Asakusa Guided Food Tour at 4 Local Eateries

Explore Asakusa on a guided food tour with up to 12 Japanese dishes, dessert, 2 drinks, and four local eateries.

Getting started

Meet your expert English-speaking guide in Asakusa and join your small group to begin the guided food tour on foot. After a brief orientation about the area and the evening’s plan, you will head toward the first of four local eateries. Your guide explains basic etiquette and answers questions so you feel prepared for the tastings ahead.

What to expect

Asakusa izakaya

Your first major stop is a Japanese izakaya restaurant in Asakusa that is loved by locals. This casual spot introduces you to the atmosphere and dishes that many residents enjoy after work.

Features

• Here you start sampling part of the up to 12 recommended Japanese dishes included on the tour, paired with one of your 2 drinks so you can experience how food and beverages are typically enjoyed together.
• Your guide points out hidden local spots not in guidebooks near the izakaya and shares stories about how people in Asakusa dine and socialize in the neighborhood.
• The expert English-speaking guide also begins sharing tips for enjoying Asakusa, from ordering styles in izakaya to simple phrases that are useful during the rest of your stay.

Local sake bar

Next, you continue on foot to a local sake bar that focuses on varieties from across Japan. This stop highlights how regional differences shape flavor and style.

Features

• At the sake bar, you taste sake from all over Japan, using part of your 2 drinks allocation to explore contrasting profiles under the guidance of your host and guide.
• While you taste, your expert English-speaking guide explains how to read basic labels and suggests what types of dishes from your up to 12 recommended Japanese dishes often pair well with different sake styles.
• This venue is also where you hear more tips for enjoying Asakusa at night, including suggestions for other local spots not in guidebooks that match your interests.

Hoppy Street

From the bar, your guide leads you along Hoppy Street, a well-known alley in Asakusa lined with casual eateries and drink spots. The street walk adds context to the flavors you are trying.

Features

• As you stroll through Hoppy Street, you observe open-front bars and food stands that show how people in Asakusa gather for casual meals and drinks in the evening.
• Your guide uses this walk to point out hidden local spots not in guidebooks tucked between more obvious storefronts, helping you see options you might otherwise pass by.
• Along this stretch, the expert English-speaking guide continues to offer practical tips for enjoying Asakusa, such as when Hoppy Street is liveliest and how to choose places that match your preferred dishes and drinks.

Additional local eateries and dessert stop

The route also includes other local eateries in Asakusa where you complete your tastings. These final stops round out the four eateries included in your tour.

Features

• Across these remaining venues, you reach the total of up to 12 recommended Japanese dishes plus dessert and any remaining drinks, giving you a broad sample of flavors in a single evening.
• Dessert typically includes a fish-shaped waffle, which you savor toward the end of the tour to finish the meal with a sweet taste associated with Japanese street-style snacks.
• These eateries are chosen as hidden local spots not in guidebooks, and your expert English-speaking guide explains why each place matters to the area’s food culture.
• During the final stop, your guide shares last tips for enjoying Asakusa, answers questions about the places you visited, and suggests how you can return to specific izakaya, the sake bar, or Hoppy Street on your own later.