• Washoku Daikoku - This exceptional tour near Tokyo offers a delightful experience of eel and traditional Japanese cuisine, including the chance to grate fresh wasabi and optionally pair dishes with Japanese sake.

Get up close to live eels and try your hand at catching their slippery bodies. Witness a live demonstration of the traditional eel preparation process. Enjoy “Shirayaki”—eel grilled without sauce—allowing you to savor the pure taste of eel, a delicacy that even many Japanese rarely experience.

Discover how the spiciness of fresh wasabi varies with different grating techniques, then grate your own to enjoy with the shirayaki.

You’ll also have the opportunity to indulge in a sake pairing curated by the owner of Kagami-yama Brewery, the sole sake brewery in Kawagoe, exclusively for this tour.

A master chef with over 40 years of experience will guide you through the eel preparation, sharing unique insights into the traditional enjoyment of eel in Japan. The meal’s highlight is Unajū—grilled eel served over rice with a secret sauce perfected over decades.

Throughout the tour, a friendly English-speaking guide will ensure you have the most memorable eel experience of your life.

• Grinding Wasabi
• Meals

• Alcoholic beverages
• Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
• Tips are not included

Discover the unique chance to see and touch live eels up close, followed by an engaging live demonstration of the traditional eel preparation method. Savor the authentic taste of eel through “Shirayaki”—grilled without sauce—a rare delicacy even for many Japanese. This is accompanied by freshly grated wasabi that you prepare yourself, with the option to pair it with specially selected Japanese sake (additional fee applies).

The centerpiece of this culinary journey is the Unajū—grilled eel served over rice with a secret sauce—crafted by a master chef boasting over 40 years of expertise in traditional Japanese cuisine.

Kawagoe is conveniently accessible from central Tokyo, just a 30-minute train ride away, and features picturesque streets reminiscent of Kyoto or Kamakura, capturing the essence of the Edo period. It is also recommended to combine this tour with a morning visit to Chichibu or Moomin Valley Park, followed by an evening walk through Kawagoe’s historic townscape.

• Solo travelers are welcome to join.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.