Market tours · JAPAN
Good japan market tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
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!”
Explore Gion, Pontocho, and Nishiki Market on a three-hour Kyoto food walk with seven tastings, brunch, local stories, and practical guidance.
“This tour was excellent. Yuki was a fantastic tour guide, and I really enjoyed exploring the market and getting to see inside several shops. The food was delicious too!”
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.”
Review of Osaka’s Kuromon Market food tour, with six tastings, Doguyasuji, local guides, pricing, food value, and practical tips.
“We had a great tour with Niko. Loads of energy and lots of fun. Niko was interested in what the group wanted and adjusted where she could to make it an even better tour. She gave us loads of insights and background into Japanese life and culture.”
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.”
Kyoto’s Nishiki Market food tour pairs local tastings with shrines, shopping streets, and practical cultural insight in a small group.
“Terrific experience! We got to sample all of the food and truly enjoyed the lovely market. Our guide was excellent.”
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”
Make matcha, enjoy sweets, and hear live koto music at this intimate Kyoto tea ceremony near Nishiki Market.
“This was such a beautiful experience! The host was so kind and explained the ceremony really well. I now have a better understanding on why this is so significant in Japanese culture.”
Taste six Osaka specialties at Kuromon Market, visit Kitchen Street and Dotonbori, and learn local food culture with an English-speaking guide.
“Your was great, like the way she explain every stop and was good overall”
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