Tokyo Street Food Tour - 7 Japanese Foods
Description
Discover Tokyo’s street food scene on a walk through Togoshi Ginza, the city’s longest shopping street. With more than 400 small shops lining the arcade, this local area offers a taste of everyday Tokyo far from the usual tourist routes. Led by a knowledgeable local food guide, you’ll sample around 7 different Japanese specialties as you explore the neighborhood. As we visit popular local shops, exact stops and dishes may vary depending on the day, availability and wait times. Your guide will adjust the route as needed to make sure you get a varied and satisfying selection of food along the way. While we can’t guarantee specific dishes, your tastings may include: - Award-winning karaage (Japanese fried chicken) - Juicy yakitori (charcoal-grilled chicken skewers) from a restaurant dating back to 1926 - Handmade onigiri (rice balls), with a choice of more than 40 fillings - Curry bread filled with rich Japanese beef curry - Creamy Japanese pudding
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On our way to Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street, we will also pass through this decades-old covered arcade. Here, we'll also have our first samples of food! We'll take you to the very best food stalls in the area. You'll try seven types of tasty Japanese food, including: - Crispy Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) at an award-winning vendor - Juicy Yakitori (charcoal-grilled chicken skewers) at a restaurant running since 1926 - Hand-made Onigiri (traditional rice balls) with over 40 filling choices, from bacon and cream cheese to spicy tuna - Savory Curry Bread (freshly baked bread filled with Japanese beef curry) - Super Creamy Japanese pudding
After a bit of a walk, we'll arrive at our main attraction: Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street! This hidden gem is home to many hole-in-the-wall shops where we'll get to try lots of delicious, local delicacies.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants can join for free but will share food with other group members.
Reviews(24)
This was such a lovely way to experience Togoshi Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most charming neighborhood shopping streets. The food was absolutely delicious, with so many different flavours and textures to discover. Each stop felt like more than just something tasty to eat; we also got a little glimpse into the history, traditions, and food culture of Japan. What made the tour especially great was how accessible it was for everyone. Kids and picky eaters can find plenty to enjoy without feeling like they’ve been signed up for a culinary endurance test, while adults still get plenty of new and interesting flavours to explore! And then there’s Togoshi Ginza itself. Walking through the lively shotengai, seeing the local shops and everyday neighborhood life, and learning about the stories behind the food made the whole experience feel like a genuine adventure rather than a standard tourist tour. Warm, relaxed, delicious, and full of little discoveries. A wonderful way to experience the flavours and history of Japan while exploring the very local, very lively Togoshi Ginza.
We had a really great time on the food tour in Togoshi Ginza. It’s a beautiful and very clean part of Tokyo that doesn’t seem to get as many tourists. There are so many different shops, restaurants, and food stalls, so there was plenty to see and, most importantly, plenty to eat! The places we visited were carefully chosen, and everything we tried was delicious. It was a fun way to explore an area we probably wouldn’t have found on our own. Our guide, Olivier, was excellent. He was very well prepared, knew exactly where to take us, and took great care of the whole group. We never had to worry about where to go next, we just had to focus on eating! A really enjoyable experience and a great way to discover a different side of Tokyo. Highly recommended!
It was great! We got to try a variety of Japanese street food, my personal highlight was the takoyaki with interesting toppings but everything was tasty. Our guide was great, he was very knowledgeable about the area and clearly passionate about history. It did rain a little, and while the first part of the tour was through the covered arcade, the rest was through the uncovered streets so I'd suggest bringing umbrellas if there's a chance of rain! I felt like I got to discover a cute little area of Tokyo, definitely recommend!
Nice opportunity to experience various japanese street food (yakitori, toyaki, takoyaki, fried chicken, gyoza, and matcha tea). Everything were delishious, and Tigoshi-Ginza streen is a interesting place to walk. Thanks Olivier for being our friendly tour guide!
We went on this street food tour around Togoshi Ginza and our tour guide was Olivier Overall it was really good! We discovered new and unique places Tried traditional Japanese street food like takoyaki, yakitori, tayaki and many others I enjoined how our guide gave us interesting facts about each place and overall that district - Togoshi Ginza is very lovely to walk around Totally recommend!
Really good tour! Great job of incorporating a lot of different food types
Fantastic food, great guide Daisy showed us so many hidden gems! We enjoyed every one a lot and now have an entirely different understanding of Japanese street food culture. 10 out of five stars. Thanks a lot!
Brian was great. He was knowledgeable on Japanese history and food. We walked and sampled great food for two hours. Don’t eat before going as there was so many different delicious tastings. Going at the start of our holiday really helped also as we knew what we liked and how to order. Thank you Brian.
Makayla was absolutely great . Great food choices. Very personable and knowledgeable. Great host and tour guide .
We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Daisy. She shared interesting information and took us to eight very different food stalls. The food was delicious and portion sizes were generous. Would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys trying a variety of Japanese street food.
