Meet your guide and head to a local supermarket. Explore the ingredients, ready-to-eat foods, sweets, and drinks that Japanese people buy and enjoy in everyday life. Discover practical food souvenirs to take home.

Ask your guide questions about the foods you see. Learn why Japanese people eat raw eggs, why the meat is sliced so thinly, how families choose from so many kinds of fish, and what people do with all those seasonings, snacks, and prepared meals.

Along the way, the conversation can go beyond food to the customs, values, and ways of thinking behind daily life in Japan. Choose a food-focused supermarket tour, combine sightseeing with shopping in Yokohama, or request a customized tour in another area, such as Tokyo or Kamakura.