Reviews for Arigato Travel / Arigato Japan Food Tours

The food was great.

Product: Shinjuku: Golden Gai Food Tour

Product: Kyoto: Casual Pontocho Evening Food Tour

A fantastic evening!

Melissa was a fantastic guide! She took us to a variety of delicious spots that we never in a million years would have found on our own. She is knowledgeable, warm, and a delight to be with. Highly recommend! (The meetup point was just a little tough, mostly due to a protest at the station; highly recommend the what3words app to pinpoint an exact location.)

Product: Best of Shibuya Food Tour

Evening with Maiko – Special Kaiseki Dinner with a Geisha Performance in Kyoto

We had a truly wonderful evening at the Evening with Maiko – Special Kaiseki Dinner with a Geisha Performance in Kyoto. The evening was beautifully organised from start to finish and gave us a fascinating insight into a unique part of Japanese culture. The kaiseki dinner was delicious, and the Maiko performance was elegant, graceful and a real privilege to experience. A very special thank you goes to our guide, Yoshiko, who was warm, knowledgeable and engaging throughout the evening. She explained the traditions and customs with great enthusiasm, making the experience both enjoyable and easy to understand. Her passion for Kyoto’s culture really shone through. We would also like to thank the lovely Maiko who performed for us. Although we can’t remember her name, she was incredibly graceful, charming and patient during the performance and question-and-answer session. It was an unforgettable opportunity to see such a beautiful art form up close. This was one of the highlights of our visit to Kyoto, and we would highly recommend it to anyone wanting an authentic and memorable cultural experience. Thank you to everyone involved for such a special evening.

Product: Arigato Japan Food Tours

Phantastic tour

The Tour with our guide Miyuki was phantastic.

Product: Absolute Osaka Food Tour

o this was a fun, informative, interesting and tasty tour! we loved our time with our engaging guide Yoshiko. The small tour was great. the food venues interesting and the company great. we did this as a private tour and I think we got more from.t that experience. Happy to recommend.

Product: Kyoto: Casual Pontocho Evening Food Tour

Phenomenal

We had Shigeki as our tour guide and he was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, patient, and kind. The variety of foods and planning he put into the tour was wonderful! I would recommend the tour and him especially to everyone.

Product: Classic Tsukiji Food Tour

Great way to explore Shibuya and learn about many delicious foods

Clara was an excellent guide! We tried a variety of foods in a variety of different settings. We learned so much about regional foods and the history of foods and got to try so many delicious options. We also got wonderful pictures and enjoyed our time exploring Shibuya between stops. It was a wonderful tour!

Product: Best of Shibuya Food Tour

Pontocho Evening Food Tour: fabulous early evening in the company of Yoshiko

Yoshiko treated us to a private casual food tour of Gion and Pontocho in Kyoto. Yoshiko was friendly, helpful and very engaging. Yoshiko made our tour both tasty and highly enjoyable. We spent 3 hours in Yoshika's company and had some beer and sake whilst tasting food in places we would never find if only depending on TripAdvisor reviews. Highly recommended both Arigato and Yoshiko!!

Product: Arigato Japan Food Tours

Amazing retro osaka food tour

Absolutely enjoyed our retro food tour in Osaka with Tomo Wong. He was very friendly as well as informative as we made our way through the outer moat area of Osaka where there were many less tourists. We enjoyed the company and food stops as well as some history about the area.

Product: Arigato Japan Food Tours

Hiroshima food tour

Had an amazing food tour through Hondori street in Hiroshima. Taken to hidden gems that we would have never stopped at on our own. Went to an authentic local stall where Hiroshima okonomiyaki was made in front of us and also ate some local oysters. It was definitely a lot of food and was very fun. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Product: Best of Hiroshima Food Tour

Highly recommend!!!

Fantastic guide! Highly recommend.

Product: Absolute Osaka Food Tour

Skip the tour. Save time and money by exploring on your own

Skip the tour- explore the food of Harajuku on your own. This tour is not kawaii or cute food. We were very disappointed. The first stop was a chain matcha dessert bar. We saw the same shop everywhere in Tokyo. We're also not big matcha fans. The second shop was a sushi spam sandwich shop. It was better than I expected and would not have stopped in on my own. The third stop was a chain hard candy shop. It was cute, but again this same shop was everywhere in Tokyo and Kyoto. We also stopped for a mochi, which was the most kawaii food we experienced. Lunch was also disappointing. We stopped at a do it yourself okonomiyaki grill. We told the guide our son was a very picky eater, who really just liked chicken and rice, and sweets. All day, he ate a piece of hard candy, and a bite of the mochi. I was hoping we would stop for the famous crepes, cotton candy, and sweet potatoes that are shown in the photos, but our tour was nothing like that. It was very expensive for what we got.

Product: Kawaii Food Tour of Harajuku Tokyo

Wonderful evening in Shinsekai!

Our family of three had a great time with E.K. exploring Shinsekai. He was the perfect host, friendly and informative. We ate takoyaki (interesting octopus balls) and played pachinko, visited an arcade for shooting and saw a fascinating knife demonstration. And what delicious food! Tempura fried everything, sake and the best miso soup we had our whole trip. It was a glorious evening, thanks to E.K.!

Product: Osaka Shinsekai Evening Food Tour

Fantastic food, great local knowledge and history

What an amazing experience for our family! Clara was filled with information both about the history of the market and surrounding area, knowledgeable about all the different foods available, and on great terms with all the vendors. We tried so many new and delicious foods, as well as favorites. We would highly recommend this experience!

Product: Classic Tsukiji Food Tour

Wonderful Harajuku Food Tour

We had a wonderful tour with Ema (Emanuel)! They were incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and engaging, and shared fascinating insights into Harajuku and Japanese culture that gave us a much deeper appreciation of the area. They took us to places we never would have discovered on our own, including a charming artists' community and a hidden restaurant with delicious food. The conversation flowed effortlessly throughout the tour, and Ema's kindness and welcoming nature made the experience both enjoyable and memorable. We would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone visiting Japan.

Product: Arigato Japan Food Tours

Great tour with a great guide, Emma.

This little tour was a great highlight of our visit to Tokyo. Emma was so much fun and took us to great little food locations all around Harajuku. We get to taste a few different types of food, learn about the area, and explore the cultural connection to the foods we were tasting. All along, keeping things fun and entertaining both for us adults and our 16-year-old son. Highly recommended.

Product: Kawaii Food Tour of Harajuku Tokyo

Fun food tour in Harajuku

This tour was better than I expected! I thought we would just be doing some food tastings. But our tour guide, Hannah, explained the some of the fashion trends in Harajuku, took us to several interesting places we wouldn’t have gone to on our own and told us about the food and did all the ordering. It was great! We ended with taking cute photos at a Photo Booth.

Product: Kawaii Food Tour of Harajuku Tokyo

Fun food tour in Osaka

Fun food tour with Ken. He had us try foods that we wouldn’t have tried. Also, took us to a few non food places. My boys especially loved the shooting arcade he took us too. The knives store/demonstration was nice too.

Product: Osaka Shinsekai Evening Food Tour

Nightlife Osaka Street Food Private Tour!!

I was met by Jahmelah from Arigato Travel and did the Nightlife Osaka Street Food Private Evening Tour. It was fantastic. I loved every minute of the 3-4 hour tour of street food and night life. The food was delicious, fresh and interesting. The nightlife was fun and so educational about Japan! I highly recommend!

Product: Absolute Osaka Food Tour