Explore the streets of Tokyo during an evening food walking tour with an expert guide. Sample yakitori accompanied by drinks and enjoy food tastings plus dessert at popular and traditional venues. Start amid Yurakucho’s rustic charm, continue on to modern Ginza, and finish your tour among a maze of local eateries in Shimbashi.

Food walking tour of Tokyo in the evening
Sample local dishes including dessert
Stroll the streets of Yurakucho, Ginza, and Shimbashi with a local guide
Experience the extreme range of these areas from posh Ginza to the office worker havens of Yurakucho and Shinbashi

What's Included

Local guide
Regional food tastings including dessert
2 complimentary drinks
Five food stops

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation costs
Additional drinks or food

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower
4-chōme-5-11 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Meet-Up Point: We will meet at the bottom of the clock tower at Ginza Wako. Address: 4 Chome-5-11 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-8105 Directions: The closest station is Ginza Station.

Start time

04:00 pm

End point

2 Chome-17 Shinbashi
2 Chome-17 Shinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0004, Japan
End point: JR Shimbashi Station

What To Expect

Meet your guide and group in the early evening at a central meeting point. Then eat and drink your way through some of the city’s top eateries for locals, an aspect of Tokyo few tourists ever get to experience.

Stop by Gado Shita, a busy restaurant area located directly under the city’s elevated train tracks. Wander amidst the narrow streets, blazing neon sights, and enticing smells of this culinary hot spot, an area which hearkens back to Japan in the 1970s. Stop by a selection of local ‘izakayas’ (pubs) frequented by residents, where you try out different varieties of ‘yakitori’ and drinks.

Head next to Tokyo’s upscale Ginza neighborhood, an area that provides the perfect contrast to the labyrinths of Gado Shita. Marvel at the upscale food shops selling $500 designer melons and let your mouth water as you pass by meticulously-decorated pastries in the display cases of local retailers.

Finish your food exploration by visiting Shimbashi, where you get a chance to take a deeper dive into some of Tokyo’s many rustic eateries and charming ‘izakayas.’ Finish your excursion in Shimbashi.

Wako Ginza

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Yakitori Alley (Pass By)

Godzilla Statue (Pass By)

Tokyo Takarazuka Theater (Pass By)

Ginza Six (Pass By)

Kabuki-za (Pass By)

SL Square (Pass By)

Karasumori Shrine (Pass By)

Shimbashi Station

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Passport information copy is required for kids 10 and above.
Family-friendly
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Changes to tours and spots we visit may occur due to schedules of restaurants, public holidays, weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances. Applicable substitutions will be made in this case.
Dietary Restriction Flexibility: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Gluten-Free Friendly
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveller Photos

Traveller Tips

As an FYI- if you do not eat pork, this is probably not the best tour for you.

Reviews

5.0

168 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Good food, not worth the price

BruceBehrouz_H, Aug 2023

We have done a lot of food tours and this was the lightest. Two of the stops were mainly for advertising purposes where the shop owner lets you taste tea or cookies with the hope of selling you things. You don’t really need a food tour to sample. Josh our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Overall light in food options, so don’t recommend. Highly priced.

Great food local ambience

MARKANTHONY_L, June 2023

We went to restaurants popular with the locals that we could not have tried by ourselves. Delicious food especially the mochi. Expect a lot of walking from one place to the other around Hinza

Exceptional Ginza Area Eats

Sarah_L, June 2023

Everything about this tour was wonderful. Our guide Josh was exceptional. Warm, informative, funny and every stop was a yummy surprise. It was a very interactive tour and Josh was the perfect host. Thank you!!

Fun night out in Tokyo!

Darryl_R, May 2023

Very good way to see a small part of Tokyo, experience authentic Japanese food and meet new people. Our guide Shige’ was very good. Personable, professional and knowledgeable. Thanks!!

Fun tour with great restaurant stops

Steven_G, Apr 2023

A wonderful tour! We thoroughly enjoyed each of the two restaurants and 3 quick stops that Kay to us to. Kay was a great guide and was hilarious and fun! She kept our group entertained with her facts and teaching. The food stops were all delicious and we enjoyed trying new things. Much different than a street tour which made it unique!

Unique and delicious

robert_b, Mar 2023

Insightful and delicious tour which featured places tourists would never find on their own. The guide was great and each place we visited was unique. Plenty of food and good vibes.

