Tokyo After 5: Small Group Food, Drink & Culture Tour
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Tokyo, Japan
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Combine the cultural delights and delectable bites of Tokyo on this food-focused evening walking tour. Delve into the culinary scene of the city by visiting several bars and restaurants popular with locals. Sample traditional snacks, from grilled skewers to sake, with your local guide on hand to translate menus and interpret. Deepen your knowledge of Japanese cuisine and enjoy a fun evening out in Tokyo.
- Taste Tokyo’s hidden flavors, from street snacks to comfort classics
- Chat with yakitori chefs and try grilling your own perfect skewer
- Enjoy walking around Tokyo at night without the risk of getting lost
- Get a personal experience on a small-group tour with max eight guests
What's Included
- Taste three local favorites on sticks: yakitori, monja-yaki, and wagashi
- Sip two local drinks—sake, beer, or a soft drink, your choice
- Travel like a local with two subway tickets included
- Explore Tsukishima's “Monja Street” with a local English-speaking guide
- Join a small group tour, limited to 8 guests for a relaxed, intimate vibe
- Meet local chefs and explore Tokyo’s neighborhood food culture
- Discover hidden neighborhood spots off the tourist trail
- Hands-on Monja-yaki and yakitori experience
- Additional drinks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mitsukoshi Ginza4-chōme-6-16 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-8212, Japan
Mitsukoshi Ginza department store, in front of the life-scale sitting Lion statue outside. When you go up to the A7 exit of Ginza Station to the ground, you will see the statue. Ginza Station is accessible by: Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
End point
- Ginza Station4-chōme-1-2 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Tokyo Metro Ginza Station
Start time.4:30 pm
Itinerary
Greet your guide in central Tokyo's Ginza neighborhood and embark on your epicurean exploration of the city. Stroll through Ginza, an upmarket district, where you may drop into a famous stationery shop.
Next, take the subway to Monja Street to sample the local specialty, monjayaki, a pan-fried pancake. Learn about the snack’s interesting origin as you chat with your chef and listen to your pancake sizzling on the grill.
Continue to Yakitori Alley and be immersed in the electric atmosphere of small bars specializing in grilled skewered meat. Smother this staple snack in sauce, then sip a sake with the after-hours businesspeople winding down for the day.
Bid your guide and group farewell but feel free to remain in the bar after the tour concludes, or to continue the nightlife fun elsewhere.
Next, take the subway to Monja Street to sample the local specialty, monjayaki, a pan-fried pancake. Learn about the snack’s interesting origin as you chat with your chef and listen to your pancake sizzling on the grill.
Continue to Yakitori Alley and be immersed in the electric atmosphere of small bars specializing in grilled skewered meat. Smother this staple snack in sauce, then sip a sake with the after-hours businesspeople winding down for the day.
Bid your guide and group farewell but feel free to remain in the bar after the tour concludes, or to continue the nightlife fun elsewhere.
1
Mitsukoshi Ginza
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Ginza
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Tsukishima Monja Street
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
有楽町産直横丁
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum age is 12 years old.
- Legal drinking age in Tokyo is 20; customers under 20 years of age will only be served non-alcoholic drinks.
- This tour features visits to establishments that are not able to cater all dietary requirements. Unfortunately Vegetarian, Vegan, or Gluten Free options are not available on this tour.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
- All the bars, restaurants you visit on your tour are 100% owned and run by locals.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Daniel_S, Jun 2026
My husband and I had a great time trying new foods with Masa. He was very friendly, and happy to answer our many questions! Very different than other food tours we've taken in the past, but definitely one of our favorites! Highly recommend (and try something you wouldn't normally eat. You might like it. I did!)
Michael_M, May 2026
Fun experience that showed different aspects of the food culture - from Mitsukoshi’s food hall, to local side-street cafes serving local fare. Appreciated getting to experience different local food and drink, and our guide was a great host. We really enjoyed our time and samplings.
GREGORY_H, Oct 2025
It was very casual and relaxing. If you aren't used to how much exists underground in Tokyo this will begin to open your eyes.
