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Make Japanese vegetarian food from scratch!
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Browns Bay
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Upcoming dates for Authentic Japanese Vegetarian Cooking Class
Times are Auckland time. Dates and prices as of 21 Oct 2026, 12:54pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
5 upcoming dates between 31 Oct 2026 and 28 Nov 2026.
- Sat 31 Oct 2026, 10am-12pm
- Sun 8 Nov 2026, 10am-12pm
- Sun 8 Nov 2026, 3pm-5pm
- Sat 14 Nov 2026, 10am-12pm
- Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10am-12pm
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This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.
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Recent reviews of Authentic Japanese Vegetarian Cooking Class
- 5/5 from Anna Groot, attended Sep 2026: Great way to spend a Saturday, learning more about Japanese culture and broadening my vegetarian dish portfolio. Lovely experience and would highly recommend to others.
- 5/5 from Anusha Malavalli, attended Nov 2025: Went for my partner’s birthday! We really enjoyed learning how to make various types of Japanese food. Noriko was kind and patient and helped us make delicious food. We made sushi, rolled eggs, clear soup, shittake mushrooms and tofu, a yummy sesame pudding with matcha sauce. It was a private session and it was an enjoyable experience. We also enjoyed trying the Japanese spices and teas. Only minor thing was that it was a vegetarian class but the soup had fish stock and the dessert had gelatine. So for other vegetarians, might be a good idea to specify this in advance to the teacher.
- 5/5 from Alun Rees-Williams, attended Aug 2025: Really enjoyed, teacher was great cooking was low pressure and fun! Food was delecious highly recommend
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In 2016, Noriko Tominaga established a cooking school in Japan specifically for foreigners. The school operates in Tokyo’s studio and introduces Japanese home-cooked meals that locals typically enjoy. Tominaga is also involved in training instructors, and there are currently 150 instructors worldwide operating as franchisees under WashoCook, conducting classes.Apart from organizing events and conducting workshops in the United States, Taiwan, the Philippines, and various locations in Japan, Tominaga is actively engaged in “Global Development of Japanese Professionals Abroad.” In recent years, she has been learning from Mari Fujii, a leading expert in Shojin Ryori (Japanese vegetarian cuisine), and advocating for gentle and wholesome Japanese home-cooked meals that incorporate Shojin principles for both physical and mental well-being.Tominaga with peopleTominaga’s journey to New Zealand began 14 years ago when she had the opportunity to taste authentic home-cooked meals at a local’s house during her travels. She was deeply impressed by the deliciousness of the food and how family values and a sense of place were conveyed through these home-cooked meals. This experience inspired her to think, “How wonderful Japanese home-cooked meals are for foreigners!” and planted the dream of eventually opening a school in the birthplace of her journey, New Zealand. To pursue this dream, she first established the business in Japan. Now, in 2023, the first step towards realizing her dream is set to begin in Browns Bay.
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