Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food Walking Tour with 5 Tastings
Description
Tsukiji is a giant, exciting maze that can be overwhelming to explore on your own. Our signature tour changes this busy market into an easy, fun adventure! Guiding food lovers here since 2015, our friendly local guide helps you skip the stress of the crowds and takes you straight to the best hidden spots that regular tourists always miss. Meet your guide at the iconic Tsukiji Honganji Temple. Instead of wandering aimlessly through endless stalls, your guide takes you directly to top shops selling high-quality produce and kitchenware. As you walk, your guide shares stories of how this area survived World War II and translates lively local chat. No guessing needed! Your guide has handpicked 5 of the absolute best flavors Tsukiji has to offer: 1. Tamagoyaki (Sweet Japanese omelet) 2. Satsuma-age (Freshly fried fish cake) 3. Seasonal Fruits (Premium local fruits) 4. Wagyu Skewers (Highest-grade beef) 5. Seafood Bowl or Sushi (The freshest catch) *Depend on departure time and seasons
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Itinerary
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.
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...
We will do food tour.
If you need kitchen tool, we stop by in the tour.
We also pass by mini wholesale market to see hundreds kinds of freshest fishes!! *Closed on Wednesdays, Sundays and holidays.
We wrap up our tour with a delightful serving of delicious fish bowl or Sushi !
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- [ 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.
Reviews(3,673)
Risa was a wonderful guide, I'm glad to meet her, she is a kind person.
Akira was very friendly and we had a great experience
Excellent experience regarding Japanese food, culture and history. Wakana our guide very knowledgeable and informative.
Awesome tour and tour guide on June 15th!
We are truly delighted to receive your excellent feedback. It's wonderful that your tour on June 15th was awesome, complemented by an outstanding tour guide! We will certainly convey your high praise directly to your tour guide. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan in the future.
Yuki was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a delightful few hours with her exploring the Buddhist temple first and then the fish market, including sampling delicious Japanese food.
We are truly delighted to receive your exceptional feedback. It's wonderful that Yuki was so profoundly knowledgeable and amiable. You clearly had a delightful few hours with her, first exploring the Buddhist temple and then the vibrant fish market, including savoring delectable Japanese culinary delights. We will certainly convey your high praise directly to Yuki. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating discoveries.
Toshi was wonderful!!!!!!! She did a great job explaining things in the market, and was very knowledgeable about the food selection. I would do that again in a heart beat!!!!!!!!!
We are truly delighted to receive your exceptional feedback. It's wonderful that Toshi was absolutely magnificent! She clearly performed an outstanding job in elucidating various aspects of the market, and her profound knowledge regarding the culinary selections was remarkable. Your eagerness to repeat the experience "in a heartbeat" is truly gratifying. We will certainly convey your high praise directly to Toshi. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating culinary adventures.
We did an 8.30am tour on a Tuesday morning for approximately 3 hours which was great fun. We would have preferred a Wednesday but learned the market is essentially closed on Wednesdays! Don’t eat before you go! You will be eating all morning! We met a number of Japan Wonder Travel Guides around 8.15am out the front of the Tsukiji Hongwan-ji Temple who were all friendly and spoke excellent English so it was easy to work out who we would have guiding us for the morning. Yoko took us and another family (6 people in total) into the temple for a quick look, then into the fish market. All stalls were trading and it got busier as it got later so we felt lucky to have Yoko showing us around. We got to taste excellent fish cakes, beautiful summer fruit, wasabi sesame seeds, sweet omelette and freshly grilled wagyu. Yoko also purchased some fish and fruit as she showed us around and we were able to share these on the rooftop at picnic tables which was a treat! To finish our tour we were taken to a lovely restaurant where the chef prepared a sushi bowl and we were then able to make our own and eat that too! This tour is an excellent way to taste lots of different foods and learn where the better shops are, and a really nice introduction to Japan/Tokyo. We stayed on after the tour and bought matcha and a whisk etc, personalised chopsticks with our names written in Japanese (on the spot) and other trinkets and gifts. Thank you Yoko for a great morning!
It is with profound joy that we receive your truly exceptional feedback. It's wonderful that your 8:30 AM tour on a Tuesday morning at the Tsukiji market proved to be so enjoyable, and we appreciate your valuable insight regarding Wednesday closures. Your helpful suggestion to "not eat before going" is excellent, given the abundance of culinary delights awaiting discovery. We are especially pleased that our team members at the meeting point were amiable and fluent in English, making for a smooth start. Yoko's expert guidance through the temple and into the vibrant marketplace, even as it grew busier, clearly enriched your exploration, ensuring you sampled a variety of superb dishes. The unique touch of Yoko purchasing items to share on the rooftop, followed by a visit to a delightful restaurant for a chef-prepared sushi bowl and the opportunity to craft your own, sounds like a truly magnificent culinary journey. This excursion evidently served as an outstanding introduction to Japan/Tokyo, allowing you to discover numerous culinary treasures and prime shopping spots. It's also gratifying to learn that you continued your exploration independently afterward, acquiring matcha, personalized chopsticks, and other memorable souvenirs. We will certainly convey your appreciation and high praise directly to Yoko. We profoundly appreciate you sharing this comprehensive account of your memorable journey. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating culinary adventures.
It was a great tour. Our tour guide Kayako was very knowledgeable and friendly and showed us very tasty places.
We are truly delighted to receive your excellent feedback. It's wonderful that your tour was so great! We are especially pleased that Kayako, your tour guide, was very knowledgeable and amiable, leading you to discover truly delicious establishments. We will certainly convey your high praise directly to Kayako. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating culinary adventures.
Naz was very friendly and showed us many unusual places and the history of the Tsukiji market. She answered all our questions. We spent a pleasant morning in her company!
Receiving your enthusiastic comments truly brings us immense satisfaction. It's wonderful that Naz was so incredibly amiable, and that she introduced you to numerous unique places while illuminating the history of Tsukiji Market. Her meticulous responses to all your inquiries clearly enhanced your understanding. We are especially pleased that you spent such a delightful morning in her company! We will certainly convey your high praise directly to Naz. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating culinary adventures.
KUMIKO was very nice and guided us well and helped us discover different dishes. A must-do!
Receiving your enthusiastic comments truly brings us immense satisfaction. It's wonderful that Kumiko was so amiable, and that she skillfully guided you, allowing you to discover a variety of culinary delights. Your recommendation to experience it is highly valued! We will certainly convey your high praise directly to Kumiko. We deeply appreciate you sharing your insights. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to welcome you back to Japan for future captivating culinary adventures.
