THE BEST Nagoya Food Tours

Nagoya Food Tours

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1. Nagoya Night Bar Hopping Tour with Locals

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Food & Drink2–3 hoursEnglish

Discover the nightlife in Nagoya at night that visits some of the best izakaya-style bars in Nagoya. Enjoy a selection of drinks and Nagoya & Japanese dishes at 2-3 stops on this bar-hopping tour. While it can be tricky to find these bars on your own, especially when the signs are written in Japanese, this tour offers an authentic experience in places that most visitors miss.

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$109
(price varies by group size)
Free cancellation

2. The Nagoya Restaurant and Bar Crawl

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Food & Drink2–3 hoursEnglish

【What you'll do】 At first we will meet up Sakae station Exit 1. (in front of Don Quijote Sakae Honten) And we are going to visit 1 izakaya and 1 bar with the people who registered this experiences all together in Sakae area which is the most popular nightlife spot in Nagoya. You can feel local atmosphere and enjoy local food here! [Schedule example] 7:00pm - Meet up at the Sakae station 7:10pm - Arrive at the first restaurant in Sakae and enjoy some meals 8:30pm - Depart from the first restaurant and head to the bar 8:40pm - Arrive at the bar and enjoy the atmosphere and some Sake whatever you want 10:00pm - Finish *Please Noted. that meals are not included *This tour is about 3 hours, but as Nagoya never sleeps especially weekend, so you can go on until whenever *It would be greatly appreciated if you could provide a number that is easy to communicate with, such as WhatsApp or IG, at the time of your booking Thank you!

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$30
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Keep the fun going with other experiences in the area

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Since times of yore, Japan’s ama (“women of the sea”) have been diving for abalone and other underwater bounty – and most famously of all, for pearls. At Ama Hut Hachiman in IseShima, take the chance for a close-up look at their way of life. Try on elegant ama diving garb, join the divers in a traditional dance and feast on freshly caught seafood (vegetarians also catered for). Their warm hospitality and tales of the sea will move each and every listener. Ise-Shima, equidistant between Tokyo and Osaka, is less than two hours from Chubu Centrair International Airport Nagoya.

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$24
Free cancellation

Immerse yourself in traditional Buddhist cuisine at a 600-year-old temple, just an hour from Kyoto by train. This unique, family-friendly experience in a quaint town known for its breweries combines cultural immersion with culinary exploration. Learn temple cooking, adaptable for all dietary needs and skill levels, at this national heritage site. Enhance your visit with tastings at local breweries, sampling sake and soy sauce. Our local guides, deeply rooted in the community, will introduce you to the town's warmth and charm. This day trip offers a perfect blend of relaxation, cultural insights, and authentic local interactions, providing a rare glimpse into Japan's small-town life. It's more than just a culinary journey; it's a deep dive into the heart of rural Japan, offering a memorable escape from the everyday.

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$190
(price varies by group size)

Private Teppanyaki Experience in Hikone

Food & Drink2 hoursEnglish +1

We will hold an experiential activity where you can actually cook teppanyaki under the guidance of a chef while eating. It will be a valuable experience. You will enjoy your meal and then have the opportunity to try flambéing the steak for the main course. The menu is based on French cuisine that combines high-quality ingredients from various regions with local ingredients, and is prepared on a hot plate, with each dish prepared with care. Enjoy the delicious food prepared by the chef at a high-end teppanyaki restaurant and have a valuable experience that you cannot have anywhere else, making it even more enjoyable. You will enter the kitchen and experience cooking various ingredients under the guidance of the chef, grilling them on a teppanyaki grill, flambéing them, cutting them, plating them, etc. This experience is available to those who want to have a valuable experience in Japan, those who are interested in cooking, and families with children, from age 10 onwards.

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$187
$131
Free cancellation

Experience to meet "Funasushi" origin of "Sushi" in Japan. Try 3types of Funasushi with local Sake "Shichihonyari" chosen by Kuramoto.This experience is held at private cozy Machiya Bar. Funasushi is only served in Shiga prefecture in Japan, If you like Sushi, fermentation food, Sake, you must try it! Good access from Kyoto, Osaka, Gifu.

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$34
$31
Free cancellation

Authentic Seasonal Japanese Home Cooking Lesson with a Charming Local in Kyoto

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Food & Drink3 hoursEnglish +1

Meet your local host Michiyo and let her introduce you to the special menu of the day, before you start your hands-on cooking experience in her Kyoto kitchen. Michiyo truly enjoys sharing her knowledge on Japanese cooking techniques that she has perfected over the years. You will learn to make dashi stock (a fundamental building block of Japanese cuisine), and to perfectly prepare sushi rice for chirashi-sushi that you will later garnish in a traditional wooden bowl. The cooking portion of the experience will take about an hour and half before you and Michiyo will sit down together to enjoy the authentic Japanese meal you helped prepare paired with carefully selected alcohol to accent the delicious food. Immerse yourself in Japanese culture and cuisine with the help of authentic food and a local's heart-warming hospitality!

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$86
(price varies by group size)
Free cancellation

Just a 20 minute shinkansen ride from Kyoto to our starting point, we offer an easy way to explore small town rural life in Japan on this leisurely beginner-friendly ride, with a local resident guide, fluent in English, to help you enjoy our area’s unique geographical and historical points of interest. During the morning cycling tour, you will witness the beauty of local satoyama nature, wildlife, and rural communities. In the afternoon, take a leisurely walking tour to explore the historic brewery town of Kinomoto and interact with the friendly locals. After lunch at a local restaurant of your choice, we visit sake and soy sauce breweries that have been operating for many generations here as local family businesses. Sake tastings are available.

