How long
~14 days
full-time pace
What it costs
$3,000 – $6,500
$339/day
Starting level
Beginner to Intermediate
open to newcomers
Best months
Year-round
year-round
Compressed professional sushi curriculum (fish breakdown, shari, nigiri form), the course foreign cooks fly in for. Give it 14 days and you leave with School diploma, plus recipes and instincts you'll cook from for the rest of your life.
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Compressed professional sushi curriculum (fish breakdown, shari, nigiri form), the course foreign cooks fly in for. 17 other cities on this map teach culinary too - the reason to pick this one over them is what's above.
Mostly. It assumes you are happy to start something new, not that you have done this before. The days are intense and close to full-time, so come rested.
Most people give it 14 days; the honest range is 7 to 60, and how far you take it is largely up to you. You come away with School diploma. Expect it to be career switch, knife skills, professional.
Around $3,000 – $6,500 for the whole thing, about $339 a day, or ₹2.9L – ₹6.2L in rupees. That covers 2-week intensive course, tuition only. Flights and visas never are, and this is a researched estimate, not a quote. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book.
You can. The cheapest culinary on the map is vietnamese street food cooking in Hanoi, Vietnam, from $150, against a $156/day median for the category. Whether the place is worth the difference is the real question.
It runs year-round, so it bends around your calendar rather than the other way about.
7 other things on this map, starting with tea ceremony and ikebana in Kyoto from $250. A trip does not have to teach you only one thing.
While you're out there
Other things worth learning on the same trip, nearest first.
Elsewhere in Japan
- Ski and snowboard instructor certificationHakuba, Japan200 km away~70 days$6k – $11k
- Bladesmithing and knife finishingSeki, Japan250 km away~3 days$600 – $1,300
- Kintsugi and ceramic repairKyoto, Japan360 km away~7 days$400 – $1,200
- Tea ceremony and ikebanaKyoto, Japan360 km away~2 days$250 – $600
- Mokuhanga woodblock printingKyoto, Japan360 km away~3 days$400 – $900
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We checked pricing, reviews and booking paths for every school we could find. These are the ones with enough published info to stand behind:
Tsukiji Cooking
Most transparentTsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Tokyo Sushi Academy
RecommendedTokyo
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Provider pricing, reviews and booking details on this page were last reviewed 2026-09-19. Course fees, availability and contact details change — confirm directly with the school before booking.
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