Ueno Food Tour: Local Taverns and Unique Drinks

Escape the tourist areas in Ueno and embark on a local food journey. Discover authentic bars, restaurants, and ramen shops where only locals go. Sample sashimi, grilled fish, skewered meat, and unique Japanese alcoholic drinks.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ueno District - I am going to teach you about Japanese alcoholic drinks and foods you’ll be able to experience what Japanese taverns are like.

I’ll explain all dishes I order and you can pepper me with questions - ask me anything you want to know about the food and drinks on the menus of the places we visit!

Afrer we have fun in a couple or three of my favourite and the most outstanding taverns, we will head to a ramen shop.

What's Included
  • Receive a complimentary souvenir porcelain cup to use during the tour
  • Enjoy a delightful dinner
  • Savor 5 different drinks throughout the tour
Additional Information

LET’S GET OUT OF THE TOURIST AREA where it’s overpriced and crowded with tourists!
I’ll discuss not only Japanese food and drinks but also culture, traditions and history, which will be beneficial for the rest of your stay in Japan for sure!
This tour focuses on Ueno, which is not as crowded as Shibuya, Shinjuku and is less touristy. I’m going to take…

Location
Starbucks Coffee - atré Ueno
In front of Starbucks atré beside Ueno station Hirokōji exit.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Steven_b
Nov 7, 2024
Great time in Ueno - Aki was such a great host with interesting stories and excellent food and drink tastings. Highly recommend!
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Glenys_m
Nov 6, 2024
Extremely varied food and... - Extremely varied food and drink experience, amazed we fitted so many examples, and venues, into 3 or so hours. A fun group, and Aki our host, made it all the better.
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Rebecca_f
Nov 3, 2024
Super fun, great food, cool neighborhood - This was the first thing we did after landing in Tokyo. My friend highly recommended Aki, and we are so glad we listened. Such a fun way to see Ueno and get a chance to taste a lot of different things in restaurants with no other tourists. The other people on the tour were a lot of fun too, instant party time. What a great way to kick off the trip. Thank you, Aki!
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Nigel_p
Nov 2, 2024
Dive in for an immersive food & drink tour! - Well organised, humorous introduction to Tokyo’s food and drink led by Akia. We had a very sociable group but from the first shot of plum wine to the last bowl of deliciously slurping ramen it felt like a party. Akia took us to places we wouldn’t have gone to and some dishes we wouldn’t have tried. Highly recommend this tour!
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Donuvia
Nov 1, 2024
Glad I took this tour. - First and foremost, I liked that Akira, my tour guide, communicated with me via e-mail prior to the tour date. Having a contact made a big difference, especially being a solo and first time traveler to Tokyo. It was easy to licate the meeting point. Although I'm not much of a drinker I'm glad that I took this tour. He gave an outstanding explanation of drinks and food that was served. I had to stop on my second drink lol. Also, it was nice to meet and interact with other people.
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Milo
Oct 31, 2024
Food, drinks and amazing time! - Highly recomended to anyone interested in trying authentic Japanese food and drinks. Our group had amazing time with Aki, many laughs and interesting facts about life in Japan as well. Food and drinks are more than plenty! Definitely worth the money!
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Lance_s
Oct 26, 2024
Excellent Tour! - Excellent tour - exactly what we were hoping for. We got to taste a variety of Japanese food and learn about the culture and the area. Aki was very attentive and full of energy. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
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Bailey_p
Oct 24, 2024
Great tour! - Aki could not have been nicer! Very personable & funny guy. We were so jet lagged, but he kept the energy up. A great way to get a taste of Ueno. We wish we would have done the 3pm tour instead of 7pm so we could have more time after the tour ended to walk around and do some tasting on our own!
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Jules_h
Oct 21, 2024
Just like a hotdog - This tour was excellent! Aki was very enthusiastic and went above and beyond! There was a portion of the tour where after we ate something that seemed like an extremely exotic mix of things. Just as we felt a bit squeamish, he pointed out, that it was no different than an American Hotdog:)
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Susan_f
Nov 3, 2024
Aki was very... - Aki was very knowledgeable and made the tour very entertaining. Was good to explore different areas of Ueno that we would never have seen. Great fun!
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From $117
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).