with you and your family again someday.
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gabriellay2026
January 3, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing place
Very warm people and amazing experience. Had a lot of fun learning how to cook all the Japanese meals, they turned out delicious!
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m very happy to hear that you had a fun time and enjoyed learning how to cook Japanese meals. I’m glad everything turned out delicious!
Thank you again for joining us—I hope you’ll enjoy making the dishes again at home.
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763lizt
November 19, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
A wonderful home cooking class!
We had a wonderful time at Yuca’s cooking class! She is so warm and friendly, and we learned how to make delicious gyoza and ramen. My 10 year old son also participated in the class and he loved it. The class is in Yuca’s home, in a residential neighborhood, so that was a fun aspect as well.
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for joining the class and for your wonderful words!
I’m very happy to hear that you enjoyed making gyoza and ramen together.
Your son did such a great job and it was lovely having him participate as well.
I hope you’ll continue enjoying cooking these dishes at home.
It was truly a pleasure meeting you, and you’re always welcome back anytime!
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FamousAmos92
October 26, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Don’t leave Japan without visiting YUCa’s kitchen!
YUCa’s cooking class is more than just learning to make gyoza: it effortlessly blends cultural connection with a delicious interactive cooking experience. From the small group instruction to the guided trip to the local grocery store, this class gives you an intimate peek into Japanese daily life as experienced through the lens of food.
If you’re planning a trip to Japan, signing up for a class like this is a must do. After days of walking 20k steps through the tourist laden streets of Shinjuku and Shibuya, do yourself a favor and spend a quiet morning cooking Japanese comfort food with YUCa in her family’s home. It will certainly be one of the most memorable parts of your trip!
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed both the cooking and the cultural experience.
It was such a pleasure to welcome you into my home and share a taste of everyday Japanese life together.
I hope you’ll continue to enjoy making gyoza back home — and that it brings back good memories of your trip to Japan!
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Farid G
October 4, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing Experience
Yuca is an amazing host. We truly enjoyed the experience. We can’t wait to return in the future. I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone visiting Tokyo.
事業者からの返答
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm truly happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay and had a great experience. It was a pleasure hosting you, and you're always welcome back anytime. Safe travels, and I hope to see you again in Tokyo!
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B5911EAfelixr
September 5, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Delicious Japanese food with wonderful Japanese cook Yuca
Thank you so much for this fun, delicious and just wonderful day! Yuca welcomed us very warmly in her cooking studio and gave us the feeling of diving not only in the Japanese world of cooking but also gave us a feeling of experiencing the authentic Japanese life.
We had so much fun learning, preparing food and cooking our first gyoza and okonomiyaki together with Yuca. She is very kind, friendly, enthusiastic of her work and fun, answered all of our questions not only related to the recipes and has just a great style of teaching!
Finally, we really enjoyed the food we just prepared!
Yuca-san, arigato gozaimashita! We will continue cooking Japanese food and we will be very happy to recreate the food once we are back home!
Judith to Felix
事業者からの返答
Dear Judith san and Felix san,
Thank you so much for your kind and heartfelt message!
It was truly a pleasure having you in my cooking studio. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience and felt a touch of authentic Japanese life through cooking together. You both did such a wonderful job with your very first gyoza and okonomiyaki—I was so impressed by your enthusiasm and teamwork!
Your curiosity, positive energy, and great questions made the class so much fun for me as well. I’m really glad that the food turned out delicious and that you enjoyed eating what you created with your own hands.
Thank you again for spending your time with me. I hope you’ll continue enjoying Japanese cooking back home, and I’d love to hear about your cooking adventures in the future!
Arigato gozaimashita,
With warmest regards,
YUCa
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obiomai2025
June 24, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Best thing to do in Japan if you love cooking!
It was so fun. Yuca is super nice and speaks very good English. I felt very comfortable in the environment, and learned a lot about Japanese cooking and the end results were DELICIOUS. I would rate this class a 10 out of 10!
事業者からの返答
Thank you for taking a time to write a review! It means a lot to me. :)
Please try other Japanese recipes via my food blog (YUCa’s Japanese Cooking) or YouTube channel.
"Let’s enrich life from table!"
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Y5862UNfelipem
June 12, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Excellent experience! Highly recommended!!
Because it was an amazing day on this beautiful house in Tokyo! Also the cooking class was amazing and for sure we learned a lot from the amazing chef Yuca!
事業者からの返答
Thank you for taking a time to write a review! It was nice meeting you!! Please try other
Japanese recipes via my food blog (YUCa’s Japanese Cooking) or YouTube channel.
"Let’s enrich life from table!"