LET'S GET OUT OF THE TOURIST AREA where it is super busy and crowded with people!
My tour focuses on Ueno, which is not as crowded as Shibuya and Shinjuku and is less touristy. It is also famous with Japanese foodies for good quality at lower prices. I'm going to take you to popular bars and restaurants for ONLY LOCALS (NO TOURISTS!!) where the staff speaks only Japanese. I will order signature dishes, and we will discuss the food and drink (and you can pepper me with questions).
We will visit 3 restaurants/taverns, where you will sample sashimi, grilled fish and skewered meat. You will also have the opportunity to try UNIQUE Japanese alcoholic drinks (4 or more different type of drinks) and you'll be able to experience what Japanese taverns are like. After visiting these three taverns, we will end the tour at a great Ramen shop that is popular with locals. At the end of the tour, I will take you to the entrance of each train line, depending on where you need to go
Posted By : Flora_K
Very impressed with Aki selection of food and drinks for us
Food was very delicious.
We came to eat authentic Japanese food and drinks and we enjoyed it very much
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 19:34:58 
Posted By : Marshall_H
Great experience away from the busiest parts of Tokyo, with authentic local restaurants and bars I would never find without a local. Definitely recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 20:54:56
Posted By : JDHski
I very much enjoyed the tour, we had some great food and drinks at each place. Yumi and Aki were very welcoming and also hilarious. I would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 00:01:05 
Posted By : Isabel_M
This is hands down one of the best tours I’ve been on. Amazing communication and a wonderful experience and atmosphere. I felt as close to a local as you can get as a tourist. The information learned on the trip was extremely useful in everyday life in Japan and the food and drinks were delicious. I have already recommended it to a friend and will recommend it to anyone who plans to come to Japan. It is just as fun being a solo traveler as it would be in a group in this tour. No one feels left out. :)
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 06:45:08
Posted By : Ralph_M
Our tour guide, Akira, was incredibly nice, friendly, and exceptionally funny! Initially, we thought the tour was a bit pricey, but it proved to be well worth it as we got to sample a variety of dishes and several alcoholic beverages. There was enough alcohol to get everyone a bit tipsy! :D Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed this tour. I highly recommend it for those who have just arrived in Japan and are looking for a great starting point to explore the food scene.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27 21:17:53
Posted By : Suzanne_H
Aki’s tour is so much fun and a good introduction into eating in areas away from the tourist path. We had lots of fun with our group and the “mystery pork”.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 22:12:24
Posted By : Ryan_C
"Aki, our guide, was so much fun! There was a lot of "kanpai's" that night as he took us to several little bars. We had a great group of travelers who quickly became friends. We ate until we were full then we all went out afterwards. Great time.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 21:52:32
Posted By : DonnaL_S
Good food and drink tour, host very energetic , most of the drink centered around saki though , which isn't really the only drink I wanted to sample
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 12:12:31
Posted By : Andrew_R
Our guide was amazing and energetic and had a lot of energy, but I didn’t really think this was an all the way “eat like a local” thing. On another tour we had hibachi and yakitori. Where we cooked the food ourselves. This is huge in Japan, and don’t understand why it was left out. Also the last stop should have been karaoke. They took some really bad looking pics of us when we weren’t looking at the camera why I dropped a star.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 20:11:35
Posted By : briantA4398TC
Akira was the best guide ever for our Ueno dive bar experience. Not only was he charming and funny, he enlightened us thoroughly on Japanese food and culture. He took us into fun places we never would’ve found on our own, with excellent food and drinks. I never expected the multi coarse dinner we were treated to, followed by all the fun found after that. Come hungry! Highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 05:20:59