Robert_S, Oct 2025
A LOT of food and a LOT of walking. Loved that we went to local places rather than touristy spots. The guide, Nabe, was charming and super knowledgeable
Rosemarie_F, Apr 2025
While we were able to experience two restaurants that we never would have. The itinerary said three, but we only went two places. The guide barely Spoke English so we did not get any information regarding Tokyo. She also made a point of telling us that the Tip was not included. We had a pancake type of item which was interesting and the second restaurant we each got one prawn and one piece of Chicken Karage.
Would not recommend.
Michelle_P, Mar 2025
We loved our experience, Shoehi was a wonderful tour guide. The food was amazing. Would highly recommend.
Christine_T, Jan 2025
I had the best tour with the most delicious food! Would highly recommend this tour to anyone! Come hungry!
Timothy_L, Oct 2024
This was a great way to get to sample some local food in places not typically visited by tourists. The food we had was excellent and the guide on our tour (Yuki) was too. It was a very enjoyable evening.
Anne_C, Sep 2024
Great tour, the guide was so knowledgeable and the food delicious! Chance to try some Japanese food you may not have tried before
Marc_M, Sep 2024
Great food and drinks. Excellent guide. We had a great time. We wet to 2 restaurants. We had typical Japanese food.
Leonie_B, Aug 2024
Despite the number of stairs! this was a fun tour with a good group. Mizuku is a great guide with a good sense of humour who related well to all of his guests. We tried a number of foods (and drinks) that we have not seen or heard of before and went into eating establishments we would never approach on our own.
Tony_H, Jul 2024
Have our guide was fantastic. He took us to a great variety of experiences. Best time! We got to meet some great people from other countries. Food was spectacular.
Brandon_H, Jun 2024
The tour guide was sweet and understanding, BUT this is not a food tour. It is a shopping tour with a meal at the end. I probably should have read the comments better to understand.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Hi Brandon, Thank you so much for your feedback regarding your tour in Tokyo. We are very sorry to hear that it did not live up to your expectations based on the tour description. In order to improve our tours to prevent future disappointments we would appreciate additional details. Would you be willing to provide us with more information via email at salessupport@urbanadventures.com into what you were expecting versus what you received? As we rely on our passenger feedback as a tool to continually improve our products we thank you in advance for your feedback. We do hope to see you on another Urban Adventure and that we can provide you with a great experience next time!
Alicia_W, Jun 2024
We loved our tour guide , very happy and enjoyable person. We had a great time and we ate delicious food and great sake!
Rawa_H, Jun 2024
Food was amazing and tour guid was so very kind and knowledgeable .
We had great time we recommend this tour
Douglas_W, May 2024
We had a really wonderful time with Mizuki. He was very knowledgeable, courteous, and a delightful guide. We had some wonderful food items that we otherwise would not have found for the tour. I would go again.
Margaret_J, May 2024
Delicious food and it was fun cooking the 'pancakes'. Our guide was lovely and she explained the local food. Maybe a bit too much walking to get to our first food destination.
thomas_d, May 2024
Yuko gave us a great experience, walked us through the complex system of using the Tokyo underground subways and brought us first to the Monja area. Our first food was sampling Monjayaki layered pancakes cooked on the griddle right in front of us. The sake pour was a fun experience all by itself: the glass is put in a small wooden box and the sake is poured to overflowing so that the box is half filled as well as the full glass. Fun. Then we took the subway again to the Tsukishima area for a several course dinner in a small local eatery. Lots of new tastes for us and we regularly eat Japanese cuisine at home. The trip was extra special with Yuko as our guide!
Gidget_T, Apr 2024
Rocky - our tour guide was fun ! It was his first official tour as a food guide - so he went above to make sure we enjoyed the experience
Urmi_N, Apr 2024
Yuko was a very good guide,she not only enlightened us but also made our movement from one area to another very smooth.We started our Tokyo tour with this culinary trip to utilise the half day we had in hand.It turned out to be a delightful experience that introduced us to the city with a local,it's food and it's soul. Unforgettable.
