FOOD · Japan
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 food experiences justify the slot — priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Shinjuku food tour with 13 included dishes at four local eateries, plus 2 drinks and neighborhood stories in about 3 hours.
“Paula was so awesome. Constantly cracking us up with history lessons and stories of the places we visited. Great time.”
Guided Tsukiji outer-market walk with tastings and lunch. Try wagyu skewers, sushi or a seafood bowl, plus tea and snacks.
“Since we were traveling after peak tourist season we ended up on an unplanned “private” tour! Kayoko was the best guide. She gave us a lot of interesting information about the different food/ingredients we saw as well as local history anRead more”
3-hour Shinsekai food crawl with 13-15 dishes at 5 local spots. Try takoyaki, udon, kushikatsu, and more with 2 drinks.
“Our tour was amazing! We learned so much and tried so many tasty drinks and foods that I would not have experienced on my own especially the specific eateries. Our time with Tommy was great. Very entertaining and genuinely enjoyable person to be around!”
Walk Shinsekai with a small group for 13 Osaka dishes across 5 local eateries, plus 2 included drinks, quizzes, and cultural context.
“Wonderful tour with Bryan. We had a great time and enjoyed some amazing local cuisine. A very fun way to spend an evening in Osaka. You will not leave hungry!!”
A 3-hour Shinjuku night food tour with up to 13 dishes, 4 eateries, and guided walks through Golden Gai, Omoide Yokocho, and Kabukicho.
“Epic. Mind blowing. Divinely delicious and exotic. Don’t let fear hold you back from the most fun and inspiring tour and tour guide ever—Canon! Absolutely the most extraordinary night of our month long trip to Asia. The private scooter food tour, led by Canon and his friends, was truly one of the most unique, exciting, fun, illuminating, delicious, and memorable experiences of our lives. For 3 1/2 hours, we rode the city streets on the back of scooters into the most intimate, local neighborhoods, where we feasted on dish after dish of the most delicious Vietnamese specialties. So far off the beaten path, not just in terms of the food…”
Kyoto night food tour in Gion and Pontocho with 9+ dishes and 6 sake tastings, guided walking and a full meal plan.
“Value for money and fun Kyoto experience with our guide Yuma. Highly recommend this food and drink experience - something for everyone.”
Osaka’s Shinsekai street food tour delivers 15+ tastings and 3 drinks in 3 hours, with a local guide and big Tsutenkaku vibes.
“Favorite tour we took in Japan- very thoughtfully laid out and took us to places we would not otherwise have found.”
Walk Tsukiji with a local guide, visit a historic temple, and taste your way through fish-market stalls with a flexible plan.
“Haydn was really nice and knowledgeable about the food, but I was surprised that we went to a temple for the first part of the tour. While interesting, we could have done without the temple part.”
Tokyo night in Shinjuku with seasonal sushi, shichirin-grilled wagyu, Kabukicho neon sights, Godzilla photo stop, and dessert finale.
“Fabulous evening with absolutely amazing food, great restaurants where we watched the chef prepare the sushi. Lisa was lovely, a great host”
Small-group Shinjuku izakaya night: at least 7 classic dishes at 3 spots, drinks, and alley walks through Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho.
“Chizuru was very kind and showed us some great places! Recommend this experience! I enjoyed trying all different types of Japanese foods.”
Osaka Minami nightlife and street food with small-group guides, izakaya favorites, and 4 included drinks.
“Great tour of Osaka night life. Rodney took the time to explain all of the places in detail and highlighted how his tour tried very hard to integrate into and not disturb the existing native bar culture. Highly recommend!”
Small-group 3-hour Osaka food walk in Shinsekai and Dotonbori with kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and Glico photo stops.
“Hide our tour guide was great. However this was advertised as a foodie food tour. Myself and the others in the group felt it wasn’t this. I felt it was quite overpriced compared to the amount of food we got. I would suggest it gets rebranded as an Osaka city tour with some snacks rather than anything else.”
Eat and drink your way through Ueno with a small-group Tokyo food tour featuring taverns, tastings, and ramen, with a guide translating.
“Aki was an incredible host- funny, observant and ordered us amazing food! We would definitely book with him again on future trips and recommend to fellow travelers.”
Taste 13 dishes across four Shibuya eateries on a 3-hour small-group walk with an English-speaking guide, landmarks, and drinks included.
“The food was great, the portions were generous, and our guide, Kei, was very knowledgeable. Would recommend.”
Small-group Tsukiji Outer Market food tour: wagyu skewers, sushi or seafood bowls, tamagoyaki, fruit, and Tokyo market culture.
“Excellent tour! Kenji, our guide, showed us all the best places for authentic delicious street food and was also able to tell some fun facts along the way! A truly phenomenal experience, and the food is delicious! This was our second time doing this exact tour, as it was so good last time!”
Pick the kind of day first. The tour comes second.
