Tokyo: Japanese Shopping Secrets and Food Tastings Tour

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Explore hidden shops selling traditional items not commonly found in modern-day Japan on a walking tour of Tokyo. Sample old-world sweet and savory snacks, and look for the perfect handmade souvenirs.

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Highlights

  • Travel back in time to old-world Tokyo
  • Explore back alleys and discover hidden shops
  • Snack on tasty traditional treats, from Ningyoyaki cakes to Wagyu beef
  • Shop for the perfect handmade souvenirs to take back home
  • Personalized attention on small-group tour for just 10 people

Description

Your 3-hour Tokyo tour begins in the Ningyocho neighborhood, a district known for its timeless traditions and, as you’ll discover right away, tasty treats. The fragrance of cinnamon will lead you to a shop that specializes in Japanese sweets. You’ll also stop at a little gift shop that carries traditional Japanese items, from calligraphy tools to decorative wares. If you’re hungry by this point, that’s good, as we’ll try some Ningyoyaki cakes, a true Tokyo specialty. Next, you'll visit a shop that specialises in a traditional snack: senbei (rice crackers), a favourite in many Japanese households, which is happily gluten and dairy free. There are many other shops selling Japanese sweets, snacks, or drinks around this street. We especially recommend the Wagyu beef sukiyaki croquettes made by the famous sukiyaki restaurant Imahan. Your Tokyo tour guide will next show one of the 8 temples in Ningyocho. Visit a shrine where virtue, longevity, learning, and wealth are worshiped. Visit the nearby neighborhood of Nihonbashi, predominantly a financial district that’s home to trading firms and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Although Nihonbashi is very much a modern neighborhood, you’ll find many traditional Japanese shops hidden in its alleyways and even within its department stores. We’ll visit a Japanese traditional Washi paper store that was established in 1653. After, we may visit the toothpick shop, the kitchen knife shop, brush shop, gold flake shop or Dashi (soup stock) Shop.

Includes

Shopping and food tour Local guide Food samples Amazake (sweet non-alcoholic drink)

Important Information

  • This tour is carbon neutral, operated by a B Corp certified company committed to using travel as a force for good.
  • Child Policy - This is a child-friendly tour. Children 5 and younger are free of charge.
  • Dietary Notes- Vegetarian, and Vegan, options are available on this tour.
  • Dress Standard: A moderate amount of walking is involved; please wear comfortable walking shoes. The tour includes a brief visit to a small shrine. Modest dress is highly recommended.
  • Additional Information: We reserve the right to change both the route and places visited within the tour. Food inclusions are subject to change, dependent on availability on the day.

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