When you think of a sandwich, you might think of a ham and cheese, BLT, tuna or even a PB&J for any sweet tooth’s. But, have you ever thought about a fruits sandwich before? It’s exactly what you think it is. A sandwich with fruits! This delicious Japanese treat uses sweet cream and Japan’s very own high quality seasonal fruits sandwiched by two of the softest, milky white breads. Because Japan’s fruits are very seasonal you can always get their seasonal fruits sandwich for your best experience!

Try a fruits sandwich on a private food tour Tokyo. Ask your Tokyo tour guide and they will show you the best fruits sandwich in Tokyo.

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Nothing beats the experience of eating UNDENEATH the railroads at Gado Shita in the center of Tokyo. Gado Shita literally means under the railings. These former warehouses, captures the perfect atmosphere of what eating during the Showa period was like. Lot’s of late night drunk salary men stumbled upon these streets (even today!) after work hours to exchange intriguing thoughts or discuss more business. Today, there is a word in Japan for meeting up, discussing/talking and drinking. It’s called nomunication which combines the word nomu for drinking in Japanese and communication. So lets nomunicate in Tokyo and join your Tokyo tour guide on a Tokyo food tour!

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Asakusa is the historic center of Tokyo housing Tokyo’s oldest temple and many traditional craft shops. On our Tokyo tours, you can ask your Tokyo tour guide to take you here and show you a locals way of visiting Asakusa.

We can’t leak all our secrets but you can get a special view of the area from a nearby building that your Tokyo tour guide would know about! You can also have the chance to learn about the history of Ningyoyaki - a dessert that’s special to this place and houses the original founders of this delicious snack!

The highlight of Asakusa Sensoji is the Nakamise shopping street. Lining up to one of Tokyo’s oldest temple is a long road of shopping streets that dates back several hundred years. There are many traditional arts and craft’s shop, food stands and much more. Branching off to the side of the shopping street, your Tokyo tour guide would know more about hidden shops for delicious food and unique shops!

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Our tours in Tokyo are mixed with both tourist highlights and hidden gems.

When you visit Tokyo you don’t want to miss out on some of the most popular places. After all, they are popular for a reason. A popular destination amongst our guests and even the locals is the Meiji Shrine and Harajuku area.

The two are right next to each other but it reminds you that Tokyo has such a big contrast of old and new. The Meiji Shrine is a shrine dedicated to the late Emperor and Empress Meiji. It was built in 1920 and became one of the most popular shrines in all of Japan. It houses a massive forest with over 120,000 trees donated from all around the world. You can easily spend an hour to 2 hours here wandering around its natural beauty.

Once you step outside, you can visit the world famous Takeshita Dori in Harajuku. It’s the youth fashion center of Tokyo. The trendy shops and dozens of unique sweets and crepe shops make it a popular visit from teenagers and young adults. Trying a crepe is a MUST! Make sure to ask your Tokyo tour guide to come here!

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On our popular Tokyo food tours - you’ll have have the chance to try some foods that you NEVER would of had in Japan.

We know that most people try to aim for ramen, sushi, tempura and tonkatsu in Japan. But we KNOW that. What we would like for you to try is something that you never would of tried if you hadn’t come on our tour.

We begin our Tokyo food tour in Nihonbashi where you will try foods from the past and learn about the foundation of Japanese food. We try foods such as dashi, imo kenpi and satsuma-age (never heard of it right?). Then we continue forward in time and land ourselves at Ginza where we eat like modern salary men and try food stalls and drink alcohol! We end our journey in the “future” in Akihabara where we try fusion foods and see where Japan’s food culture is heading.

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A top desire for many travelers to Japan is whether they can drink nice tea anywhere. Well, our Tokyo tour guide can show you where to get the ultimate tea drinking experience in Tokyo!

In one of Tokyo’s most popular gardens - Hamarikyu Garden - there is a quiet little tea house that sits in the middle of the lake. You have to cross a bridge to step foot inside and it’s one of the most unique tea drinking experiences you will have. After ordering their tea set, they will bring you a freshly whipped up matcha tea that comes with a nice little wagashi (Japanese sweets) on the side. There are no seats here - but rather you sit on the traditional tatami mats - so you have to practicing your floor sitting skills!

The tea house looks at out over the lake and has a nice view of the garden. Depending on the time of year, your view can change along with the color of the leaves! Ask your Tokyo tour guide to visit this garden for a very special tea experience.

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How about a private tour in Tokyo for you when you visit after this pandemic? One of our Tokyo food tours features a visit to the funky town of Akihabara where you can try a taiyaki. A taiyaki is a fish-shaped pancake with a red bean filling. It’s a classic sweet treat for locals in Japan.

However, the one in Akihabara adds a little twist. Rather than a regular fish shape, a store in Akihabara has a pokemon themed taiyaki where the fish is replaced by a Magikarp - a koi fish from the Pokemon world!

Akihabara is known for its unique otaku culture. An otaku is a geek or “nerd” usually for anime and manga. So the pokemon-themed taiyaki checks out! Join us on a private tour Tokyo

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Spotlight On: Laura

In this episode of Spotlight On we meet the Laura - the foudner and CEO of Hello! Tours. We have asked Laura some questions about some of her favorite things in Japan.

What's your favorite food and where would you recommend people to get it?

My favorite dessert is Daifuku Mochi and I like to get it from a very old family-run Japanese sweets shop in Nihonbashi which has been in business for over 100 years. They have traditional fillings but my favorite is the mochi filled with fresh Hokkaido cream.

What’s your favorite place to take people to on tours?

I love going to Hamarikyu Gardens because they are a place of serenity in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the metropolis of Tokyo. Visiting these former imperial gardens is like stepping back in time. You can enjoy Japanese matcha and traditional sweets in the floating teahouse, its a very special experience.

Other fun facts about Laura

Languages Laura guides in: English

Month and year Laura joined Hello! Tours: Oct 2013

One thing Laura likes about working with Hello! Tours:

The people! Since I founded Hello! Tours in 2013 I have been fortunate enough to work with the most amazing people. Kind, caring, hardworking, passionate people who continuously go out of their way to give others the best experiences and lasting memories. Hands down, the Hello! Tours team is the most incredible group of individuals I ever could have hoped to have met, and they have all come together to work as one big Hello! family.

Something not many people know about Laura:

Not many people know that when I was 24 years old I was on a UK TV programme called Total Wipeout which was a giant obstacle course. I was so bad that I often get featured in the reruns of the best of / worst off moments!

A new robot cafe in Tokyo allows people with disabilities to control robots to serve customers

A new robot cafe has appeared in Tokyo. It’s not like like famous Shinjuku robot restaurant where there is wild music and human performers with a robotic theme to it. No, at Dawn Avatar Robot cafe there are real robots that serve customers. Here’s the unique catch - the humanoid robots offer more job opportunities for disabled workers.

The robots are operated via the internet and serve as an avatar for people who struggle to leave their homes due to a disability or other reasons. It opens up at a perfect time - during the COVID pandemic when people with health conditions might find it hard to leave to their homes, but must continue to work.

Ory Lab is behind this ingenious idea, as its own CEO Kentaro Yoshifuji was bedridden in a hospital for 3 years. This Japanese robotics company is striving to make a more accessible society - especially in Japan where traditional working conditions or the physical risks of navigating a hectic city like Tokyo could make it hard for people with disabilities to work in.

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