Tokyo by Night: Japanese Small Group Food Experience

some wonderful food experiences with a great guide that helped us understand not just the food,but also the history of the places that we visited and also the traditions surrounding the Japanese culture

Highly recommend this food tour. Aya was a great guide and really made it an excellent experience. Great food and a few ideas of places to visit in the future. Good job!

Kiri was a friendly and knowledgeable guide and the food was great. Especially nice since I was travelling on my own and it was nice to chat with everyone.

I cannot call a tour a food tour because we spent most of the time walking leisurely at the streets and getting to places. Food was 6 very salty chicken little sticks divided between 2 people, so you are lucky to try one tiny peace, and cabbage pancakes that they cook in front of you. I am not a big fan of cabbage and was expecting much of different type of dishes rather than sitting in a small smoky cheap joint for 2 hr. Overalll, it was a ripoff. With abundance of restaurants on every corner, you can easily try different dishes yourself and for the price of tour-at least 5 whole meals. Waste of money, waste of time.

We loved our Tokyo by Night Tour! The food was amazing and we went to very authentic Japanese places which we would not have gone to by ourselves! I also thought we would hungry by the end of it but we had more than enough food! Our guide was also excellent and very funny and kind. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Kirihara was amazing. He was very engaging, had a great sense of humor, and made the entire experience fun. Despite my poor sense of directions, I was able to find the group at the designated meeting point in the Ginza district . It was a party of 12, and I enjoyed my conversations with everyone I spoke to. From the meeting point, Kirihara took us to a restaurant where we were provided drinks and snacks. I was the only vegetarian, which I did specify when I booked the trip, and that entire evening, Kirihara ensured that I got vegetarian options. After that, he took us to a bakery, and we each received a mochi dessert. (I ate it a few days later, and it was still delicious.) We then went to another restaurant, where we had two different entrees. One drink was included with the meal, but everyone had the option of ordering more drinks at his or her own cost. The establishment was the kind where there was a hot griddle at each table, and Kirihara actually prepared the Japanese pancakes and "pizzas" for us. He has mad skills. At the end of the tour, he ensured that we knew our way back to our hotels via subway, and then emailed us an extensive list of descriptions and links of his recommendations on what to see and eat in Tokyo. I give Kirihara and the night tour an A+++.

The food and guide on this tour were excellent. The only reason I didn't give it a fifth star is that I found the walking and train ride parts a little disjointed. I think that part could have been better coordinated. But if you want great food and a Monjya St restaurant experience, this is it.

Tomomi-San was a great guide, making sure the small group of 3 was comfortable and given enough time in each location. Food was abundant and very tasty. Thank you for all the valuable information!

Unfortunately this tour really didn't explore much in the Japanese styles of food. There were 3 stops. A Yakitori restaurant which was ok but nothing special, a sweet shop where we all got a single sweet and another place which I can't recall the name off. Unfortunately this last place allowed smoking inside, and on top of the fairly ordinary food that was served there it actually was fairly unpleasant and I couldn't wait to get out. So the tour didn't really provide a lot of insight, nor was the product we ate very good. All in all I found this poor value for money.

This was an incredible tour and one that we would do again. Our guide Kiri took us to many places my boyfriend and I would have never found. The food was very authentic. Kiri was knowledgeable not just about food, but about the surrounding area. This is also a great way to meet people if you're looking for a bit of company on your trip. We went out with another tour mate to a bar (recommended by Kiri) after the tour was over.