Obanzai Dinner at Emma's Fushimi Kitchen
About this experience
Obanzai is Kyoto home cooking — not kaiseki, not restaurant food, just what people here have been eating for generations. Seven years ago my neighbour Fumiko started letting me into her kitchen every Saturday morning. This is what I learned: pickled turnip with yuzu, simmered hijiki and aburaage, cold tofu with ginger and bonito, takenoko rice when bamboo shoots are in season. We eat at the kitchen table in my house in Fushimi, two streets from the brewery I've been buying sake from since I arrived. I usually open a bottle from there.
Highlights
- Obanzai recipes Emma learned from her Kyoto neighbourhood — not a restaurant
- Sake from the Fushimi brewery two streets from Emma's house
- Pickled turnip with yuzu, takenoko rice, simmered hijiki — whatever's in season
- Small table, Fushimi backstreet, nobody else around
What's included
- Full obanzai dinner — 5–7 dishes
- One bottle of Fushimi sake
- Pickled vegetables to take home
- Additional sake beyond the included bottle
- Transport to Fushimi
Meeting point
Chushojima Station (Kintetsu Line), south exit — same as the sake district walk
Payment on the day
The insider's fee is paid directly on the day — bring the exact amount.
Meet Emma
Emma
Fushimi
Speaks English, French, Japanese
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 48h before
Cancel at least 48 hours before the start time for a full refund of the MeetAnInsider intro fee. The insider's fee is paid on the day and is not charged until you meet.
2h 30min
¥18,000 JPY/person from 2nd guest
min 2 · max 4
Price shown for 1 person · Up to 4 participants
Pay directly on the day
Charged when the insider confirms