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Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour
4.9
1,319 Ratings
Chuo City
Immerse yourself in the vibrant Tsukiji Fish Market on a walking tour. Discover local culinary culture, taste delectable foods, and witness face-to-face conversations between buyers and sellers.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple - Meet your guide in front of the gate of Tsukiji Honganji Temple and start exploring the Tsukiji fish market on this 3-hour food-focused tour.
- Tsukiji Jogai Market - Soak up the sights, sounds, and smells, and learn about Tsukiji’s 80-year history as the biggest fish market in Japan.
For local people, Tsukiji is a special place to buy the freshest, high-quality seafood and ingredients. This market is also special place for chefs and many chefs of Michelin-star restaurants come to Tsukiji in the morning to buy their ingredients.
While wandering through the colorful market, check out its fresh produce, from tuna to octopus tentacles, and get ready to eat and drink as the locals do. Learn about Japanese culture while sampling various kinds of symbolic Japanese foods along the way, such as Wagyu beef skewers, Fish bowl or Sushi, Japanese-style omelettes, fried fish cakes, Dashi soup and Katsuobushi (dried bonito), Japanese tea etc…
- The Tsukiji Market - We will do food tour.
- Tsukiji Hitachiya - If you need kitchen tool, we stop by in the tour.
- Tsukiji Uogashi - We also pass by mini wholesale market to see hundreds kinds of freshest fishes!! *Closed on Wednesdays, Sundays and holidays.
- Tsukiji Fish Market - We wrap up our tour with a delightful serving of delicious fish bowl or Sushi !
What's Included
- Local professional guide
- Snacks
- Wagyu beef skewers
- Seafood bowl or Sushi
- Japanese omelette
- Fish cake
- Fruits
Additional Information
Let’s explore Tsukiji, the vibrant market for the locals and the professional chefs for more than 80 years of history, to learn about the local culinary culture and to taste the best foods!
Meet your knowledgeable local guide at Tsukiji Honganji Temple, where your guide will take you to popular local stores selling the best produce, beverages, kitchenware, and more.
Enjoy selected foods while visiting tsukiji fish market.
Please enjoy the unique atmosphere of the market which miraculously survived the World War â…¡, where you often be able to see the face-to-face conversations between the buyers and the sellers, which is difficult to find elsewhere in megacity Tokyo.
(Menu)
- Japanese omelet
- Fried fish cake
- Seasonal Fruits
- Highest grade ranking Wagyu beef skewers
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Seafood bowl or Sushi
*Depend on departure time and seasons
- [ Meetup ] @The main gate of Tsukiji Honganji-Temple We will leave at start time sharp, so please make sure to be there on time!(We could not wait!) It’s front side of Tsukiji Honganji temple. Please don’t go to back side. (Google maps leads you backside.)
- Walking shoes are recommended.
- Minimum drinking age is 20 years. So we offer another drink for under 20.
- In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.
- No refunds will be given for cancellations or late arrivals on the day of the tour.
- Infant meal is not included.
- Unfortunately, we do not accommodate vegetarian, halal, gluten-free requests, or allergy-related requests.
- Unfortunately, if you can’t eat fish, you won’t be able to join the tour
- Services not listed (For example : hotel pickup/drop-off, Extra food and drinks, Other personal expenses, Transportation fee to meeting point) are not included in the tour.
- If the restaurant is suddenly closed and cannot provide the meal, we will provide an alternative.
- The fish market(Uogashi wholesaler market) is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and other closed market days.
- On Wednesdays, Sundays, and other closed market days, Japanese omelette and Fish cake and Fruits cannot be served. Because shop is closed.
- Depending on the day and time, we serve either sushi or seafood bowl.
Location
Tsukiji Honganji
[ Meetup ] @The main gate of Tsukiji Honganji-Temple
*We will leave at start time sharp, so please make sure to be there on time!
*It's front side of Tsukiji Honganji temple. Please don't go to back side. (Google maps leads you backside.)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Debra4301955
Aug 1, 2024
Food tour - The tour was fantastic ! Our guide Sara was very informative, pleasant and made the tour interesting and enjoyable. Highly recommend!!
