Foodie Delight: Culinary Walking Tour” 150 min quick tour (AM/PM)

Highlights

Let's start from Sendai Station and walk around eating local food with a guide!

Walking around town while grabbing a casual local snack!

From sweets popular among tourists to hidden gems!

Challenge to measure the candy counter! Can you put in the exact weight as expected?

This tour is a quick and easy way to get around even if you don't have a lot of time.

TOUR COURSE

10:00/13:00

Meet at the stained glass window on the 2nd floor, west side exit of Sendai Station.

10:10/13:10

Visit ‘Date no Komichi’ local produce and souvenir area of Sendai Station to sample some local Japanese sake!

10:30/13:30

Visit ‘Sendai’s Kitchen’, Sendai Morning Market. Despite its name, this market is open until 6 pm and is always buzzing with local shoppers and restaurant owners searching for the freshest local produce from the many fish-mongers, vegetable and fruit stands and specialty stores. Here you will enjoy a local favourite cream-croquette or dumplings from one of the most popular market stalls.

10:50/13:50

Switching from savory to sweet, the next stop will be ‘Taikichi’ Taiyaki (fish shaped pancake with sweet filling) specialty store. You can enjoy Taiyaki across Japan, but Sendai’s ‘Taikichi’ store is famous for its unique filling flavours, including some Sendai-limited flavours like ‘Zunda-mochi’ or even beef-tongue curry!

11:00/14:00

After calling-in to another local market for some taste-testing, you will visit ‘Mitaki Fudoson’, a temple hidden within the busy shopping arcade. Hear the story of ‘Sendai Shiro’ and make a prayer for good fortune!

11:15/14:15

Take a break at a long-established local tea shop. They have green tea flavored soft serve ice cream and the very popular Zunda Shake.

11:25/14:25

Drop-in to Abe-Kamaboko for some local Sendai cuisine, Sasa-kama fishcake! Shaped into bamboo-leaf shapes from the Date family crest, this fishcake is a staple snack for Sendai locals.

11:35/14:35

Monaka is also a very sweet and tasty snack. It goes very well with tea and other drinks! It is a classic local confectionary often used as a gift.

11:40/14:40

On the B1 floor of the main building of the Sendai Fujisaki Department Store, there is a corner called “Round (confectionery sold by weight)” where you can purchase confectionery sold by weight. It is one of the few rounds in Japan that remain in good condition!

12:00/15:00

Visit Hosoya’s hamburger, said to be the oldest hamburger in Japan, and find out what it tastes like!

Other than hamburgers, there are nearby standing noodle and ramen options.

12:30/15:30: Tour end

TOUR DETAILS

Where: Sendai Station (Stained-glass windows) : Near the west exit on the 2nd floor

Time: ①10:00-12:30 ②13:00-15:30 (150min)

Size: 2~4 persons

Price: 16,500 yen

Sign-up Deadline: Bookings accepted 3 business days prior to the tour date.

Cancellation Policy: Up to three days prior, no cancellation fee.
Two days prior: 20%
Day before: 30%
On the day: 100%
** Tour guests may be mixed.

Note: If the minimum number of participants is not met the event will be cancelled.

TOUR PLAN

Basic Plan

Price 16,500 yen

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