Best of Tokyo's Shopping & Food: Japanese Cultural Experience

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Duration:3 hours (approx.)
Location: Tokyo, Kanto

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Spend your day with us browsing Ningyocho, a charming neighborhood known for its special, traditional souvenirs and goods made right here in Japan and get some insight to the foods and snacks the Japanese people eat and typical items they use in everyday life

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The tour starts at one of the tower clocks which shows the story of Edo lifestyle at 12:45 pm. We will learn how Ningyocho was created .
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We will stop at the Ningyoyaki cake shop which was founded 116 years ago. This shop is the original store which started making the Ningyoyaki with red bean paste inside. If the shop is less crowded, we can walk to the back of the shop to observe how Ningyoyaki is being made. We will try one of Ningyoyaki which was made in front of you.
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Amazake Yokocho, as the name implies, still has several amazake shops. What is Amazake? There are 2 types of Amazake. In summer we will enjoy cold “Kome-koji Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from Kome-koji, which is steamed rice combined with rice malt. It is non-alcoholic and naturally a slightly sweet drink. In winter we will enjoy warm “Sake-kasu Amazake” : This form of Amakaze is made from sake lees called Sake-kasu. Some sugar is added to it because Sake-kasu is not sweet. Sake-kasu Amazake may contain less than 1% alcohol. In Japan, drinks that have less than 1% alcohol are counted as non-alcoholic beverages. We will walk through the allies in Ningyocho stopping at several shops. Most of them have been in the business for more than 100 years within the family. We will talk about the history and culture in this area. We will try a few more snacks as we walk along. Some of them are sweets and others are savoury.
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We will visit long-established handicrafts stores. We’ll visit a Japanese traditional Washi paper store that was established in 1653 (the Edo Period). You can see all kinds of high quality brushes in the store established in 1718. Hair brushes and clothes brushes for men and makeup brushes for women are popular. You can see valuable ukiyo-e prints in a 430-year-old fan store. It would also be interesting to taste the products at a store specialising in dashi soup stock, or at a kitchen knife shop or a store specialising in gold leaf. The tour will end at Mitsukoshi department store, which has been in business for 350 years.

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Posted By : OnAir67039715834
Guide was super nice and clearly had a lot of knowledge of Japan’s food and cultural history. They helped and taught us so much.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 08:45:00

Posted By : lorrainegP9301DJ
Amazing food and information- so much fun!! Babe was best guide ever. Thank you so much for making our time in Tokyo so memorable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 08:34:41

Posted By : Dustin W
Good food and good company. Our guide, Nabe, was very knowledgeable and friendly. The food was amazing. Great experience would be recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 06:48:25

Posted By : embel29
Great food and Nabe was fun and very nice. Had a great evening trying different specialties! You get lots of food and drinks.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 06:47:40

Posted By : 801enrique_
Amazing tripa and very kind of knowledgeable guide! We visited Many places and got to try some typical delicacies. Very recommendable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 03:44:12

Posted By : X6081LZmattb
Great tour with some nice tastings along the way! Moonsko was a lovely tour guide and showed us all of the wonderful spots!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 03:43:36

Posted By : moloneysg
This was the best thing we've done in a long time, best guide he was so helpful and really knew his stuff, really fun, so much food, really great and friendly
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 07:19:34

Posted By : Jenean M
What a great walking tour! The meeting location was easy to find. Our guide, Kaori was a wealth of knowledge about the area and it's culture and history. We made many stops for snacks, refreshing local drinks and we were able to tour a historical paper making company. One stop at a fan store was fortuitous - I got souvenirs.
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 04:12:21

Posted By : norlanp93
Really nice tour guide and gave a lot of info about different places. Gave free foods and drinks for trying out. Thank you very much.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 02:44:57

Posted By : Inspire824689
My guide Nabe was wonderful and I got to see shops and places I would never have found on my own. I would highly recommend the tour. So many traditional crafts and shops, for me the Ozu Washi Japanese paper shop was a highlight!
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Posted On : 2024-05-23 03:22:22