During your stay in Japan, you may be tired of room service dish and want to use the delivery service from the restaurants.
If so, why don’t you use the delivery services which have been developed in Japan ?
As more services are English available nowadays you can easily use the service.
Best Top 10 Food Delivery Services in Tokyo introduces the Japanese “Dema-e” delivery service culture and the fresh food delivery service which have been developed in Japan.

Brief History of Delivery Service in Japan

Brief history of Food delivery service in Japan shows how the food delivery service has developed from Edo thru Showa era to the present while the life style of the commoners has changed.

Delivery service is called “Dema-e” in Japanese.
“Dema-e” service used to be the indispensable system for local norms in Edo era.
Those days the vendor carried  buckwheat noodles and Udon wheat noodles using a shoulder carrying pole.
There was no storage like refrigerator that easily preserves the food.
Demae was appreciated by customer because vendor came to customer’s house to sell fresh foods.
During Showa era, more services were offered by bicycles. When the vendor received the order of buck wheat noodles from tens of people, the vendor would carry them on one hand while cycling.
Since people started to drive cars and car accidents increased during delivery by bicycle, the vendor started to  ride a motorcycle.
They carried the foods in the case called “Okamochi” on the motorcycle.
Nowadays vendors usually deliver dishes from the restaurants and fresh foods from the market to the customer by car.

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English Available ! Ready-To-Eat Food Delivery Service in Tokyo

As more visitors and tourists are from overseas, more English speaking staff serve for food delivery.
So you can use the service without worrying about language problem.
English available services are introduced in this article.
Why don’t you try it during your stay?

No.1 Uber EATS

Uber Eats food delivery started in Japan in 2016.
More than 14,000 stores joined this service, so they offer a wide variety of genre from which the customers can choose. The service is available not only at home but anywhere within the available delivery area.
The service has no minimum order, so you can order even when you are on solo travel.
As credit card is available and the foods are delivered to the front door, you don’t need to be ready for receiving the dish. It is completed within 10 to 20 min after ordering, so the service is convenient.

URL : https://www.ubereats.com/jp-en/category/tokyo-tokyo/english

Application available
Payment : Credit card, Line Pay, Pay Pay, cash
Delivery fee : more than 50 yen depending on the delivery distance.
No minimum order

No.2 Maishoku

Maishoku started in 2012.
Order available from more than 300 stores.
Free delivery fee and no minimum order
Price ranges from 1000yen to 1200yen

URL : https://www.maishoku.com/en/

Application available
Payment : credit card, cash, payment on invoice
No delivery fee
No minimum order

No.3 Fine Dine

Fine Dine is higher grade than other delivery services.
Fine Dine delivers roast meats and eels.
To those who are too busy to eat out, but want to eat authentic delicious dishes this service is recommendable.
The application is easy for even those who are not used to application for use of the service.

URL : https://www.finedinemenu.com/

Application available.
Payment : cash, credit card, payment on invoice.
Delivery fee : 10 % of food delivery
The minimum order fee : 2,000 yen
All the services on this list are English available.

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So if you are Japanese speaker or learner why don’t you try this service?
It must be exciting to communicate with staff in Japanese only or with body language.

No.4 Demaecan

Demaecan is one of the largest delivery service company having more than 190,000 shops
Wide variety of genres such as Japanese, Chinese, Western dishes, Suhi and pizza and etc.
Once the restaurant receives the order from the site, restaurant will cook the dish and deliver to the customer within 20min.

URL : https://demae-can.com/

Application available
Payment : credit card, Line Pay, portable carrier payment etc.
Delivery fee : usually more than 200 yen, some stores deliver for free
Each store has each different minimum order.

No.5 Rakuten Delivery

Delivery service operated by Rakuten
More than 12,000 stores join nationwide.
Restaurants deliver foods in most cases, but Rakuten sometimes deliver by itself.
Guest can order even if you are not the member, but point service is not available.
Rakuten super points are accumulated by Rakuten payment.
One point per 100 yen is offered according to the total order.
The accumulated points can be used for Rakuten service, convenient stores and drug stores.

URL : https://delivery.rakuten.co.jp/

Point is available for the first use.
Application is available.
Payment : cash, credit card and payment on invoice
Delivery fee : over 370yen. Free delivery service for over 6000 yen order.

No.6  menu

“menu” was operated as take-out application for the first time, but started as delivery service in April 2020.
Over 2000 restaurants have joined “menu” in Tokyo.
To find take-out available restaurant, decide the current place or the area you want to take a delivery on the map. So the member stores are pinned to be easily found.
Just place the menu in the cart, so your order is completed.

URL : https://service.menu.inc/service/

Friend invitation card is distributed, like 1000 yen bonus.
Application is available.
Payment : credit card
Delivery fee : varies according to the distance for delivery
At least 300 yen

No.7 LINE delima

If you have LINE application on your smart phone, just add LINE delima to friend to easily use.
LINE point collected and can be used.
When you input genre and menu you want to eat, the recommended stores and the menu of the locals will be shown.
Delivery on time is available within the date you order. The published stores are mainly chain stores.

URL : https://delima.line.me/

Application is available on LINE.
Payment : credit card, cash and LINE Pay
Available payment is different depending on the store.

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No.8 Domino’s Pizza

The minimum order was abolished, so it became easy to order.
On line order is available from 9:00 am to 1:00 am on nest day.

URL : https://www.dominos.jp/en

Application is available.
Payment : cash, credit card, Rakuten Pay, payment on smart phone
No minimum order

No.9 Amazon Fresh

Delivery service for fresh food and daily necessaries
The service delivers fresh foods, ingredients and daily necessaries of special stores.
Delivery within the fastest 4 hours after order in bulk
Discount and sales are available, so you can buy cheaper than the indicated price.
The heavy foods are delivered to the home, so very convenient.
Only Amazon’s prime membership is available.

URL : https://www.amazon.co.jp/

No.9 Radish Boya

Radish Boya is Foodstuff Home Delivery service which delivers organic vegetables with less or no agrochemicals, non-additive foods to the house.
Over 10,000 items per year including around 140 kinds of vegetables.
Radish Boya sells meal kit which is cooked within 10min.
Kit including cut vegetables, seasoned meat and fish is completed by only cooking in a pan.
Radish Boya deals with food ready for allergy, fresh and rare ingredients.

URL : https://www.radishbo-ya.co.jp/shop/

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