Market tours · JAPAN
Good market walking tours in Japan 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!”
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.”
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.”
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”
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!”
Explore Gion, Pontocho, and Nishiki Market with seven tastings, Kyoto brunch, and local food stories on this small-group morning walk.
“Chie was an excellent guide! We enjoyed the market, got to eat lots of treats, and ended up with a delicious lunch in a restaurant we wouldn’t have otherwise found. The small group was ideal for a crowded market.”
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Review of Osaka’s four-hour castle, temple, market, and Dotonbori walking tour, with practical advice on cost, walking, guides, and value.
“Kenji was one of my favorite tour guides by far. He made sure we always knew the best spots to take photos, and we learned so much history along the way. The trip was fun, engaging, and very memorable. I would definitely recommend a tour with Kenji!”
Taste seven Japanese specialties while exploring Tsukiji Market, Hongwanji Temple, and Tokyo food culture with a small English-speaking group.
“Guide was very knowledgeable! Fish market is amazing! Tasted lots of interesting things! Lots of things to see! Lots of people!”
Tour Tsukiji Outer Market, make sushi and miso soup, then eat your creations in a small-group Tokyo cooking class.
“Amazing way to explore an old fish market within Tokyo. Naomi is an amazing guide who taught us so much about Japan itself, as well as numerous types of foods and treats within Japanese cuisine. Then we were treated to sushi making with Miwa! Beautiful food and traditional ways of making it. And I learned my new favourite saying ... “oishi!!!” *delicious Thanks so so much from Georgina and Seamus.”
Explore Tsukiji Outer Market with a guide, temple visit, and nine Japanese tastings, from sushi and wagyu to dashi soup.
“It was not what we expected. Our guide was knowledgeable about the market and the area and we learned many things. But we thought it was going to be a food tour. The food we were offered was not great. Sushi rice balls (with tuna mayo!) and very average tuna sushi. Some greasy grilled fish and a strawberry something. A bit of a language barrier at the start maybe was the problem. As said, we liked our guide. But it was not what we expected and the price of the tour was ridiculous given the food we received.”
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