Dining Experiences(84)

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.

Have a seat at the counter in front of an experienced sushi chef and enjoy an upscale Okonomi sushi meal.

Love abalone? This upscale kaiseki dining experience in Saga features a restaurant that specializes in this prized seafood, which can only be harvested by hand. Enjoy twelve seasonal Japanese dishes, with abalone as the star.

In Karatsu City, taste incredibly fresh, hand-harvested abalone and raw uni (sea urchin), sourced from the nearby Genkai Sea that borders Saga Prefecture. Revered as delicacies, appreciate the subtle taste of this premium seafood.

Don a gorgeous kimono an dlearn the art of Japanese dance in Shizuoka, followed by a sumptuous lunch at Miyoshi. A charming and atmospheric traditional restaurant, the meal at Miyoshi is abundant and colorful, featuring seasonal ingredients.

At a designated national Cultural Property, explore the grounds of a temple in Shimane. Then, at a restaurant specializing in Shojin Ryori, the vegetarian Buddhist cuisine, experience a sumptuous feast of vegetables, grains, seaweed, rice, and tofu.

Traditional Buddhist and craft experiences in the heart of Yamanashi prefecture. Walk in the footsteps of monks as you tour Minobusan's temple and town, stay overnight, and enjoy vegetarian shojin ryori cusine.

Experience a slower pace of life at the peaceful 100-year-old house near the historical Kakurinbo Temple. Enjoy vegetarian shojin ryori and a special matsuri presentation.

Feast on a bounty of fresh seafood, high-quality meat, locally sourced vegetables, and a seasonal fruit dessert at this private dining experience in Niseko. The menu includes premium ingredients hand-selected by renowned sushi master Chef Kamada-San.

Celebrity Chef Tanaka-San presents a fully fugu course menu in Niseko! Using premium, locally sourced ingredients, this fugu (pufferfish) feast and private dining experience is one you’ll remember for a lifetime.

Renowned culinary maestro–Chef Tanaka-San–curates an artful 7-course Japanese degustation menu using premium, locally sourced ingredients. This once-in-a-lifetime private dining experience in Niseko uses food as a vehicle to convey cultural customs.

Discover Japanese cuisine, tea, table manners & more in this unforgettable experience in Gifu! You’ll try Otoki Ryori (temple cuisine) & learn about Japanese culinary traditions in a 120 year-old Meiji-era townhouse, from a certified lecturer.

Join Kyoko, a certified teacher from the Japan Service Manners Association, for a unique tea-tasting & table manner experience in Gifu! You’ll learn about tea culture, etiquette, & taste Marika (Jasmine) tea in a historic Meiji-era townhouse.

Relax with an overnight stay at Kaga Onsen in Ishikawa! Enjoy a room with a private onsen, luxurious kaiseki dining, a Japanese breakfast, sake tasting, & a gold-leaf crafting workshop.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

See Tokyo Tower and Odaiba’s Rainbow Bridge while enjoying a seasonal bento lunch with traditional wagashi sweets on a private yakatabune boat cruise ride along the bay of Tokyo.

Uotake Sushi restaurant in Shizuoka elevates the classic combination of sushi and tea with this pairing of fresh Edomae sushi and Shizuoka’s famous teas blended by a chashi tea master.

Feast on tempura, wagyu beef, and other izakaya dishes and wash it down with refreshing sake as you explore the hidden eateries led by a local guide in this food tour exploring Nakano, an entertainment hub west of Shinjuku in central Tokyo.

Chefs Akahori and Suguro put their culinary skills on full display in this dining experience in Kakuya Bessho Restaurant in Shizuoka. Watch the chefs filet fish and prepare dashi, and feast on a kaiseki dinner with wine, Japanese sake and tea.

Discover Japan’s ancient capital of Asuka in central Nara, where you’ll explore the village’s ancient treasures and hike a historical park, where you’ll have breakfast atop a breathtaking viewpoint. Vegetarian and vegan friendly!

Step back in time to the Edo period with this private geisha experience and traditional Japanese kaiseki meal in Hachioji, Western Tokyo. An English or Chinese guide will ensure full understanding of this unique and rare cultural experience.

On this tour of scenic Mt. Takao, hike through nature and visit centuries-old Yakuo-in temple, where you’ll discover the history of this heritage site and enjoy a traditional Zen Buddhist lunch that is both vegan and vegetarian.

Explore the cultural heritage of Mugen-an, an immaculately preserved samurai house in Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga (Ishikawa). Take a tour of the residence and enjoy a kaiseki meal with local folk song entertainment followed by a tea ceremony.

Create and capture memories in a tour combining Tokyo’s traditions and modernity. Wear a kimono and tour Zojoji, a temple with amazing views of Tokyo Tower, where you’ll have a photo shoot. Then, enjoy an Edo-style lunch at a nearby restaurant.