【Shinjuku】Depachika Food Hall Tasting Walk｜Isetan & Takashimaya — Explore the "Treasure Trove of Food" with 8 Tastings, Guided in English

For those who want to savor Japanese cuisine with both eyes and palate. Beneath the department stores of Shinjuku lies "depachika" — a theater of food found nowhere else in the world.

Seasonal premium wagashi lined neatly in glass cases, the aroma of freshly fried delicacies, meticulously wrapped premium bento boxes. Wagashi, Western-style confections, prepared dishes, pickles, sake — every kind of culinary art gathered on a single floor.

An English-speaking guide will lead you through the depachika of Shinjuku's two great department stores, Isetan and Takashimaya. Through a series of tastings, you'll come to understand — and taste — the foundations of Japanese flavor: dashi, miso, and shun, the art of eating in season. No more hesitating before the crowded counters; you'll instinctively know where to look and what to choose.