• Pretend you’re a Japanese ‘salaryman’ for the evening on this tour to the hidden drinking dens, ‘Izakaya’ (Japanese style food pubs) and ramen restaurants of Tokyo’s Shimbashi area. Enjoy an evening unique to Tokyo in Shimbashi, where local Japanese people frequent after work. This tour is perfect for people who would love an inside look into where the local Japanese go out, but who are hesitant to enter alone. Your English speaking guide will introduce you to the best places, and explain the menu to you, as well as interesting historical and cultural tidbits.
• You will get off the beaten path and explore the Shimbashi district, an area still popular with locals only, try popular types of sake and local dishes like sushi and ramen prepared by renowned chefs while seeing how the locals live.

The first restaurant we visit, Sato, is a small Japanese izakaya. At Sato, quality is more important than quantity, both in terms of food and alcohol. The tuna is bluefin tuna and the pickled mackerel is fresh enough to be eaten raw and lightly vinegared. The seasonings are carefully selected so that you can feel the quality of Japanese ingredients. Next, your guide will take you to a ramen shop that offers pork, seafood, soy sauce, salt, vegetable or other types of ramen according to your preferences.