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$190
(price varies by group size)

Private Sake Brewery Visit and Tasting Tour in Hida

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Food & Drink2 hoursEnglish

Go beyond simply sipping sake in Japan—instead, enjoy the special opportunity to go behind the scenes, and learn how the drink is made, on a private sake brewery tour. Visit the historic Tenryo Sake Brewery, one of the oldest sake breweries in Hida, with your English-speaking guide. There, meet a sake brewer, see how the process works, and enjoy a tutored tasting just for your group.

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$210
(price varies by group size)
Free cancellation

gided japanese food tour in okazaki(aichi)

Food & Drink2 hoursEnglish +2

Okazaki, the second largest city in Aichi Prefecture, has a long history and you can enjoy traditional buildings and food. It is also a recommended place for sightseeing because of its convenience. Make fun memories with the guide staff.

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$87
(price varies by group size)

In this program, you will experience the forefront of modern agricultural technology, particularly through the use of drones and IT, and delve deep into research on sustainable agriculture conducted in collaboration with Mie University and other research institutions. Participants will have the chance to see real-life applications of data-driven agriculture and understand how precision farming contributes to increasing agricultural productivity and environmental protection. You will explore cutting-edge agricultural tech, experience organic rice farming, and make onigiri, gaining insights into sustainable practices and local culture. For example, the day starts at 10:00 with an orientation, followed by introductions to modern agricultural technology at 10:30 and sustainable research at 11:30. After a hands-on ONIGIRI lunch at 12:00, practical tech application at 14:00 leads to a 15:30 discussion on agriculture. The program wraps up at 17:00 and a farewell photo at 18:00.

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$407
Free cancellation

Your host Hisako learned to cook from her mother and sister and is passionate about sharing Japanese home cooking with travelers using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her other passion is music - Hisako studied classical music at the Guild Hall School of Music in London for two years. Her husband Atsuo has a tech consulting office in Kyoto and is a match maker between high tech companies in USA and Japan.  Your cooking class will begin with a short introduction to miso, a fundamental element of Japanese cooking. There are many kinds of miso and Hisako's introduction will help to demystify the varieties and their usage. You will learn to make 2-3 authentic Japanese dishes with Hisako in her kitchen that you will later share at the dining table in their modern Japanese home.  Your experience will end on a musical note, with Hisako playing and singing one of her favorite songs.

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$50
Free cancellation

Private Sake Brewery Tour in Gero

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Food & Drink2 hoursEnglish

This private sake brewery tour is held at the tranquil town named Hagiwara. It takes just 15 minutes by car or train from Gero Hot Spring. The tour starts at JR Hida Hagiwara station and you will know the history of town first while leisurely walking. It has historically strong ties with Takayama from Sengoku period (16C). There are still some traditional buildings along the Hida Way at the center of Hagiwara, and one of those is Tenryo Sake Brewery. In the brewery, the enthusiastic brewer will show you how to make sake step by step and you will enjoy tasting their special sake finally. This is a private tour so you can ask any questions to fully satisfy your curiosity about sake. Moreover, this is the only sake tour available in English for overseas travelers around Gero. Do not miss this opportunity to dive into the sake world!

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$204
(price varies by group size)
Free cancellation

This rural town cycling tour is an ideal getaway from the bustling shopping streets near Ise Jingu Shrine. Just a couple of stations away you can pedal your way through ancient historical sites, scenic beaches and traditional sake breweries. Local people from the small town Meiwa call leisure cycling "Saikuling", a pun based on the remains of the historical Saiku palace where Ise Jingu Shrine's Saio princess used to reside during the Hean period (794-1185). Many of the spots you will see on this tour are designated national historic site and Japan Heritage. However, even if you are not into archaeological sites and ancient legends, this cycling tour will reveal a charming countryside town with its scenic landscape and warm-hearted people. Just a 15-minute train ride away from Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie, there is a whole hidden world to explore. Along the way your guide will tell you interesting stories about the daily life of local people and will introduce locally grown farm products.

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$141
(price varies by group size)

The wooden factory, a designated cultural asset used for over 100 years since Meiji era, is one of the most must-see historical buildings. The owner master will guide you through the soy sauce making process, including tools, devices, and equipment that are essential for making soy sauce. Taking a tour and experience soy sauce straining can deepen your knowledge of soy sauce, one of the supporting pillars of Japanese food culture.

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$120
(price varies by group size)
Free cancellation

Why wouldn’t you want a Japanese-styled pack lunch and hiking experience in the hometown of the Ninjas? An ecotour guide will lead you on a private tour across the peaceful Japanese scenery around the Akame 48 Falls. You can experience enjoyment from hiking along a beautiful river valley towards the Akame 48 Falls, and then there relish the taste of your delicious bento. -Making bento I will teach you how to cook and pack the food into your bento. please let me know in advance if you have foods that you can't eat. -Hiking After making your bento box you take it to the Akame 48 Falls - a famous sightseeing spot that attracts many visitors throughout the year. This is where you will settle down to enjoy your lunch and soak up the relaxing sounds of these waterfalls. Akame town is an amazing place to experience Japan's amazing old culture. This tour will give you a great opportunity to comprehend this intriguing part of Japanese life that has been passed down for generations.

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$92
Free cancellation
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