Tokyos vibrant food culture is legendary and is one of the many reasons why people flock to the Japanese capital. On this Tokyo tour enjoy the food culture of Tokyo from an ordinary businessmans perspective as well as the tradition of foods in everyday life of Tokyo.

Throughout your Tokyo food tour your local guide will explain the history of food and places you visit sharing with you their own personal experiences and food-related family traditions and customs during the tour.

Well begin our tour taking a quick stroll through Depachika the food section at the basement of the department store where you can find a wide variety of dishes from slightly upscale delicacies for when you have guests over to those that are usually used as side dishes. Beautifully decorated Japanese Western and Chinese desserts of all kinds will satisfy any sweet tooth. A great variety of foods and confectionery shops and learn about the rich variety of traditional Japanese sweets Wagashi and best of all choose one of Wagashi to try Usually made of rice and red beans these sweets change based on the ingredients available at each time of year and even their shapes are inspired by what you can find in nature during that season.

We may visit the Itoya stationary store that was founded in 1904 where you will notice that Japanese paper culture is still alive today.

After enjoying walking around Ginza at night illuminated by neon lights well travel to Tsukishima to visit Monja Street where Monja-Yaki is said to have originated. Often compared with Okonomi-yaki in Osaka Monja-yaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter with various ingredients. The ingredients are finely chopped and mixed into the batter before grilling.

Youll have the chance to watch your food being cooked chat with the cook and devour your Monja-yaki fresh from the hot plate. In true local style youll use a small metal spatula to eat right from the grill. Be careful not to burn your tongue

After having Monja well travel back to Ginza by metro and head for Yakitori Alley an area with many casual bar-style restaurants and the birthplace of yakitori one of many Japanese peoples favourite appetizers.

As many businessmen and women do after 5 pm well enjoy a drink of sake or a local beer then sample yakitori at one of the many local restaurants each with their own tare sauce mixed with their secret ingredients.

Your tour ends here but dont forget to ask for tips on what else to see do and eat during your stay.

Fancy a cool local bar or a karaoke place? Wed be happy to recommend our favourites so that your night can continue.

Important information

The itinerary of places visited during the excursion may change for a variety of reasons.

There are three local food tastings: yakitori monja-yaki and wagashi. However the tastings may change depending on what is available on the day.