Food Experiences(812)

Taste rare and authentic Japanese delicacies in Tokyo's Ginza district! Your guide will take you to authentic restaurants and hidden izakaya gastropubs serving everything from blowfish and horse meat to yakitori and ramen.

Great for groups! Dine at a Hokkaido cuisine restaurant and enjoy a performance by traditional Shishimai dancers. Play instruments, take pictures, and chat with the performers through an interpreter.

Enjoy a private dinner in Sapporo with exquisite Hokkaido dishes, enhanced by the mystifying performance of geisha dancing and playing shamisen. After the meal, enjoy light conversation, games, and take pictures with the performers.

In this homely cooking class in Kamata, Tokyo, an English-speaking guide and a pro chef specialized in healthy and fermented foods will teach you how to make a tasty and balanced washoku Japanese meal with several dishes.

Learn the ropes of Japanese gin making from a distillery owner in Hokkaido’s second-biggest city, Asahikawa! Tour the Takasu Distillery and try different kinds of gin, including their original branded gin.

Visit the Hokusai Museum and the Kozan Takai Museum, taste sake and enjoy a local lunch in this walking tour of Obuse town, between Nagano City and the Jigokudani Monkey Park. Finish at a local temple, home to one of Hokusai’s most intriguing works.

In this tasty cooking class and lunch experience in Nara, learn how to make Japan’s signature teriyaki chicken, and enjoy it in a scrumptious lunch with 6 additional side dishes prepared by a certified cooking instructor.

See and taste Nagano City on this unique walking tour! Make oyaki dumplings (a Nagano specialty), and head to a traditional tea room for a matcha tea experience! Enjoy exploring the retro streets of the city with a guide.

Take a day off from Tokyo to explore Kamakura’s attractions in this private tour! Hike Genjiyama Park, see the Great Buddha and have lunch at a local restaurant! Ride on the Enoshima Dentetsu Line, and enjoy tea and sweets at a traditional tea house.

Learn how to make two different types of mochi sweets: fruit daifuku and three-color dango skewers, and mold delicate nerikiri wagashi confectioneries. Then, enjoy your sweet creations in this class with a professional instructor in Mitaka, Tokyo!

Make adorable wagashi confectionery sweets shaped like your favorite characters, and enjoy them with a fresh cup of matcha green tea and other soft drinks at a friendly cooking instructor’s home in central Tokyo.

Discover Shikoku’s spiritual depths with a wood-burning prayer in a cave with local monks on Shodoshima island. Taste sake brewed on the island, enjoy a local specialty lunch, and finish the day with a few beers overlooking the sea!

Chat with locals as you wander about the Zenkoji Temple area in Nagano, the heart of the prefectural capital. Snack on oyaki and other local delicacies along the way. Tea and sake included!

Love seafood? Take a tour of a fishing port, learn the ins and outs of Yoichi and Hokkaido’s fishing industry from an expert, then head over to a local sushi restaurant and learn how to make your own!

Indulge in a private dining experience where sushi and sake come together in harmony. Learn about the different varieties of sake, narrow down your preferences and understand the basics of sake pairing from a certified sake sommelier.

Join a hands-on workshop in a local kitchen and make nerikiri wagashi. Cap off the experience by savoring the wagashi you've created with matcha green tea. Take home knowledge about wagashi and a cultural gift from your friendly host.

This casual and laidback experience allows traveling foodies to experience a true Japanese home-cooked meal inside a Tokyo residence. Host Marimo welcomes you into her home for a rare dining experience featuring delicious seasonal cooking.

Reconnect with nature on this food experience in Nagano. Visit an orchard where dedicated farmers grow premium fruit. Then, enjoy a course meal highlighting local ingredients such as kurobuta pork, salmon, and seasonal vegetables.

Make sushi with a professional chef in Hyogo! Join Keitaro Yamaguchi as he teaches you the fundamentals of making nigiri sushi using high-quality ingredients (seafood, meats, cooked foods, vegetables). After the class, enjoy your handmade sushi.

Experience fine dining in Hokkaido with a private chef experience in Niseko or Rusutsu. The chef will prepare a multi-course meal at your accommodation featuring locally sourced seasonal ingredients, seafood, meats, desserts, & more.

See the best of Nagano on this guided walking tour! Matsumoto Castle, sake tasting and food – It doesn’t get better, folks. Join this whirlwind walking tour of Nagano that combines Japanese culture, history, food, drinks, & more.

Relax on a one-night escape at Matsusaki Ryokan in Nomi City, Ishikawa. Unwind in a cozy room with a private hot spring bath, enjoy a kaiseki dinner & washoku breakfast, explore the nearby Tatsunokuchi Onsen, & experience a Japanese tea ceremony.

Discover tranquility at a traditional Japanese ryokan in Ishikawa! Unwind in a private room with a hot spring bath, savor a kaiseki dinner & seasonal breakfast, soak in Awazu Onsen, & learn into the meditative art of Shakyo script-writing.

Explore Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market, visit Namiyoke Shrine, & take a Japanese cooking class. You’ll learn essential Japanese cooking techniques, make a range of dishes (like soup, sashimi, Japanese omelet), & then enjoy your handmade meal.

Embark on a walking tour through the charming districts of Yanaka Ginza, Yanesen, Nezu, & Sendagi. Visit cultural sites & try street foods like roasted sweet potato, yakitori, croquettes, & chestnut ice cream.

Embark on a culinary journey through Ueno with this bar-hopping & izakaya adventure! Begin at Ueno Station, traverse Okachimachi, explore Ameyoko Market, stroll Ueno’s izakaya district, & indulge in food & drinks at three unique izakayas & bars.

Join Marimo, a professional Japanese cooking instructor, for a lesson on Japanese sweets! Learn how to make seasonal wagashi & nerikiri, learn about Japanese confectionary & culinary customs, then enjoy your treats with matcha tea.

Learn how to make Japanese cuisine (Washoku) during this hands-on cooking class in Tokyo! Make an Ichiju Sansai meal (soup, rice, main, sides), & enjoy your meal. Take home lifelong cooking skills, cultural insights, & memories.