Food Tours
Japan: Real Food Adventure
From €3,865pp with lots of inclusions
- Depart From
- Add flights from Ireland
- Departure Date
- Departures throughout the year
- Duration
- 11 days
- Destination
- Tokyo to Osaka, Japan
- Price
- From €3,865pp with lots of inclusions
Feast your way from Tokyo to Osaka on a food lover’s adventure with this fantastic 11 day tour. There are lots of inclusions, from a trip on the bullet train to a temple stay.
Take your tastebuds on an 11-day culinary journey through Japan’s most delicious hotspots, relishing the flavours of the land of the rising sun. Uncover the secrets of sushi in Tokyo, pick local produce with an expert in Kanazawa, feast on plant-based monastic cuisine in Koya-san, meet local farmers in Uji and go on a food crawl in Osaka.
Take part in cooking classes, cooking demonstrations and market visits, feasting on local delights along the way. From temples to tempura, shrines to sashimi, seafood markets to sake breweries, you’ll join a local leader on a food-focused adventure that has all the best Japanese ingredients.
- The cuisine of Japan includes a lot of meat and seafood. For vegetarians and vegans we recommend reviewing the itinerary and inclusions to ensure that you will be able to fully participate and enjoy this trip. We also have many other trips to Japan which can accommodate a range of dietary requirements.
- Japan is best explored on foot and by public transport. You’ll need to be fit enough to spend most of each day on your feet and able to handle your luggage as you navigate busy train stations. We recommend comfortable shoes and packing light.
- During the monastery stay in Koya-san, you'll get to experience traditional Japanese accommodation. It’s a great cultural experience, but not everyone finds futon mattresses on tatami mat floors, tiny bathrooms and proximity to other guests as comfortable as more western-style hotels and beds. Read more in the ‘Accommodation’ section of the Essential Trip Information.
- Double rooms in Japanese hotels can be smaller than you may be used to (e.g. 20 sqm). Every effort will be made to accommodate double room requests. However, during busy periods, there may be occasions when we are unable to offer a double room, so a twin room will be provided.
- Day 1 • Tokyo
- Day 2 • Tokyo
- Day 3 • Kanazawa
- Day 4 • Kanazawa
- Day 5 • Kyoto
- Day 6 • Kyoto
- Day 7 • Kyoto
- Day 8 • Koya-san
- Day 9 • Osaka
- Day 10 • Osaka
- Day 11 • Osaka
1. We are currently unable to offer a single supplement, airport transfers or additional accommodation in Japan due to limited availability.
2. It is essential that you pack light and compact for rail travel in Japan. Luggage size restrictions apply. Please review the Packing section of the Essential Trip Information for more details.
3. While we endeavour to cater for specific dietary requirements, some meals and food activities are set in advance and may be difficult to adjust. Please advise us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking so that we can ensure you’ll enjoy this trip.
Price per person is based on 2 adults sharing and includes:
- 11 Day Japan Real Food Adventure
- Meals: 10 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 3 dinners
- Transport: Bus, Train, Bullet train
- Accommodation: Hotel (9 nights), Temple (1 night)
Included activities:
- Tokyo - Welcome dinner
- Tokyo - Asakusa guided walk & Sensoji Temple
- Tokyo - Tsukiji Outer Market & Sushi Tasting
- Tokyo - Art of Sushi-making class
- Kanazawa - Leader-led orientation walk
- Kanazawa – Chaya gai district walking tour
- Kanazawa - Kenroku-en Garden
- Kanazawa - Home cooking class
- Kanazawa - Omicho market tour
- Kyoto - Leader-led orientation walk
- Kyoto - Gion District walk
- Uji - Green Tea Farm Visit with tea tasting
- Kyoto - Nishiki Market walk
- Kyoto - Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Kyoto - Sake Brewery & tasting
- Koya-san - Okuno-in Mausoleum
- Osaka – Tour of Kuromon Market and Doguyasuji Arcade
- Osaka - Dotonbori Tour
- Osaka – Depachika visit
Please ask us about:
- Flights- we'll find the best rates for your chosen departure airport and travel dates
- Single rooms are available with a supplement (where applicable)
- Travel Insurance
Subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply. Prices are live and only guaranteed at time of booking. Itinerary may be subject to change.
For more information please call us on 021 427 7094, email info@shandontravel.ie, request a call back using the red button, or submit an enquiry through the form below.
- Learn the tricks of the trade when you take part in a hands-on sushi-making class in Tokyo, pick local produce from the market before a cooking class in Kanazawa and make your own okonomiyaki in Osaka.
- Meet local farmers during a daytrip from Kyoto to the Uji region, the home of green tea production. Tour the green tea and matcha farms, enjoy a hot cuppa, then walk the streets of Uji city, stopping on the way to see the Ujiami Shrine.
- Enjoy iconic experiences like wandering the streets of Tokyo, Kenroku-en garden in Kanazawa, the glowing signs of Osaka’s Dotonbori district, learning Buddhist history in Koya-san and walking through Kyoto’s Gion district.
- Feast on delicious Japanese cuisine, from street food to restaurant favourites – including ekiben, sushi, matcha, takoyaki, okonomiyaki and fresh seafood.
- Sip on sake, the national drink of Japan, during a visit to a local sake brewery in Kyoto. Learn how sake is made and maybe even pick up a bottle (or two) to take home.
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