A Tasty Stroll Through Tokyo

Emilie_A, Feb 2023

Our tour guide, Norma, was fantastic. She's like a family member giving us a food tour. The 1st stop was the appetizer part which included seared bonito fish, drinks, and more. The 2nd stop was a tea shop where we sampled several green teas including cherry blossom green tea. The 3rd stop was dinner which included soba and other hot and cooked food. The 4th stop was a cookie and snack place. The last stop was dessert. You will definitely get full and all the stops were wonderful. This is a must-do.

excellent experience of local food and culture

Nikolaos S, June 2019

ME and my wife met Hirotake Watanabe (our guide) and couple of other people that were in the same tour at the prespecified time and place. Already from the introduction it was clear that this would be a great tour with our guide that was open, fun, extremely knowledgeable and with a mission to have us enjoying the experience. We experienced the local food culture, got a lot of information for the areas we were walking through and tasted amazing Japanese food. We were getting answers to all our questions and all our needs were addressed in best possible way. One of the top experiences we had in Tokyo/Japan.

Great way to experience Tokyo

Sylvia_K, Jan 2019

We had a really nice time during this tour with our guide Bryan. The total experience was really fun. Even though not everyone loved ALL the dishes that were in the tour, it didn't matter, because every dish had its own story and each location that we visited was special. There were vegan and vegetartian and pescatarian options. I can highly recommend this tour.

Yuko and her assistant were very...

Hannah R, Sept 2018

Yuko and her assistant were very helpful and thoughtful tour guides. We ate yummy food and learned a lot about Japanese culture. As an FYI- if you do not eat pork, this is probably not the best tour for you.

Average at best

nlavellb, Sept 2018

The food tour of 3 neighborhoods sounded so fun! 18-20 tastings is what was listed and we got around 12-15 if you include the miso paste and sauces to add on the food. For the price, around $300/couple, the amount nor quality of food was not commensurate. If it would have been in the $50/pp price range would have made more sense. The tour guide was fantastic, though not as knowledgeable when it came to recommendations on things to do and places to eat in Tokyo. After the tour we were still very hungry and had to find a real dinner.

Fantastic tour! Highly recommend...

Hansel_S, June 2018

Fantastic tour! Highly recommend taking this. We enjoyed walking through the various areas, learning about the history of the city and of course the food. The size of the tour was just right. And we enjoyed the food so much we went to a few of the places on the days after our tour.

Our tour guide Ryan made this an...

Michael_F, June 2018

Our tour guide Ryan made this an excellent tour. His knowledge and personality, combined with the selection of restaurants we visited made one of the most memorable tours during our visit to Japan.

We got so much out of this tour! If...

Mary C, Apr 2018

We got so much out of this tour! If it's on your to eat list, you'll probably have at least a small portion on this tour. So much food, and then a full meal at the end! We learned so much all along the way. Asami - Thank you for being a wonderful guide.

Outstanding fun with great guide...

Sebastian_T, Apr 2018

Outstanding fun with great guide. Really pushes you outside your normal cuisine! Fantastic time.

The guide Ryan is one of the best...

HungHooi_T, Mar 2018

The guide Ryan is one of the best guide that I have encountered. He is very knowledgeable and he made the walking tour very interesting and educational. We would go any time with Ryan for another walking tour .... cheers...

A great tour and excellent way to see...

Neal P, Jan 2018

A great tour and excellent way to see Tokyo whilst enjoying the cuisine

It was great getting around Kyoto on...

Keith D, Jan 2018

It was great getting around Kyoto on public transport and the sushi lunch was wonderful. It would have been better if the guide hada a few more details to share regarding the site we were visiting, but it was still a great tour.

Great tour! Food was fantastic and...

Bianca B, Dec 2017

Great tour! Food was fantastic and the tour guide was awesome. I learned a lot about Japanese food by region and got to ask my stupid cultural questions with a forgiving and friendly guide.

My wife and i were so lucky to have...

lyndaban, Dec 2017

My wife and i were so lucky to have booked this tour along with 5 others who we did not know , the young Japanese girl tour guide who spoke pefect english having lived in USA for sometime was so full of knowledge about the areas we visited , the small restaurants were wonderful with each one a different taste of Japan food was amazing sites and information was first class . we can recommend this tour to all it was a highlight of our visit to Japan .

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