Real food Taste Takayama’s Tradition with Morning Market 

The Takayama Food & Culture Walk is a guided culinary tour through the unique cultural sights of Takayama. Takayama is a town famed for being deeply rooted in its local culture and history, where daily life still revolves around its longstanding traditional shops such as the tofu seller, sake brewery, Japanese sweets shop, and many more. 

Highlights

  • Learn about Takayama’s rich culture and history

  • Visiting both tofu and miso shops to learn a bit about how these timeless food staples are made

  • Sample some local sake varieties that have been part of the Takayama food scene for generations

  • Trained and experienced guide (in English/Japanese)

  • Duration

    2 hours 30 minutes

  • Offered in

    English

What is included

  • Trained and experienced guide (in English/Japanese)

  • Small group tour

  • Food tasting

What is not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

ITINERARY

Meeting / Pickup Point

Entrance gate of Takayama Jinya
1-5 Hachikenmachi, Takayama, Gifu, Japan

Start time

9:30 am

End point

Entrance gate of Takayama Jinya
1-5 Hachikenmachi, Takayama, Gifu, Japan

What To Expect

Learn about Takayama’s rich culture and history. Visiting both tofu and miso shops to learn a bit about how these timeless food staples are made. Sample some local sake varieties that have been part of the Takayama food scene for generations. Trained and experienced guide (in English/Japanese)

The Takayama Food & Culture Walk

This entertaining and informative Takayama tour takes lets you stroll down the side streets of a beautiful town, practically unchanged since the Edo period while having a bite in some of its best food shops along the way.This is more than an ordinary culinary tour—escorted by an experienced local guide, you’ll be introduced to sights that tell of Takayama’s rich culture and history, regaled with fascinating stories, and even meet some of our local food heroes throughout shops that still retain the authentic atmosphere of days long past. In addition to visiting both tofu and miso shops to learn a bit about how these timeless food staples are made, this Takayama tour allows you to experience the goodness and artistry of “Wagashi” Japanese sweets…
And sample some local sake varieties that have been part of the Takayama food scene for generations. Learn about the wonders of Takayama through sight, sound and taste—and experience what the locals already know and love.

Takayama Food & Culture Walk tour Highlights

Sake Brewery
The Hida district is brimming with abundant natural water sources, so it should come as no surprise that sake production is deeply rooted in local life. Try some sake at one of the many sake breweries dotting the area.

Morning Market
Having existed since the Edo period, this huge and bustling morning market continues the proud tradition of selling fresh seasonal vegetables and homemade products, their flavours each echoing the natural purity of long ago.

Miso Shop
Drop by a local miso shop. Miso is a seasoning made from fermented soy beans,wheat and rice. It plays a very important role among Japanese meals not only miso soup. In Takayama region, some locals still make their homemade miso, and enjoy the variety of recipes.

Cafe
For a coffee break, you can drop into a venerable old house remodeled as a charming coffee shop—that is, if you’re not full from eating so much along the way! These are just some of the wonderful things you have to look forward to during your quest to discover Takayama food for yourself!

Time
(Group) 9:30 - 12:00 (Mar 1 – Nov 30)
(Private) 9:00 -11:30 (Jan 5 – Feb 29)




















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  • Period Jan 5, 2024 → Dec 30, 2024 Jan 5, 2024 → Dec 30, 2025

  • Time (Group) 9:30 - 12:00 (Mar 1 – Nov 30) (Private) 9:00 -11:30 (Jan 5 – Feb 29)

  • NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, Max 8 people, Min 2 people

  • No charge for small children who are 5 years old or less. If you have a small child, please let us know when you make a reservation.

  • Reservation up to 365 days ahead is possible.

  • If a tour is filled with 2 people booking already, you can book it alone. Please check our current availability via “reservation”. If your requested date is unavailable, please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to accommodate you.

  • Insurance Please be sure to purchase appropriate travel insurance in advance.

  • We conduct all of our tours rain or shine. In the case of rain, we can provide you rain suits. Tour fee will not be refunded in the case of cancellation requested by customers due to rain on the day. If we decide to cancel a tour due to the adverse weather conditions, we will inform you prior to the tour.

  • Please wear comfortable clothes suitable for bicycle riding. Sneakers, shorts or pants are appropriate. Also, we recommend a hat and sunglasses during summer, and a hat, gloves, windbreaker, and layered clothing in colder weather. Additionally, please bring rain gear in the case of a sudden downpour during a tour. Please see this page for details.

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