Eight Day Self-Guided Gourmet Trip of Tokyo and the Greater Kanto. The goal is to seek a wide selection of representative cuisines at a balance point between very high quality vs reasonable price.
Restaurants include a 260-year-old Unagi specialist, a 370-year-old Ryokan, a 100-year-old Tempura specialist, a famed Tsukiji sushi stand, the Ramen Stadium, and places for Matsuzaka steak teppanyaki, Fugu (poisonous pufferfish) etc.
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Itinerary At A Glance
Day 1 - Poisonous Fugu
| Day One (Sun): | Narita Airport - Nippori - Shinjuku |
| Lunch: | On the plane |
| Dinner: | Fugu course at a specialist restaurant |
| Torafukutei (not the TorafuGUtei chain), Shinjuku |
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Day 2 - Matsuzaka Steak and Yakitori
| Day Two (Mon): | Shinjuku - Sanrio Puroland (Tama Centre) - Kichijoji - Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum - Kichijoji - Shinjuku |
| Breakfast: | Salmon and Mentaiko Onigiri Purchased at some convenience store in the subway |
| Lunch: | A5 rank Matsuzaka steak at a butcher shop/steak house Steak House Satou, Kichijoji |
| Dinner: | Yakitori and Shumai at an 80-year-old izakaya Iseya Honten, Kichijoji |
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Day 3 - Tsukiji Sushi and Ramen Stadium
| Day Three (Tue): | Shinjuku - Tsukiji Market - Odaiba (Palette Town, Daikanransha, Venus Fort, Toyota Mega Web, Decks Tokyo Beach, Aquacity) - Shinjuku |
| Breakfast: | Sausage Roll and some other Japanese pastry items, Kobeya (bread store chain), Shinjuku |
| Brunch: | Chef's select sushi at world's largest fish market...one hour lineup Sushi Dai, Tsukiji Shijo (Jonai) |
| Snack: | A small wooden box full of fresh uni Purchased at some fish stall inside Tsukiji market |
| Dinner: | 3 bowls of ramen, each from a different geographical region
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Day 4 - Train Bento and 370-Year-Old Ryokan
| Day Four (Wed): | Shinjuku - Hakone Yumoto - Owakudani - Togendai - Hakone Checkpoint - Cedar Avenue - Ichinoyu Honkan |
| Breakfast: | Japanese pastries Unknown bread shop, Shinjuku |
| Lunch: | Deluxe Ekiben lunchboxes on the train
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| Dinner: | Dinner course at a 370-Year-Old Ryokan...unbelievable tofu and fish Ichinoyu Honkan, Tonosawa, Hakone |
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Day 5 - 150-Year-Old Soba Maker and Izakaya Below Train Tracks
| Day Five (Wed): | Ichinoyu Honkan - Sounji Temple - Odawara Castle - Nijubashi (Imperial Palace) - Yurakucho - Ginza - Shinjuku |
| Breakfast: | Traditional Ryokan breakfast Ichinoyu Honkan, Tonosawa, Hakone |
| Lunch: | Handmade Soba at a 150-Year-Old Specialist
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| Dinner: | Izakaya Below the JR Tracks...pop quiz: what's a chicken wing gyoza? Shin Hinomoto, Yurakucho |
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Day 6 - 260-Year-Old Unagi Specialist and Street Snacks
| Day Six (Fri): | Shinjuku - Ueno - Kappabashi Dougugai - Asakasa - Jiyugaoka - Shibuya - Shinjuku |
| Breakfast: | Ebi Burger on a half price promotion Lotteria (burger chain), Shinjuku |
| Lunch: | Unagi Kabayaki at a 260-Year-Old specialist
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| Dinner: | Various snacks and desserts Street stalls, Kameya Mannendo, Sweets Forest, mostly at Jiyugaoka |
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Day 7 - Kyo-Kaiseki and 100-Year-Old Tempura Specialist
| Day Seven (Sat): | Shinjuku - Shibuya - Aoyama - Meiji Jingu - Harajuku - Shinjuku |
| Breakfast: | Burger with a Japanese Twist - Part II Mos Burger, Shibuya |
| Lunch: | Kyoto-style 8 course Kaiseki lunch at a fair price Minase, Minami Aoyama |
| Dinner: | Tempura at a 100-Year-Old Specialist Funebashiya, Shinjuku |
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Day 8 - Fresh Sushi at the Unexpected Place
| Day Eight (Sun): | Shinjuku - Narita Airport |
| Breakfast: | Udon and Curry Rice Restaurant name unknown, Shinjuku |
| Lunch: | Very fresh Sushi and Chirashi lunch specials, plus Uramura Oysters Tsukiji Sushi Ko, Shinjuku |
| Dinner: | On the plane |
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