Sushi Yachiyo Yotsuya — Restaurant in Tokyo

Sushi making experience I did. Definitely one of the more disappointing parts of my food experience to Japan. This cost ~$120 USD per person

If you are someone who is a little familiar with Japanese culture, this is not for you. The people who sign up for this literally think the Japanese eat sushi everyday.

I’m not kidding - the chef explained this and over 50% of the people in the class couldn’t believe it. Several people taking the class also used taxis only to get around places if that gives you another idea of the demographic.

This isn’t necessarily bad, but these are the people this experience is catering to. This is only for people who are completely new to Japan and have not traveled here before/know anything about the culture.

Sushi making experience was disappointing. They cut all the fish for you, make the rice, and all you do is make a rice ball and put fish on top. Nothing useful if you want to replicate this at home.

I also did a fish market tour that was pretty awful. Like, the lead did their best, but they were literally like “This is matcha - it’s used to make green tea! This vendor sells tuna - which is used to make sushi!!” It’s just a waste of time - I would definitely go to the Tsukiji market on your own time.

I would actively avoid this spot for most travelers - especially bad considering...

My wife and I were on a bus tour of Japan that took us to Sushi Yachiyo Yotsuya for a sushi making class and we had such a wonderful time! I make Japanese food at home, so learning how to make sushi from a sushi chef in Tokyo was a bucket list item checked off of my list! We had a platter of fish, Tamago (egg) a bowl of rice and nori sheets. After donning our aprons, gloves and hats, we went to work.

After learning how to make sushi by our patience, cheerful instructor with our interpreter guides help, we got to eat our creations. They also brought us miso soup and tempura as well. Our instructor said I had excellent skills, which made my day! My wife, who had never made sushi before had a really great time as well.

Such a fun day and a very memorable experience! I even got a picture of the chef and they gave us certificates as sushi chefs. I definitely recommend this experience if you love...

A sushi making class brought us to Sushi Yachiyo, who I believe also operates as a traditional restaurant.

EXPERIENCE: As we approached the biz, our group of six were following a herd of American tourists, which totally turned me off. Thankfully we were in separate rooms! Our private room had a lovely Japanese garden view. The others were banished to the windowless main dining room.

The instructor was awesome and so patient! We learned how to make three types of sushi (nigiri, temaki and handroll) using fresh ahi, tamago and fish roe, forming and decorating a ball of wasabi and finally, plating. Best of all, we got to eat our creations. We also received personal platters of assorted tempura and bowl of miso soup.

Allow about 1.5 hours for...