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Savour a Two-Star Michelin Lunch at one of Tokyo’s Most Celebrated Restaurants

JPY 240,000 for two people

Follow in the footsteps of Nobel Laureates, glitterati, artists, and Japan’s revered gourmands at Fukudaya, one of Tokyo’s most celebrated restaurants.  Settle into the Fukudaya’s private Inakaya Room, where you will savour two-star Michelin dining in the form of refined kaiseki cuisine.  While you dine, enjoy a performance of shinnai, a highly ornamented style of singing to shamisen accompaniment that captures the wit and savoir fare of 18th century Tokyo. On Saturdays, dinner may be booked instead of lunch. Offered all days except Sunday and public holidays. 

Seven-day advanced notice required.

Cruise the Sumida River in a Shogun-Style Pleasure Boat

JPY 370,000 for two people

Since the early 17th century, the Sumida River has inspired poets and been Tokyo’s favourite playground.  Experience this enchanting waterway starting with a traditional dinner at famed waterfront restaurant Kameseiro, established in 1855. Then board a chartered yakatabune – a  roofed pleasure boat fashioned after those used by the Tokugawa shogun, right down to its red-lacquered hull and woven mats. On board, geisha will entertain with dance and shamisen playing, as in the days of old. Offered all days except Sunday and public holidays. 

Seven-day advanced notice required.