Market tours · JAPAN
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 fish market tours in Japan worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Tsukiji Market with a local guide, tasting sushi, Wagyu, seafood, and Japanese snacks in a three-hour food walk.
“Really great tour from Mitch! Been to Tsukiji a few times prior but found a few new spots thanks to him. My friends who were in Japan for the first time also enjoyed. Highly recommend!”
Explore Tsukiji with a local guide, tasting seafood, sushi, omelets, and street food while learning market history at your own pace.
“Very enjoyable and informative tour, delicious food! Would highly recommend! Minari our guide was very knowledgeable and encouraged us to taste a lot of new foods!”
Learn to make five nigiri and one sushi roll with a professional chef in Tsukiji, then eat your handmade lunch in this friendly Tokyo class.
“Our first ever sushi making class! Kate (the chef) and Kanon (the guide) were both wonderful, very well prepared and organized. Loved the history of sushi that they touched upon making the experience more memorable and meaningful. We learned the basics well and will try making sushi at home :)”
Explore Tsukiji’s outer market, learn sushi skills from a pro chef, and enjoy a four-hour food and culture tour in Tokyo.
“It was a fun experience even to me as a Japanese from Tokyo. My American husband and kids had a great time as well. We will definitely recommend to our friends!”
Review of Tokyo’s Tsukiji food tour, with Wagyu, sushi, market culture, guide tips, pricing, accessibility, and booking advice.
“Tons of fun. Our guide was amazing and the food was awesome.”
Explore Tsukiji Market with a local guide, sample Japanese street food, watch fish cutting, and visit Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple.
“We loved our fish market tour! Tomo did a fanstatic job of telling us a bit of history and culture. We loved all the food and enjoyed see the market”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market with fresh seafood, local snacks, sushi lunch, shrines, and a small group guide in three tasty hours.
“Our tour was great! Our guide was knowledgeable, fun and introduced us to new places, good food and areas we wouldn’t have otherwise seen.”
Learn nigiri and maki with a professional chef in Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market, using fresh ingredients, proper tools, tea, soup, and expert guidance.
“What a fantastic tour from beginning to end. Tadashi took us around the area and did a great job. We then headed to the sushi making class and it was superb. Kate and Yuga were so much fun and informative. Highly recommended tour!”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market on a 2.5-hour food tour with sushi, oysters, local culture, expert guides, and 5 to 8 generous tastings.
“What a great tour, definitely the best one we have been on in Tokyo. Keiko was so knowledgeable and gave us a great insight into the history and how things work at the fish markets along with all the different fresh seafood we ate along the way. Us and Our toddlers loved it. We did the tour with 3 kids under the age of 3.”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market, taste local specialties, and learn sushi, tamagoyaki, and miso soup in a small Tokyo cooking class.
“First, the tour of Tsukiji was great! I thought I had a good idea of it when I had gone through solo, but being there with Akiko made a world of difference, if for no other reason than she knew where the samples were. The cooking lesson witRead more”
Explore Tsukiji’s temple, seafood stalls, tuna, wagyu, sushi, and fresh wasabi with an English-speaking guide in two tasty hours.
“Great tour. The guide was fabulous. She had wonderful local knowledge and passion for the cuisine. I’d do it again!”
See Toyosu’s tuna auction, explore Tsukiji, taste fresh seafood, and shop for Japanese knives and kitchenware with a private English guide.
“We loved our tour with Nobby! He helped us navigate both Toyosu and Tsukiji fish market, taught us so much about the auction and fishing in Japan and gave great recommendations for where to eat and what to try. We got so much more out of the experience than if we had tried to go without a guide. He was also very patient as we made many stops to try foods in the market :)”
See Tokyo’s tuna auction at Toyosu, enjoy a seafood breakfast, and explore Tsukiji Market with expert guidance in one early morning tour.
“Extremely knowledgeable and planned it so well. Our guide knew everything down to every detail such as which particular viewing window was best at the auction. Great experience.”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market, Buddhist traditions, five food tastings, donburi lunch, and Tokyo views on this friendly three-hour tour.
“excellent seen 40yrs ago very different but exceedingly interesting tour”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market with a local guide, tasting sushi, wagashi, and snacks while learning about Tokyo’s food culture.
“Great experience with a guide who really knew her way around the market. The description of the experience should be more clear on what to expect, but the tour guide (with limited exception) paid for most of our tasting experiences througRead more”
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