Culinary Internship Program + Cooking & Japanese Lessons In

Arrival in Japan, accompanied pick-up from Narita or Haneda airport by public transport and escort to your accommodation. Arrival is usually on a Friday and you would then start the language and cooking lessons on the following Monday.

Monday to Friday you will join intensive language lessons at a well-established language school in central Tokyo from 9:20 to 12:40 (a total of 20 lessons x 50 minutes/week). You can join the course as a beginner, but also at other levels if you already know some Japanese. You need to do a proficiency test if you want to start the course at a higher level than beginner (available up to upper intermediate). The cooking classes are always held twice a week for 2 hours on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The English-speaking cooking teacher is a professional chef trained in Kaiseki Style Cuisine and is also certified as a Sushi Instructor by the Japan Sushi Instructor Association and registered by SSI International as a professional sake sommelier. Lesson 1: Sushi Lesson - Learn the history of sushi, Ingredients and tools for making sushi, Make sushi bowls and scrolls Lesson 2: Japanese Soup Stock - Using soup stock, Soup stock egg, make miso soup Lesson 3: Japanese Food Tour and Udon Striking Lesson - Learn about Japanese food ingredients through a supermarket tour, Strike udon Lesson 4: Japanese Confectionery Lesson - Learn about the culture of the four seasons in Japan, Make Japanese seasonal sweets Lesson 5: Japanese Lunch Box (Obento) Lesson - Learn about the culture of Japanese lunch boxes, Make Japanese lunch boxes Lesson 6: Japanese Food: Side dish Lesson - Learn about Japanese dining tables, Choose a healthy side dish Lesson 7: Decorative Rolled Sushi Lesson - Make decorative rolled sushi like craftwork Lesson 8: Showcase of what you have learned and achieved in the course - Awarding of certificates

You would typically travel to the location of your internship on the weekend after you complete the language and cooking lessons (we will let you know details about the exact dates and will assist you with the exact travel logistics). You would travel there by shinkansen bullet train, and in case of Sado by train and ferry. Domestic travel costs are not included in the program.  Accommodation is chosen depending on the location of the restaurant where you do your internship. For instance on Sado Island, in case of restaurants located in the central Sado and Ryotsu area, you will stay at a self-catering shared apartment in a single room. The apartments are two-room apartments where you will share kitchen, toilet and bathroom with another participant of the program. In case of a restaurant in the Ogi area of ​​Sado, you will stay at the guesthouse of Koninji Temple at a single Western bedroom, sharing sanitary installations and kitchen with other participants. In case your accommodation and restaurant is in the central Sado or Ryotsu area, you can reach your restaurant by walk, bus (communiting costs at your own expense) or bicycle (provided to you free of charge if needed). In case of the Ogi area, you reach your internship restaurant by bicycle (provided free of charge).