Food History Tour of Little Tokyo
DELICIOUS LITTLE TOKYO 2025
Educational Guided Walking & Tasting Tour
presented by the Little Tokyo Community Council in partnership with the Little Tokyo Historical Society
SOLD OUT!
Unfortunately, this event is completely sold out. We will not have a waitlist or standby list. We are truly grateful for the support and interest in this event and hope to host more tours later in the year!
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
1–2 pm
2:30–3:30 pm
Take a stroll back in time to learn about Little Tokyo’s rich food history! Join us for an educational walking and tasting tour led by Bill Watanabe and Mike Okamura of the Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) highlighting the history of some of Little Tokyo’s longest standing small businesses and culinary favorites such as imagawayaki and shabu shabu. From the birthplace of the fortune cookie to the first ramen noodle shop in the United States, these sites were integral in the making of our Little Tokyo community and Japanese American food landscape that we know today.
New menu in 2025! In celebration of Kouraku’s recent recognition as America’s oldest ramen shop still in operation, we’re thrilled to add their popular pork chahan (fried rice) to the menu of this walking and tasting tour!
$45 per person for a priceless opportunity led by the Little Tokyo Historical Society!
LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, guided educational walking tour
FUGETSU-DO, strawberry chocolate manju
MITSURU CAFE, imagawayaki (red bean filled pancake)
KOURAKU, pork chahan (fried rice)
LITTLE TOKYO COMMUNITY COUNCIL, choice of legacy enamel pin
Ticket proceeds benefit the Little Tokyo Historical Society and Little Tokyo Community Council.
THE FINE PRINT
Food History Tour of Little Tokyo is a guided walking tour and will take roughly one hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and consider bringing a hat and water bottle.
Please note that additional guests without a ticket will not be permitted as this is a guided tour with limited capacity.
Guests will be divided into groups depending on the time of registration. If you are planning to attend with others, please arrive together.
Tours will depart at the scheduled start time, please arrive promptly.
Ticket purchases are FINAL SALE and non-refundable. Thank you for supporting the Little Tokyo Community Council!
TICKET HOLDER INFORMATION
Food History of Little Tokyo Walking Tour
Saturday, April 19
Check-in opens 30 minutes before scheduled tour time
at Delicious Little Tokyo HQ Event Check-in
Japanese American National Museum Plaza, 100 N Central Avenue
Tour departs promptly at scheduled tour time
EVENT CHECK-IN
Check in at the Delicious Little Tokyo HQ at the Japanese American National Museum Plaza (100 N Central Avenue, corner of 1st St and Central Ave) to pick up your event passport and enamel pin.
To check-in, you do NOT need to print out your receipt. We will check you in based on the name on your online order. If you have multiple people in your party, please check in under the ticket purchaser’s name once all guests have arrived.
Additional guests without a ticket will not be permitted as this is a guided tour with limited capacity.