Hans_B, Apr 2024
Overpriced and disappointing! (½ * out of 5!)
The group of 6 persons started the tour after waiting 20 minutes (2 people missing).
We began our tour at a food department at Mitsukoshi. The guide hurried ahead and we all tried to follow. (It was the group members that made sure that nobody was separated from the group - not the guide).
He then asked if any of us were allergic to peanuts and went away. We waited…he returned with a selection of wagashi / mochi. A nice gift but a bit surprising?
The guide then wanted to share something interesting with us, we waited for the elevator to take us up to the top floor. Since it was a busy afternoon it took us a VERY long time to get up and down again. What we saw was tiny lettuce plants growing under artificial light identical to our locally grocery store back home.
By now we were getting really hungry and a bit puzzled…. (Two persons in the group decided that “They had enough” and left in a taxi muttering: We want our money back).
The four remaining participant then went by tube and a long walk to the first stop, Tsukishima Monja street. The monjayaki was what one could expect, cabbage, a few shrimps and mussels. This and some tiny samples was all there was but took away some of the worst hunger.
High Speed walking again and back on the underground.
The izakaya in Yurakucho Yokocho was a really genuine one. We had yakitori (nice), beer and some small dishes and that was that!
Joining this tour you get:
a lot of high speed walking,
traditional sweets bought in a foodstore to bring with you,
two stops (not three eateries as advertised!)
a guide who was very difficult to understand
Previously we’ve been attending food tours in Tokyo, Singapore and Bangkok.
This one was such a disappointment and ridiculously overpriced.
JOHN_D, Apr 2024
Interesting cooking monjo on the grill. New taste treat. Enjoyed seeing the dept store. Grilled meat at last place underdone for our taste.
Melanie_P, Apr 2024
We were looking forward to chicken skewers as advertised but were given chicken cartilage. The monja was fine. Sadly our guide didn’t say much or explain the food or culture as we had hoped.
Michael_B, Mar 2024
Started off slowly but was very enjoyable and the guide was very good. Would recommend the tour but would suggest that you advise people of the food offering. Cabbage isn't everyone's cup of tea.
Teri_W, Mar 2024
Loved the mochi treat at the beginning and all the rest of the food. Thank you Yuko for taking us to different parts of Tokyo and introducing us to new dishes!
Jacquie_F, Mar 2024
I am sorry to say I did not rate this trip. The itinerary took us to 1.5 hours before we even stepped into a restaurant. The guide did not speak English well, did not seem to know where he was going, walked very fast and did not check if the group was keeping up. We were taken to a rammed food hall and although were bought samples did not get to try any until after the tour. Then we were taken to a stationery shop to view hydroponic lettuces! Eventually taken to restaurant but only 2 of 3 the 3 promised as he ran out of time. It would have been better to focus on one small area with less steep steps (there were elderly people on tour who left early) and visit 3 eateries close by sampling different Japanese specialities - and at least one dessert. I also stated one of us not allowed to drink alcohol but this had not been made a note of. Have taken 3 Viator Food Tours now and this was by far the worst. Rome and Paris were great.
Kris_T, Mar 2024
Going to the Restaurant where we had the ‘pan ale’ made on the grill in front of us and then goi g to the pub. I wish the ‘dessert would have been AFTER dinner, instead of before, and that there would have been more variety of them. All of them were sweet bean paste. There were many wonderful looking desserts and wish we would have had a couple of those.
Peter_A, Mar 2024
Knowledgeable guide passionate about her job… good English speaker… exposed to non tourist cultural experience… great food and drink
Lisa_S, Dec 2023
Our guide Hoshi was terrific. We felt like she was taking us to her favorite spots. Definitely not places we would have found on our own!
Mina_W, Dec 2023
The tour guide was very nice and friendly however for the price the experience was very limited. Wish we tried more places rather than just 1 main restaurant. Felt like the experience was limited for the price.
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