Convenience Store Tour in Shinjuku: Explore Japanese Konbini
On this one-of-a-kind tour in Shinjuku, explore Japanese convenience stores with a knowledgeable host in search of traveler essentials and food staples locals love.
Highlights
Led by a local host, join a tour to explore four convenience stores, a drugstore and a vending machine in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district
Discover local favorite food items, travel essentials, and combine different konbini foods in creative ways to enhance flavors and create unique combinations
Stroll through a local drugstore to find cheaper alternatives to konbini products, and stop by a vending machine with unique and surprising options along the way
Enjoy your convenience store snacks and drinks at a local park and have a Q&A session with your host
10 meals
Experience Details
There may be convenience stores all around the world, but none have the allure of Japanese “konbini”. Clean, accessible, and truly, well, convenient, these are not just mere shops but something of an institution. Indeed, many travelers spend hours searching through their aisles for limited-time foods and beverages, travel-size toiletries and late-night snacks. But if you want to upgrade your konbini game, there’s nothing like having a guide to show you unmissable offerings so you learn to navigate these shops like a local!
This unique konbini tour takes place in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district. Here, a knowledgeable guide will take you through four different convenience stores, showing you their staples, traveler essentials and signature food items, as well as teaching you the creative ways locals combine them to make new snacks and enhance flavors. After your initial exploration, you’ll go even further, strolling through a local drug store to find cheaper alternatives to convenience store items and even stop at a vending machine selling items that may surprise you.
After you’re all stocked up, your guide will lead you to a local park to sample some items you bought during the tour. While possibly chewing through crispy fried chicken, onigiri, or other treats, join a fun Q&A session to learn more about Japanese convenience store culture. This unforgettable tour allows you to dive deeper into everyday life in Japan through its one-of-a-kind konbini lifestyle.
Inclusions
A tour of four convenience stores, a drug store and vending machines
Experienced local guide
Items from your guide to sample at the end of the experience
Exclusions
Additional purchases
Transportation to and from the meeting point
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Meet your host at the West Exit of Yoyogi Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
N/A
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Over 14 million residents call Tokyo home. Functioning as Japan's economic and cultural center, it's no surprise the metropolis often appears at the top of travelers' bucket lists. Here, you can find everything from traditional tea houses to futuristic skyscrapers.
Our Convenience Store Tour with Ryo was FANTASTIC! We learned so much about the Convenience Store culture in Tokyo. We tasted some delicious snacks too. Ryo, our guide was so professional, respectf...read more
I enjoyed the tour very much, it's different to the most of the experiences available in Tokyo and it responds to the social media trends that features konbinis culture. I really like the host who ...read more
It was a educative walk around an interesting area near Shinjuku, with recommendations of the items to buy in various convenient store recommended by the local guide. The local guide can speak Engl...read more
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