Nishio: Instant Miso Soup Making Experience｜Japan

Experience how to make instant miso soup using soybean miso, a darker and more reddish brown color miso with a stronger and richer taste than the worldwide known Shiromiso (white miso). Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans and acclaimed among Japanese people as one of the staple foods which plays an important nutritional role in Japanese culinary culture.

After watching an introductory video about miso production, visit a miso warehouse where you will find wooden barrels with more than 100 years of history that are still used nowadays in the production of miso.

Go to a kitchen studio to make a tasting of 3 different types of miso and get more familiar with their different flavors depending on their ingredients and their fermentation periods. After that, enjoy blending miso with different aging years and ingredients at a mansion in Japan to make and taste instant miso soup "Miso Maru".

Meet your guide at Hatoya Miso Park and watch a video introduction about the miso making process. Visit the miso warehouse and learn about the history of miso production.

Taste the difference between red miso and white miso, make your own original miso soup and try it. Learn the process of making miso and the red miso culture unique to the Chubu area.