Japan Food Tours(327)

Tour Tokyo’s side streets and experience the flavors and faces that define dinner for millions of locals. This custom private tour includes several Japanese foods, dessert, and drinks, picked according to your preferences and dietary needs.

Enjoy the thrilling atmosphere of a tuna auction show in an izakaya restaurant in Asakusa! Bid on your preferred tuna cuts, which will be prepared and served to you on the spot, and enjoy them with ramen, yakitori skewers, drinks, and more.

This family-friendly tour is an exploration of Kyoto’s cuisine, history, and culture! Taste Kyoto street foods at Nishiki Market, visit a local shrine, and discover Japanese history through fun, immersive activities at the Ninja Samurai Museum.

Only an hour from Nagoya is the coastal town of Nishio, famous for its artisanal miso-making. Here, you’ll explore a brewery with over 100 years of history as you learn all about miso, a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine.

In this leaf-to-cup tour in Nishio, Aichi, a leading tea producing area with hundreds of years of history, you’ll visit a tea farm, dress up in traditional tea picking clothes, taste several kinds of Japanese tea, and take part in a tea ceremony!

Explore Asakusa at your own pace in this private foodie bike tour. See the Sensoji Temple and the Ryogoku Sumo Stadium, and stroll along a shopping street, stopping for traditional snacks along the way. Gluten-free and pescatarian options available.

Meet contemporary Japanese lacquerware master Naoya Takayama in his Hiroshima studio for an insider’s view of the craft. Discover his original techniques, paint lacquer under his personalized instruction, and take home a souvenir by the artist.

Enjoy Tokyo’s lively nightlife in this sake-themed outing that includes touring sake-related shrines and temples while learning about their history and customs, then clinking cups of sake with locals in two izakaya restaurants.

Join a friendly local guide as they show you around the magical Myoban Onsen. In this private tour, you’ll visit a world heritage site, bathe in an open-air hot spring, steam foods using hot spring water and try Beppu’s famous hell-steamed pudding.

Enhance your sake education with this tasting experience in Nara. Sample five different types of sake made locally, receive a handbook on general sake knowledge and visit two local izakaya bars with your host.

20% discount coupon available for limited time only! Explore Fukuoka’s scenic Katsuura Coast on this e-bike tour led by bilingual guide David. Cycle through villages and fields, enjoy a sushi lunch by the sea, and soak in the rural landscapes.

Embark on a journey through the countryside and enjoy a private overnight stay in a farm in Tsu, Mie Prefecture. Meditate at a local temple, meet farmers, and learn about organic rice harvesting methods. Dinner, breakfast and lunch are included.

Explore Japanese rice culture in this private farm tour in the countryside of Tsu, Mie Prefecture. Interact with farmers, learn about rice production and cooking, and enjoy a delicious meal with Matsusaka beef and other local Mie specialties.

Revitalize body and mind in this private experience in rural Tsu, Mie Prefecture. You’ll meditate at a historical local temple, stroll the village, interact with farmers, learn about rice production, and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Treat yourself to some local Toyama delicacies on this private food and drink tour. Uncover the hidden gems of Toyama through its seafood, meat, vegetables and sake while you feast at three different izakaya restaurants.

Step back in time on this lunch tour in Nihonbashi, a central Tokyo district near Ginza and Tokyo Station. Enjoy an omakase sushi course, visit a specialty eel restaurant, and wind down with castella cake and coffee or tea at a 70-year-old cafe.

Explore the Sera Highlands on this guided 8-hour tour from Hiroshima Station. Enjoy the scenic side of Hiroshima by visiting a seasonal flower farm, a zazen meditation at Shuzenin Temple, a tofu lunch and local souvenir shopping.

Experience Zen in this one-day experience at Okuyama Houkouji, a centuries-old temple in the mountains of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Find peace through zazen meditation, partake in monk activities and enjoy a vegetarian Buddhist lunch (shojin ryori).

Revitalize mind and body in this unique experience in Asuka, Nara, Japan’s first capital. You’ll harvest vegetables in an organic farm and attend a cooking lecture by an expert in yakuzen, medicinal cooking based on traditional Chinese medicine.

Let a local guide lead you through the bustling streets of Shibuya in this vegan-friendly tour! Slurp delicious vegan ramen noodles, enjoy matcha and desserts with a view of Shibuya Scramble Square, and play arcade games in an unforgettable evening.

Explore the historic city of Miyoshi in Hiroshima, where you’ll stroll through cobblestone streets and learn about its culture from a local guide before partaking in a traditional tea ceremony in a 200-year-old thatched roof house.

Breeze your way through Osaka’s colorful streets, exploring local neighborhoods and sampling unique foods along the way in this customizable bicycle tour with an English-speaking guide that will be designed according to your preferences.

Get off to an early start in this morning tour of Kagoshima Fish Market. Strap on rubber boots and experience a day in the life of fishmongers at this recently-renovated marketplace where auctioneers bid for the freshest seafood on sale.

Immerse yourself in traditions of time past in this cultural experience in the heart of Tokyo! You’ll enjoy a traditional tofu lunch prepared Edo-period style, a tatami coaster making workshop and a tea ceremony in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district.

Fall in love with the traditional culinary culture of Japan during this Shizuoka food tour in the coastal town of Atami. You’ll sample tofu, tea, wasabi-zuke and katsuobushi from three local shops with an English-speaking guide.

Spend a relaxing morning like a local would in this breakfast tour of Nagoya. A friendly host will take you to two different coffee shops where you learn about traditional Japanese food culture and table manners over coffee and sandwiches.

Guarantee your spot at the 2025 Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium. Enjoy the thrilling atmosphere, unique decor, and, of course, watch sumo bouts from your premium seat. Includes one yakitori skewer and a drink.

Stroll through central Kyoto, streets flanked with blooming cherry blossom trees, visiting shops and tasting local snacks as you go, and enjoy a flower-viewing picnic. Then, stop at a traditional restaurant for a meal of local Kyoto specialties.