Activities - Cooking Lessons

Learning to Make Oyaki Dumplings Near Zenkoji
Ogawa-no-sho Daimon Shop : 小川の庄 大門店

Make Oyaki Dumplings at Ogawa Village’s Zenkoji Shop.

Northern Nagano


Description

Ogawa no Sho is based in Ogawa Village, the legendary home of oyaki dumplings. Their Patio Daimon is conveniently located steps from Zenkoji Temple in the heart of Nagano City. Learn how to make oyaki dumplings from the Ogawa no Sho pros at their fancy Patio Daimon location, a collection of 14 'kura' earthen-walled storehouses that have been relocated to an area near the main entrance to Zenkoji Temple.


Recommendation

Northern Nagano's soul food, 'oyaki', is basically a flour dumpling filled with various vegetables mixed with miso paste and soy sauce for seasoning. The fillings vary with the local and season but typical examples are eggplant, squash, leafy vegetables, northern Nagano's favorite pickled vegetable called 'nozawana', and others. There are even dessert versiond stuffed with sweet adzuki bean paste or apple. Originally roasted in coals in an 'irori' hearth, nowadays the cooking method tends to be fried, steamed, fried-then-steamed, or other modern ways. When in Nagano, especially the northern area, be sure to try eating 'oyaki'. And to get more out of your visit, how about trying to make the dumplings?


Details

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Hours :
9:00-17:00 
Date(s) :
Closed Wednesdays (or following day if national holiday) 
Cost / Price of Admission :
540 
Time Required :
30 min-1 hour 
Reservations :
Required(Individuals may be able to do the oyaki activity as walk-in, however reservations are recommended. For groups, reservations are required.) 
# of Participants :
1+ 
Foreign Languages :
English (Picture menu available.) 
Luggage Storage :
Available 

Notes

Price includes making 2 oyaki dumplings.


Contact

tel : +81(0)26-232-5786   Official site


Access/Location

By Train
From Nagano Station(JR Hokuriku(Nagano) Shinkansen), Go north on Chuo Dori road 1.5km towards Zenkoji Temple.
By Car
From Nagano IC, Follow the signs to Zenkoji Temple. Patio Daimon is on the SE corner of the R406 and Chuo Dori Road intersection.
Address
53 Patio Daimon, Daimon, Nagano 380-0841

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