Ninja Food Tours · Asakusa
Ninja Food Tours starts you at a standing sushi bar near Kaminarimon and feeds you seven or more local bites in the lanes around the temple, ending at Senso-ji. Book it as lunch: guests say they could not finish the last dessert.
The crawl has a 5.0 rating from 293 reviews, which is rare for a food tour. It begins at Hinatomaru, a standing sushi bar on Kaminarimon Yanagi Koji, and guests consistently name the sushi as the highlight. From there the guide takes you through the side lanes around Kaminarimon, away from the Nakamise crush.
The menu changes with the guide and the day, but reviews list the same core: sushi, soba, tempura, dango, caramelised sweet potato and melon pan, with matcha sweets near the end. Some groups get monjayaki. The listing calls it lunch, and that is accurate: plan nothing else to eat before it. The walk passes Nakamise and finishes with about 20 minutes at Senso-ji.
Twenty minutes is enough to see the main hall and the incense burner, not to hear the full history. If the temple is your priority, add the free self-guided visit afterwards, or swap this for the two-hour walking tour. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are limited, and the operator needs to know a week in advance.
The standing sushi bar on Kaminarimon Yanagi Koji, 1-20-3 Asakusa. The guide meets you there.
Nigiri at the counter, with a lesson in how to eat it the local way.
Soba, tempura, dango, sweet potato and melon pan from small shops, with stories about the owners and the area.
A pass along the shopping street, with sweets or matcha near the end.
The main hall and the incense burner, and how to pray, before the guide sends you off with more tips.
★★★★★The lovely area at Asakusa was perfect for this outing which included sushi, tempura, soba, dango, and sweet potato treats. [...] One of the best parts was the standing sushi bar with unique types of sushi.
★★★★★We ate so much we were unable to fit in the last dessert of ice cream [...]. This is the perfect food tour for those who just want a few hours. Highly recommend.
★★★★★Knowledgeable about the area and food. Helpful in all the right ways. Enjoy the experience, you can't go wrong.
★★★★★Our family of 4 with 2 children loved the food tour! We all love food and are adventurous eaters but loved the history too. Shino was a wonderful tour guide and was so accommodating for our children too.
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At least seven bites. Guests report sushi at a standing bar, soba, tempura, dango, caramelised sweet potato, melon pan and matcha sweets. Our Asakusa food guide explains each one.
About 20 minutes at the end of the two hours. Entry is free, so you can stay as long as you like afterwards.
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are limited. Message Ninja Food Tours at least a week before your date.
Hinatomaru, a standing sushi bar on Kaminarimon Yanagi Koji, 1-20-3 Asakusa, a few minutes from Kaminarimon.
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Seven or more local bites in the lanes around Kaminarimon, enough for lunch, then Senso-ji at the end.
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