Japan Real Food Adventure - 11 Days
Trip Snapshot
Age range
15 - 99Start / End
- Tokyo
- Osaka
Physical rating
Group size
1 - 12Meals included
19Highlights
- 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 for 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 Ujigami Shrine.
- Wander the streets of Tokyo, stroll through Kenroku-en garden in Kanazawa, see the glowing signs of Osaka’s Dotonbori district, learn Buddhist history in Koya-san and walk through Gion – Kyoto’s geiko (geisha) district.
- Feast on delicious Japanese cuisine, from street food to restaurant favourites including ekiben, sushi, matcha, takoyaki, okonomiyaki and fresh sashimi.
- Sip on sake, Japan’s national drink, 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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Summary
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.
Itinerary
What's Included
Accommodation
Hotel (9 nights), Temple (1 night)
Meals
Breakfasts: 10, Lunches: 6, Dinners: 3
Vegetarian options are available on all meals throughout the adventure.
Vegetarian options availableLocal Guide
GuidedThis adventure is led by a local guide throughout. The main language of this adventure is English. Please contact us for other languages available.
Wifi
Wifi is available during the adventure. In some areas and / or accommodation / transport Wifi may be free.
Dates & Prices
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- Save 11%Sunday 7 Jun 2026to Wednesday 17 Jun 2026£3,320£2,958Best offer
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Customer reviews & ratings
Intrepid Tours are an excellent way to immerse yourself in the culture of your chosen destination. We have just come from the Intrepid food tour of Japan and it delivered again - our expectations were raised by the success for us of the Intrepid food tour of Sri Lanka - but Japan delivered. We are in our 70's-80's, but other fellow travellers can range from 20's and up, and for some reason Intrepid travellers are of similar outlook and can get along together.
John Mar, 2026 VerifiedExcellent tour and excellent guide
Mathilde Mar, 2026 Verified
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