Tokyo Local Food Journey: Private & Tailored Food Tour in Asakusa, Nakano, or Kichijoji

Embark on a personalized, private food tour in Tokyo’s vibrant neighborhoods of Asakusa, Nakano, or Kichijoji. Discover hidden izakayas and taste 8-10 local favorites for an authentic Tokyo culinary experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nakano San Mall Shopping Street - Uncover hidden treasures in Nakano’s vibrant covered arcade.
    Start your journey in the energetic Sun Mall, where the host will lead you to a cozy location. Delight in comforting oden—a blend of simmered daikon, fish cakes, and egg—accompanied by seasonal sashimi. Enjoy a refreshing draft beer or shochu while…
What's Included
  • Direct communication with your host to plan your itinerary and share recommendations
  • 6-8 local dishes and drink tastings from 2-3 eateries
  • A private, personalized experience with a local food expert
  • Pre-tour questionnaire to tailor your experience
What's Not Included
  • Additional food, drinks, or attraction tickets (beyond those included in the experience)
  • Transportation costs (as this is a walking tour, public transport may be used at an additional cost)
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

This is not your ordinary food tour—it’s a customized izakaya adventure through one of Tokyo’s most charming neighborhoods. Upon booking, a brief questionnaire will be sent to you to capture your preferences, interests, and mood. Your local guide will use this information to craft a flexible itinerary that adapts to the evening—ideal whether you’re in…

Location
JR Nakano Station
Your host will be meet you at JR Nakano Station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Stephanie_w
Jan 4, 2025
Amazing - Amazing food tour of Shibuya. We enjoyed our evening with Chiria - a little history of the area along with amazing knowledge of the food!
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Gina_b
Oct 7, 2024
Great tour! - Had a wonderful time walking through local markets, and sampling various delicious foods. Kieran was very informative and helped me buy some gifts for my family.
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Melanieg
Jul 5, 2024
Great! - Lauren got in touch with us weeks ahead and catered the tour to our liking. We visited and learned about places we would've never encountered on our ow. Highly recommended.
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Tour788014
Jun 20, 2024
Eat like a local with Marc Paris - Marc Paris was awesome! He was knowledgeable, fun, helpful and helped us plan the rest of our trip to Tokyo. my wife is Celiac (no gluten) which is challenging in Japan. Marc found spots for us to try and showed us where the locals would eat. He recommended spots for our teenagers to shop for manga/anime collectibles, and helped us organize the places we wanted to go into efficient day trips. Can't recommend him highly enough.
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Jamil_r
Mar 29, 2024
One of the most beautiful and delicious meals - We had such a wonderful time with Mari on our first night in Tokyo. She met us at our hotel and took us to one of our favorite meals! It was a rainy night and she made it a great night with delicious food and incredible crepes. Thank you Mari!
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Saud_h
Dec 25, 2023
A highly recommended tour. - Yohei is a very professional and accommodating guide. He communicated very well before starting the tour to make sure that we get the most out of this experience. He is a pleasant person and he did take us to local Japanese traditional restaurants with amazing food experience. A highly recommended tour for anyone who wants to experience local cusins outside the touristic restaurants.
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Shalini_d
Jun 20, 2023
what a great food experience! - Our guide Jonny Wu arrive promptly and took us to an amazing food tour in Shinjuku. We went to 3 great restaurants which we would not have found on our own, each one a bit different than the other. He was great company and very knowledgeable about the food and city and fun to be with!!
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William_h
May 31, 2023
An expensive disappointment - Your mileage may vary - this seems highly dependent on who you get as a guide. We read the good reviews and were excited by the first guide we were assigned, who reached out over a week ahead of time to help plan an itinerary. For whatever reason a new guide, Ian, was assigned. In short we were treated to a night of wandering aimlessly while he looked for places on Google Maps (none of which he had been to before, many of which were not open). Couldn't be bothered to learn the names of the 5 people in our group. Demonstrated no knowledge of the neighborhood we were eating in. Had no interest in sharing info about local food culture, history, traditions, etc. Was a wasted night, especially disappointing given the high cost. We reached out for a refund and the company took their sweet time but did offer a partial one, so there's something. Your experience may be wonderful like many reviews; just make sure you get the guide you are working with from the outset and cancel if a new one appears suddenly at the last minute.
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Sidharths
Nov 19, 2023
Terrible experience!! - Horrible experience - not even worth a penny! Because my hotel delayed my check in due to some system issue at their side I reached about 40 min late but regardless he promised he will give a fulfilling experience just to find out that it was hardly anything which he made me try. For a cost of $311 approx. this is a very bad experience with very bad host. He might have his own thoughts but I know for a fact that anyone who wants to experience while not getting ripped, this is definitely not the tour!!
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Helenlonny1
Oct 9, 2023
Disgusting - This food is disgusting and freezing cold I am now going to complain to the environmental health this food is not edible
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