Japan: Is a Guided Tour Worth It?

Avoid the tourist traps and travel like a local with Magical Trip. They offer various small group tours to give you a truly local experience. We decided to try the Sushi Cooking Class, which included a trip to the supermarket to pick up ingredients. In addition to Sushi, you also learn how to make some traditional Japanese side dishes.

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[Scriptor]

No large group, bus-riding tours for me, but focused-interest, small tours with a knowledgeable guide, like this one, are fabulous. 👍Sho was enthusiastic, energetic, informative, and fun. Also, cute. 😊 Using Magical Trip looks like a good way to have a rewarding local experience.
Btw, I also _love_ adventure tours 🎉 and have done several horse-packing, hiking, and rafting/kayaking tours. Nothing like being out in nature for a couple of weeks.

[shannondore]

I think Sho was really plugging the bar hopping tour without actually saying, "Please do the bar hopping tour when you come to Japan."🍻😂
Kidding aside, he was cute, and it's nice to know that something like that is available if I ever get to go. It would be nice to book different tours for a lone traveler like myself, so I'm not wandering aimlessly around the city.😊

[joshschneider]

also alot of times i dont think a guided tour is worth it but magical trip already sounds amazing.

[grifsfoodandtravel]

That tour looks like fun, with sushi, sake and shopping for ingredients. Wonderful to have an activity to do when visiting Japan, especially if you have family or kids.

[ErwinJürgensen]

What a nice episode! Thanks for introducing Sho-san! I will sure check out his channel.

[joshschneider]

your content has helped me so much when feeling down. thanks for sharing your lives and some truly wonderful japan content.

[knightridersgal]

Thanks for the info. Great cooking lesson...gonna checkout Sho's channel.

[wendydiz]

We booked tours with Magical Trip on both of our trips to Japan. We loved both tours. ❤
Our guide Tommy was so knowledgeable and welcoming. I highly recommend this tour group.

[tamara]

Great that they offer also walking tours and bycicle tours.

[hollish]

What a great tour system! This is so much better than the "point-and-babble" method. Actually doing things that everyday people do! Thank you for sharing this.

[DevSel-il]

This was SO cuuuute!!!! Love this for you two! 💖

[NewYorkerinLondon]

Awesome. A service I will use. Thank you. 🙌🏽✨

[jh]

This sounds like such a fun experience!

[christinalhitz]

I love guided tours, especially ones that are more intimate, smaller group ones. Call me crazy, but was that a young Satoshi there? Loves beer and is a foodie? One of the first things I like to do when traveling is to go to the grocery store and farmers markets (if they have them), I always think you can learn a lot about a place by visiting those two places. There are only two places I never want to visit when traveling, the local jail and the local hospital.

[nanadnana]

Love this video and the bonus of seeing one of your older videos that was before I found your channel... Love that hair Shinichi!!! Thanks for all you do, both of you!

[jonwashburn]

I'd join a tour. Would be better than my normal wandering that I do when I travel.

[rayanagi]

I love the idea of a personal Tokyo experience like this. It would be a special memory to add to my visit! Thanks for sharing. 🤩

[karenstanislaw]

Agree that a guide for any foreign or new scenario is potentially terrific - made even more so if one chooses intelligently, and tries to match the depth and tenor of the guidance to your needs and particular interests. Sho was terrific. He'd be dynamite for young people (or at least young at heart), new to Japan, and its food rituals. -Really enjoyed this video, and was sorry there wasn't another stop or experience with Sho. I liked the two of you prepping foods you presumed was familiar, but Sho educated with new detail. Nice dynamic.

[sophtoast]

I would love this so much honestly!! I love hands on experiences!:^)

[darahhart]

Very cool. Making the meal would be fun because some ingredients are hard to find in the US, at least where I am. Especially the green veggies in the sushi roll (shisho? And the other one, I forget, lol, I don't think Nivea seen here), and taking the mystery out of the miso soup and egg would make me more confident trying it at home. Thank you!