Food tours in Tokyo

Most of the Tokyo food tours on this page stay in the east of the city, in Ueno and Asakusa, the old shitamachi districts of market streets, small eateries and neighbourhood shrines. Three operators are compared here. One prices in yen, from 13,500 yen per adult. The other two price in US dollars. Each price below is given in the operator’s own currency. The tours last 2 to 3.5 hours.

The three tours

• Arigato Travel walks Ueno with more than ten street food tastings, a short stop at a neighbourhood shrine and the Ameyokocho market street. It runs Tuesday to Sunday, all ages are welcome, and the adult price depends on the date, from 13,500 yen. Its Flavors of Japan Daytime Tour, in Nihombashi, costs 25,300 yen for adults and 12,650 yen for children, for 3 hours.
• Secret Food Tours also works in Ueno: 6 stops, 10 people at most, in English.
• Ninja Food Tours starts its Asakusa tour at 11:30 am, a good slot for lunch. Its other Tokyo tours, around Tsukiji and the Retro Bites tour, cost 77.50 and 70 US dollars.

How to choose

• District. Ueno with Arigato or Secret Food Tours. Asakusa with Ninja Food Tours.
• Currency. Arigato charges in yen. Secret Food Tours and Ninja Food Tours in US dollars, so the amount on your card statement may depend on the exchange rate.
• Group size. Secret Food Tours publishes a cap of 10 people. The other two give none on the pages read.
• Language. Secret Food Tours states its tour is in English. Ask the other two when booking.
• Children. Arigato welcomes all ages, with a child price on its Nihombashi tour.

What to taste in Tokyo

• Yakitori, grilled chicken skewers, a classic of small bars under the railway arches.
• Ramen, wheat noodles in broth, from soy sauce to miso.
• Sushi, and the seafood stalls of the Tsukiji outer market, near the old fish market.
• Monjayaki, a runny griddle dish from the old east side, and senbei, rice crackers.
• Sweets from Asakusa’s temple street: ningyo-yaki, small cakes filled with red bean paste.

Tokyo and Osaka

This guide also compares food tours in Osaka, Japan’s other street food city, less than two and a half hours away on the Nozomi Shinkansen.

Practical tips for food tours in Tokyo

• Getting there. Ueno station is on the JR Yamanote loop line, and the Keisei Skyliner links it with Narita airport. Asakusa is on the Ginza and Toei Asakusa subway lines.
• Come hungry. Ten tastings and more in two and a half hours stand in for a meal.
• Prices change. The figures here were read on the operators’ own sites on 4 October 2026 (Arigato read again on 5 October). Resellers may charge differently.