Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market Tour and Sushi Cooking Lesson
Take a fascinating 'deep dive' into Japanese seafood cuisine during this 3-hour combination walking tour of Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and cooking class. During your time with us, wander through what locals call "Tokyo's stomach", as you experience the sights, sounds, and of course TASTES of native culinary traditions. There, you will learn how to cook authentic Japanese meals at the largest cooking school in Japan. Top off the tour by enjoying your own creation for lunch. *Due to a policy amendment of Tokyo metropolitan government, NO tour of inner wholesale fish market. It's just 5mins walk to amazing sightseeing spots from ABC Cooking Studio such as Tokyo Station, Ginza, and Imperial Palace! Explore the heart of Tokyo after the tour!
※Special event during August & September 2024 Try Konnyaku(devil's tongue) which is one of the representaive health foods with low calorie often used in Japanese cuisine! You'll recieve a recipe of the konnyaku dish after the lesson!
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What's included in Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market Tour and Sushi Cooking Lesson
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple is a Buddhist temple is unlike any other, especially in terms of its architecture. While the outside of the temple is reminiscent of South Asian and Indian traditional design, the inside adds even more to the mix. It has seen a deal of damage over the years. It burned down just 40 years after it was erected in 1617, and was destroyed again in the great 1923 earthquake. You will meet your tour guide at the main entrance of the temple then start to the tour. The tour does not include the tour of temple so please come earlier and see inside if you are interested in seeing it.
Tsukiji Fish Market
Tsukiji Market is a large wholesale market for fish, fruits and vegetables in central Tokyo. It used to be best known as one of the world's largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day before the relocation in 2018. Now the market is more about a walk-and-eat tour for visitors and our tour guide will show you how to enjoy the market.
GinzaPass-by Only
The Ginza (銀座) is Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, night clubs and cafes. One square meter of land in the district's center is worth over ten million yen, making it one of the most expensive real estate in Japan. You will passby this area by bus while you are heading to cooking studio.
Inclusions
- Drinking water at cooking studio
- Use of apron
- English-speaking guide
- Transportation between Tsukiji Market and Cooking Studio
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Tuna auction watching
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to the relocation of inner market on Oct 6th 2018,
- NO tour of inner wholesale fish market.
- We may spend approx. 70 min at outer shopping market instead.
- Minimum of 2 guests required to run tour
- Minimum age is 9 years old
- Minimum height is 4.2 ft. (130 cm)
- Casual clothing and comfortable shoes are strongly recommended
- No strollers and luggage is allowed
- We may publish photos taken during the activity onto our website, social network service and any advertisement.
- ★Cooking ingredients may differ from the image in the ad.
- ★The contents change according to the season of the ingredients, arrival status, etc.
- ★In case we may have to ask you to cancel any lesson we offer owing to unavoidable circumstances, you will get a full refund. (Or reschedule requests without any refund.)
- ★Contact phone number is not available every hours, if so please contact by Email.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Departure Point: Tsukiji Honganji Temple, in front of the main gate. *Tour guide will be holding your name on paper.
End Points
- ※End point from February 2025.
- ※End point until the end of January 2025. End point will change from February 2025 to the address below. Shiodome City Center B2F, 1-5-2 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7190, Japan
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
*When you meet up • At the meeting point (Tsukiji Honganji Temple, in front of the main entrance gate, please find your guide who holds your name on a sign. *In case you're late • The walking tour will start exactly on time (9:30am for the morning tour / 12:30pm for the afternoon tour) *If you cannot arrive at the meeting point on time, due to unavoidable circumstances, you may come directly to the cooking studio (address/directions above) at your own expense. You may come to the cooking class at either 11:00 AM/14:00 PM(reserved morning or afternoon class) only to attend the cooking lesson but no partial refunds. (No refunds upon not attending the tour or even the cooking lesson after the time as above.) *Other notices • NO tour for inner wholesale fish market. • Casual clothing and comfortable shoes are strongly recommended • Strollers and luggage is prohibited *Location of Cooking Studio 【ABC Cooking Studio Marunouchi 】 B2 Floor of Kokusai Building, 3-chōme-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan(Same building as Imperial Theatre) **The cooking studio is located on the 2nd basement floor. a) Metro Hibiya Line, Metro Chiyoda Line or Toei Mita Line [Hibiya Station (H07/C09)] directly connected (Exit B3 or B4) b) Metro Yurakucho Line [Yurakucho Station (Y18)] directly connected (Exit B3 or B4) c) JR Yamanote Line or JR Keihin-tohoku Line [Yurakucho Station (JY30/JK25). 3 mins walk from Exit Tokyo International Forum. d) By taxi approximately 15 min. from the Tsukiji area. ★If you are only coming to the cooking class due to unavoidable circumstances, please let us know immediately. Please just reply back to this Email. Here is a sub Email address: ABC Cooking Travel [email protected], too. ※※No telephone reception service available, only Email.
