About Mari Nameshida

・Japanese cooking instructor
・Diploma of Kushi macrobiotic Institute Tokyo (BIOKURA) Advanced / sweets standard
・Chinese herbal medicine dishes Instructor (Certified)
・Chinese herbal medicine Advisor (Certified)
・Registered Nurse (Certified)
・Public Health Nurse (Certified)
・Food lover

I learned the basics of Japanese cooking from my mom at a young age and also went to cooking/baking schools in Japan. I have been learning Kaiseki style cooking which is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner by Keiko Okamura and Koichiro Goto who are famous for an authentic Japanese Kaiseki style trainer.

I also love traveling and cooking with chefs/moms/dads in every countries. But I noticed that there were few chances to immerse yourself in the local culture and taste in Japan. I thought it would be very nice if there was a place that foreigners could come to the local people’s homes and learn how to cook local cuisine and as a result learn more about the local people.

That is why I started my cooking classes by teaching Japanese home style cooking. I hope the guest can cook again in their home countries for their families and friends after returning home. Please enjoy the dishes and our culture by joining our classes!

-Best rated of more than 1,000 kinds of activities in Tokyo/kanto area by Tripadvisor reviewers.

Newspaper：

• Asahi Newspaper “Home-style Japanese cooking seducing more tourists from abroad"

• Jan 2014, Washinton Post “Mastering Japan’s art of cooking"

Web travel guide：
Introduced as "20 ways to make friends in Tokyo" by Time Out web magazine.
The link is here

Articles/Publication：

• Aug 2014「Tokyo Journal Magazine」How to make delicious Gyoza

• April 2014, Information media for foreign residents in Japan「Savvy Tokyo」もち巾着を掲載

• March 2014, Information media for foreign residents in Japan「Savvy Tokyo」桜餅を掲載

• Feb 2014 Information media for foreign residents in Japan「Savvy Tokyo」カブのそぼろ煮を掲載

• Jan 2014,「Tokyo Journal Magazine」Yomogi rice cake

• Dec 2013 Information media for foreign residents in Japan「Savvy Tokyo」栗きんとん

• Oct 2013 「Tokyo Journal」Tonkatsu, Katsudon

• July 2013 「Tokyo Journal」Tempura

• June 2013, MENSA Japan Magazine Cold shabu shabu

• April 2013 Tokyo Journal Sushi Roll

TV shows：

• All most all of Japanese major broadcast company featured our class
• NHK, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Tokyo, Nippon TV, Mainichi Croadcasting

・co-founder
・Kendo, a Japanese martial arts, instructor
・Food lover