Book a 3-Hour Walking Food Tour of Tokyo’s Old Town: Yanaka!
Overview
Delve into Tokyo's history and culture on a 3-hour English guided tour of a charming local neighborhood: Yanaka! Feel the nostalgia and even a rustic vibe in an area still unknown to many tourists.
Highlights
- Learn the basics of the Japanese dining etiquette from your guide
- Reserve with a Rakuten account to earn or use points for each booking
- Step off the tourist trail and visit Yanaka — a different side of Tokyo
- Bask in the old-timey nostalgic charms of the “shitamachi” downtown
- Visit several family-run stores and taste a variety of traditional food bites
Key Information
Description
Join a Tokyo food tour that takes you through the charming area of Yanaka – one of Tokyo’s few remaining areas still retaining the “shitamachi” old downtown vibes. The Yanaka area is filled with a feeling of nostalgia and a rustic charm, and a feeling of Tokyo from past decade lingers on. This tour will offer you a sightseeing opportunity different from the “big city” feel of other parts of Tokyo! Yanaka was one of the few areas that survived the Great Kanto Earthquake, the Fire of 1923, and was spared the Allied fire bombings during WWII. The area has a history as an artisan town, and many famous writers and visual artists lived and worked here. Today, it retains a similar spirit, and an afternoon stroll down the tiny side streets that dissect the area south of Nippori Station will highlight the diversity of crafts still being produced in the area: textiles, ink prints, wood carvings, traditional cuisines, stationery, pottery, jewelry, and much more. We will have the chance to try local street snacks, stop by shops that are over 100 years old, see local shrines and temples, and enjoy a regional lunch before we end our tour with a traditional tea ceremony at a very special stop. By the end of this lovely tour, you will have tried lots of dishes and drinks that locals love!