Flavors of Japan Food Tour in Tokyo

Highlights

Visit 7 food stops showing the different flavors, regions and traditions of Japanese cuisine and tea.
Food samplings include Dashi (soup stock), Regional snacks, Egg roll (Tamagoyaki), Fish cakes from Kagoshima (south of Japan), eel sushi, wagashi and green teas.
Visit Japan’s oldest and most expensive fruit shop and a 300+ year old knife shop.
A delicious lunch with choices of Soba, Tempura and Sashimi Set, Grilled Fish, Chicken Sukiyaki
Enjoy an authentic Wagashi and Tea Experience with a sweets-artist master

Tour info

Duration

3 hours

Group Size

Pricing (From)

Adult: (13-80 years)

¥18,000

Child: (3-12 years)

¥9,000

Commentary

English

Meeting Point

1-7-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo, 103-0022, JP

Dropoff location

Chuo City, Tokyo, 103-0027

Why take this tour?

Understand what makes Japanese food unique and exquisitely delicious and experience some of Japan’s most amazing flavors. Learn about food from the different regions of Japan, the process of how to make them and why they come from those areas.

You will visit several shops and taste different types of food including Dashi (Japanese soup stock), Tamagoyaki (egg roll), Anago (salt water eel), Fish cake, Katsuoboshi (fish flakes) and satsumaimo (sweet fried potatoes).

You will experience a seasonal lunch at a very serene, authentic place. Next, you will enjoy an authentic Japanese “must do” activity, a Wagashi experience, with a Wagashi master that will make an intricately handcrafted dessert in front of you. This will be served with very high-quality Matcha.

What’s included?

One drink included
Regional Food tasting
Local guide
Try local dishes at 7 food stops
Local Japanese Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Transportation costs
Additional drinks or food

Things to know

Cancellation Policy

7+ days before tour’s date: full refund of tour fees minus any processing fees. 4 to 6 days before original tour date: 50% refund of tour fees minus any processing fees. 72 hours or less prior to tour: no refund Arigato Japan is not responsible for cancellation conditions or fees imposed by third party tour agency or any other company through which a service was booked.

Redemption information

• Tour will start on time. We’d like to remind you that the tour will start from 10:30am sharp please be there 10-15 minutes before the scheduled departure time. We have a strict policy about starting our tours on the scheduled time. If you are not able to arrive at the meeting point by the departure time, the tour will start regardless and no refund will be provided. We are also unable to accommodate meeting up in any of the food stops once you've missed the start of the tour.
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
• Upon booking, kindly let us know which lunch menu you’d like to have:
• Grilled Fish
• Chicken Sukiyaki
• Sushi-Soba-Tempura

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About operator:

We are Arigato Japan Food Tours and our goal is to help you make delicious memories of Japan during your travels to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima! On our tours you’ll taste local and regional specialties like okonomiyaki, yakitori, sashimi, taiyaki, gyoza, nabe, yakisoba and so much more. We will show you places locals cherish for an off-the-beaten-path, foodie experience of daily life in Japan that you won’t soon forget.