Tokyo
Tokyo for food lovers: guided food tours in Ueno and Asakusa, from 13,500 yen per adult or priced in dollars, 2 to 3.5 hours.
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Culinary experiences in Tokyo
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Map of Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay. The food tours in this guide stay in the east of the city, in the old shitamachi districts. Ueno, around its station and park, has Ameyokocho, a market street under the railway tracks. Asakusa, a little further east, grew up around the Sensō-ji temple.
Three operators are compared. Arigato Travel’s Ten Tastes of Tokyo in Ueno costs from 13,500 yen per adult, for 2.5 hours. Secret Food Tours also works in Ueno and prices its tour at 99.99 US dollars per person. Ninja Food Tours runs an Asakusa Food Hunt at 63 US dollars per person.
Practical notes
- Ueno station is on the JR Yamanote loop line. The Keisei Skyliner links it with Narita airport.
- Asakusa is on the Ginza and Toei Asakusa subway lines.
- Osaka, with its own food tours in this guide, is less than two and a half hours away by Nozomi Shinkansen.