On a roll in Tokyo! The sushi experience
Forget the luxury sushi restaurants in your guide and eat incredible sushi like a local at popular conveyor-belt and standing sushi restaurants
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Experience Overview
Time:
3 hoursWhat to expect:
Fully tailored to your preferencesLanguage:
Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)Meeting point:
SHIBU HACHI BOX - The host will be waiiting by the main door of Shibu Tourist Information Center.Cancellation:
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experienceWhat to bring:
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
- Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.
What’s Included:
What’s Excluded:
Key Highlights:
- Explore Tokyo with a local insider who knows where the neighborhoods best sushi restaurants are
- Sample 6-8 kinds of sushi from 4 very different eateries and stores
- Try sushi from a department store food hall - a local hack for excellent quality sushi without a huge price tag
- Visit a conveyor belt sushi and a tiny 8-seater sushi shop where each dish is a work of art
- Benefit from your host’s insider knowledge - they know what to order, which helps when there’s no English menu!
- Some sushi restaurants only accept Japanese clients, as they’re afraid their English isn’t good enough for foreign customers - your host can take you to hidden local spot like this
What travelers think of our Tokyo experiences
Taka is an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly, excellent English, and very enthusiastic about Japanese food. We had a great variety of food, a cool Sake tasting, and a walking tour of the unique fish market. He customized the tour to take account of our friend who had injured his leg and was walking slow. It was our best day in Tokyo!
Show moreWe met with Nobu outside the Shibuya Station for the start of our tour. He had already emailed me so he was familiar with our preferences. Our first stop was a premium sushi restaurant. Everything was delicious. Next we tried a revolving sushi restaurant. We had always been curious about how to order and he explained it perfectly to us. There was a Pokémon Center near the revolving restaurant. Nobu was patient enough to help me shop for my grandkids ☺️. Definitely above and beyond his job description. Lastly he took us to a fabulous market underneath the Shibuya Station. He showed us how to select takeaway sushi. All the food we ate on the tour was delicious but the market was probably our favorite. We went back several times before we left Tokyo!
Show moreMaruf did a great job taking me around the local fish market. I was able to sample the best food of my choice. Highly recommended for first time visitors to Japan.
Show moreMaruf took me to the local seafood market and showed me a couple of interesting places to get excellent sushi at a sit down counter as well as uni, A5 beef skewers and king crab at a street stall. The mochi stall and unique local coffee shop that serves any of the many available bean varieties as a drink for you were excellent. Thank you so much for the first push for me to ,continue enjoying Tokyo on my own!
Show moreTaka is an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly, excellent English, and very enthusiastic about Japanese food. We had a great variety of food, a cool Sake tasting, and a walking tour of the unique fish market. He customized the tour to take account of our friend who had injured his leg and was walking slow. It was our best day in Tokyo!
We met with Nobu outside the Shibuya Station for the start of our tour. He had already emailed me so he was familiar with our preferences. Our first stop was a premium sushi restaurant. Everything was delicious. Next we tried a revolving sushi restaurant. We had always been curious about how to order and he explained it perfectly to us. There was a Pokémon Center near the revolving restaurant. Nobu was patient enough to help me shop for my grandkids ☺️. Definitely above and beyond his job description. Lastly he took us to a fabulous market underneath the Shibuya Station. He showed us how to select takeaway sushi. All the food we ate on the tour was delicious but the market was probably our favorite. We went back several times before we left Tokyo!
Maruf did a great job taking me around the local fish market. I was able to sample the best food of my choice. Highly recommended for first time visitors to Japan.
Maruf took me to the local seafood market and showed me a couple of interesting places to get excellent sushi at a sit down counter as well as uni, A5 beef skewers and king crab at a street stall. The mochi stall and unique local coffee shop that serves any of the many available bean varieties as a drink for you were excellent. Thank you so much for the first push for me to ,continue enjoying Tokyo on my own!
What you’ll do
You’ll eat your way around Tokyo, a central district known for its inclusivity and crazy atmosphere. It also happens to be where chefs from all over Japan come to make a name for themselves, which means that there are more sushi joints here than spines on a sea urchin. With so many restaurants to choose try, from high-end boutique eateries to locals-only streetside vendors, a translator, aka your Japanese-speaking host, is essential!
From ordering sashimi on an iPad and having it delivered by train at a conveyor belt sushi joint to heading underground to a depachika (department store basement food hall), your host will reveal the places where Tokyoites grab their sushi - you’ll soon see there’s not an English menu in sight.
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