Squeeze the Fun At This Kewpie Mayo Tour in Japan
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This might just be one of the best FREE tours you can take on your trip to Japan. Located in Chofu, Japan about 40 minutes away from Shibuya you’ll find Mayo Terrace. Any and all Mayo lovers should definitely make time for this free Kewpie Mayo Tour!
Once you arrive at Mayo Terrace, after getting a lanyard guest pass from security, you check in at the reception desk and then wait for your tour time to start. Some helpful things to know are that they do have lockers where you can store your items and there are also restrooms available.
Our Kewpie Mayo tour guide, Sachiyo, was fantastic! She spoke English which we thought was so awesome and completely unexpected. We went in expecting the tour to all be in Japanese and we were totally fine with that. We figured we get the general idea and photos really can tell a story so we weren’t worried about the language barrier. I’m not sure if all the tours would have tour guides that speak English so don’t go in thinking they do.
When the tour starts you’ll first go to the classroom to learn about the different types of mayos they offer and try all of them. Next you’ll head back out to the lobby and learn the history of Kewpie and the wide variety of products they have all over the world. Finally, you’ll go to a room that is set up to give a factory feel and they show you the process of making Kewpie Mayo.
When you are taking the Kewpie Mayo tour be on the look out for all the fun finds! There are Kewpie mayo dolls all over, fun lamps and lights to spot. They also have a hands on activity you can do while you’re waiting for your tour to start or after, it’s towards the back wall by the bathrooms.
At the end of the tour you get a couple freebies ( we got a small bottle of kewpie mayo and a small bottle of sauce to try). You can also shop their little store, which of course we did. We went home with some fun postcards, a keychain, and a cute little Kewpie figure.
If you have extra time I definitely recommend doing this tour, we were so glad to have gone. Another food experience we wanted to check out but didn’t have time was the Oi Ocha Museum (it’s free to visit as well).
Quick Notes:
You have to make a reservation for the tour. These spots go very quickly so you’ll want to watch for them to open and immediately snag your free tickets.
From 2/3- 9/30 Kewpie has a digital stamp rally going on.
Kewpie Mayo also has recipes on their site that you can try out.
Side Quest:
You have to check out a grocery store in Chofu called Queens Isetan. This was probably our favorite grocery store we found on this trip to Japan.
There is also Tenjin Dori street with a fun Yokai Store, Kitaro Chaya that is a gallery, gift shop & cafe for ice cream & snacks that pays homage to the manga series GeGeGe no Kitaro.
