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Gourmet Tour (10 days)
This ten day private tour is created for gourmet enthusiasts. Visiting a combination of Tokyo, Nagano, Nagoya, Ise, Kyoto and Osaka, you will be able to experience a variety of Japanese food from the freshest sushi, Kobe beef, to traditional vegetarian cuisine at a monastery. Feel the depth of food culture in Japan.
Sample Itinerary Overview
Day 1 Arrive in Tokyo
Explore Tokyo’s local food in the market place, gourmet shops, supermarkets, and department stores at your leisure. For dinner, Michelin star restaurants that serve blow fish, kaiseki, tempura, etc. can be arranged upon request. Stay at a hotel for two nights. |
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Day 2 Tokyo
Private tour of Tokyo includes visiting famous Tsukiji Fish Market, Asakusa downtown, and learning soba making at an established restaurant. For this day, you will be able to see a variety of gourmet products such as fresh seafood, spices, meat and vegetables. Try fresh sushi Tsukiji Fish Market in the morning. Visit Asakusa area with historical Sensoji temple. Taste local snacks you have never seen. For lunch, sukiyaki or shabushabu can be recommended. At the end of the tour, learn how to make soba buckwheat noodles by a passionate chef, and taste what you have made with sake.
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Day 3 Nagano
Transfer to Nagano by bullet train. Nagano is surrounded by high mountain peaks of the Japan Alps. Thanks to pure water, you will be able to visit sake brewery, miso factory, Nozawana pickle shop, and more with a guide. If you are adventurous, try larvae of a bee or horse meat. Stay at an established monastery near Zenkoji temple for 2 nights, and enjoy traditional shojin cuisine, monk’s vegetarian dishes.
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Day 4 Nagano
Take a private tour to Obuse. In the picturesque small town, walk through historical paths, and find chestnut products, a sake brewery, and charming local restaurants. Also, visit a museum with masterpieces of Hokusai Katsushika, a famous ukiyoe artist who lived in the town. (Instead of Obuse, a day trip to historical hot spring town can be arranged, where you can see Japanese monkeys bathing in the outdoor bath.) |
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Day 5 Nagoya
Transfer to Nagoya by train. Enjoy an Ekiben (train lunch box) for lunch. At Nagoya, try unique gourmet dishes such as Miso Katsu (deep-fried pork with miso), hitsumabushi grilled eel with rice, kishimen (Japanese flat noodles), yakitori grilled chicken, etc. Visit museum of Noritake, with a collection of historical porcelain. Stay at a hotel in Nagoya.
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Day 6 Ise
Move to Ise by train. Visit one of the local markets with fresh seafood on your own. Enjoy lunch such as local sushi, seafood rice bowl, grilled fish, and seafood tempura. Visit historical Ise Jingu, a sacred shrine in Japan. Stay at a hot spring ryokan in Ise for one night. Full-course kaiseki dinner with fresh seafood and Japanese breakfast will be served in the ryokan. In autumn and winter, special dishes of abalones or Iseebi Japanese lobster can be enjoyed. |
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Day 7 Kyoto
Arrive at Kyoto by train. Visit World Heritage temples or shrines at your leisure. We will provide a map and directions. Walk through stone-paved paths with craft shops gourmet shops with chopsticks, Japanese tea pots, green tea, Japanese sweets, etc. Stay at a hotel for two nights. |
Day 8 Kyoto
Private tour of the city includes historical temple with Japanese garden, tea ceremony at an old traditional house, and local market place to check out seasonal Kyoto-brand vegetables, pickles, etc. Try tofu hot pot, Kyoto’s specialty for lunch. Learn how to make Obanzai, Kyoto-style home cooking with kyo-yasai (Kyoto's local vegetables) in the historical Kyoto-style townhouse. Taste the obanzai dishes as your dinner.
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Day 9 Transfer to Osaka
Transfer to Osaka by train. Osaka is called the city of “Kuidaore” which literary means “eat until you drop”. As the word expresses itself, the people of Osaka love to eat, and there are many places where you can encounter great local food. Private tour of Osaka city includes cooking utensil street, neon lighted Minami area, and stone paved old street with small local restaurants and pubs. Try the famous Kushikatsu (deep fried meat and vegetables) or the Osaka-style sushi. Learn how to make takoyaki (octopus balls) and try okonomiyaki pancake for your lunch. For dinner, experience world-famous Kobe beef Teppanyaki. Stay at a hotel in Osaka for one night. |
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Day 10 Transfer to Kansai Airport
Transfer to Kansai Airport and have a safe flight back home. |
The tour price will differ according to many factors such as the rank of accommodation (e.g. 5-star hotel, 3-star ryokan), way of transportation (e.g. train, private car), number of days with a private guide, duration of your tour, or season. Please contact us. One of our tour consultants will come up with an ideal plan and cost for you.
Contact Us
For more information, or to start customizing your own itinerary, please contact us.
Michi Travel Japan
Tel: 81-3-5213-5040
E-mail: commentsmtj@michitravel.com
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