Food Walking Tours in Japan: the 4 Best Guided Walks

1.Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,184 reviews · from $99Our pick

Spend three hours with a local guide exploring Tsukiji’s outer market, tasting sushi or a seafood bowl, Wagyu, fish cakes, omelette, fruit, and more. Guides such as Kiyo, Naz, Shoko, and Masa add food knowledge and local context, but fish is central and dietary substitutions are not available.

“This was a good tour of the market. We were able to navigate the crowds and experience the local food offerings along with some shrines. Joy was a great tour guide and even entertained my attempt at using my very elementary level Japanese. You will get a full stomach from this tour and get to experience the entire market.”

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2.Osaka Local Foodie Walking Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 985 reviews · from $111

Spend about three hours eating and walking from Shinsekai to Dotonbori. Your guide leads you through Jan-Jan Yokocho, Hozen-ji Temple, Doguyasuji, and the Glico sign, with kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and three drinks included. Groups are capped at seven, with vegetarian requests due in advance.

“Our tour guide Aika was amazing. She was so fun and friendly and down to earth. She offered plenty of suggestions on where else we could go after the tour and even what the best snacks to buy to bring home would be. She was very knowledgeable and definitely knew where all the best spots to eat were. All the food we had was delicious and we even got to grill our own okonomiyaki, which I was not expecting, but was such a fun experience. We visited some temples along the way and Aika took plenty of photographs for us that she sent after the tour was over. An amazing…”

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3.Tsukiji Fish Market Small-Group Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 621 reviews · from $87

Spend three hours exploring Tsukiji Outer Market with a guide and up to six other people. Sample fresh seafood, tamagoyaki, eel and local snacks, enjoy a seafood lunch, visit a Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine, and finish near Shiodome Tower.

“Our tour was so fabulous! The tour guide was so sweet, funny, interesting, and knowledgeable. We so enjoyed all of the variety of foods at the fish market. We had a lovely lunch in a restaurant and got to try the local food I absolutely recommend this tour!”

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4.Kuromon Market Food Walking Tour in Osaka (6 stops, 6 tastes)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 550 reviews · from $50Best value

Explore Kuromon Market with a local guide in a group capped at seven. Expect six food tastes that may include takoyaki, sushi, yakitori, dumplings, sweets, gyoza, or oden, plus Doguyasuji kitchenware street and Osaka culture.

“We had a wonderful tour with Aya. She was not only informative but also very personable. We had a great time sampling specialties of Osaka and will go back in the next few days to try more. Highly recommend this tour and hopefully you’ll get Aya.”

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