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Jen
Jul 31, 2024
Worthwhile and delicious tour! - Sam was a fantastic guide! He had so much knowledge about the market and Shinto and Buddhist religions that we learned a lot. He also was extremely sensitive to both our dietary restrictions, which he handled beautifully, and to the heat of the day, allowing for breaks. The food we sampled was delicious, and it was a great first-day-in-Japan experience.
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Eugeneteewanderer
Jul 31, 2024
Fabulous for Foodies - A wonderful mini-excursion through Tsukiji and the stores surrounding the famed Japanese fish market. Our guide Yoshiko was friendly, patient and accommodating, and guided us through the many food outlets at the outer markets. We sampled wagyu beef skewers, umi (sea urchin), tamagoyaki, and oysters, and rounded off our trip with a delicious sushi lunch with sake. The stopovers at Hongwanji Temple and Namiyoke Shrine were bonus experiences too. A fantastic experience I would recommend for anyone with half a day and who wants to enjoy a delicious lunch while touring Tokyo.
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Taniath9965uf
Jul 31, 2024
It’s a must do! - Best quality food we tried in our whole trip! This I a must tour you have to make when visiting Japan. You will try all the most amazing and traditional food from Japan and also the best quality and the freshest fish! The tour also takes a great time to give history and facts and show so much other aspects life knifes, culture, food and market history. We are speechless and so thankful. Our guide was the best ever, we highly recommend SEAN, he made it possible to fulfill our extra wishes and went even more than half an hour over time just to give us an above and beyond experience. He showed us so many markets, we tried so much amazing food, and we learned so much about this culture! We are so thankful and we will recommend this tour to anyone visiting Japan, especially our tour guide SEAN was one of the best guides we have ever had. Thank you so much for this wonderfull experience. Oh we also had life show of preparing sushi and many more amazing things.
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Quest57430941255
Jul 30, 2024
Great food tasting with knowledgeable guide Yoko and her caring personality! - Guided tour was great! Food tasting was amazingly good and our tour guide was knowledgeable and caring to our needs and takes care of us from beginning to end. Best food tasting is the wagyu beef!!!
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Jorgegu1283sb
Jul 28, 2024
Great foodie experience - Excellent experience! Naomi was a great guide, really motivated and always willing to help with a smile. Visiting the market with her was a pleasure. Very recommended!
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Daverp1046pz
Jul 26, 2024
See Tsukiji fish market w/ kind And knowledgeable Japanese tour guides! - I had a great time with Mieko and Akkiko on this tour of Tsukiji fish market! They were very friendly and knowledgeable about the fish market. I saw the temple near by and they even waited for me an extra 10 mins after the initial meet up point! I got lost on the way there taking the trains. They taught me a lot of Japanese and showed me all the popular foods that are sold and how they look like and prepare it all. I highly recommend this tour if you want to know more about Japanese culture and have a good English guide while you're at it. The tour took about 3 hrs and we went all over tsukiji market and sampled many stalls. My favorite part was definitely trying the different cuts of tuna and the a5 wagu beef! I saw what Wasabi looks like raw, tried eggs on a stick that has sugar on it, tried different teas, fish broth soups, sweets, different types of nuts. It was a grand time and had a nice time socializing with the other Americans that joined me on the tour. Last but not least, you visit the Buddhist and shindu temples and learn the proper way of entering and purifying yourself.
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Mikhailan2023
Jul 25, 2024
I appreciate our experience of touring in Tsukiji Fish Market. There were so many food to look. - The food was amazing. I also learned Japan’s fish marketing industry. Overall, it’s interesting how a fish can generate millions of money.
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Katherine_b
Jul 25, 2024
Worth it! - Nobu was a fantastic tour guide! The tour was a great experience and we learned a lot. It was great to taste local cuisine and Nobu shared many fun facts about the market. The market gets very busy but our family had a terrific time.
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Jet37840551491
Aug 1, 2024
A fun and delicious tour! - A fun tour with delicious food! Our guide Sara was wonderful. She was so personable and shared so many interesting insights. The weather was hot, but she made sure we stayed comfortable and hydrated the whole time. Come hungry, you will get to try a variety of delicious foods!
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