Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour
Let’s explore Tsukiji, the vibrant market for the locals and the professional chefs for more than 80 years of history, to learn about the local culinary culture and to taste the best foods!
Meet your knowledgeable local guide at Tsukiji Honganji Temple, where your guide will take you to popular local stores selling the best produce, beverages, kitchenware, and more. Enjoy selected foods while visiting tsukiji fish market.
Please enjoy the unique atmosphere of the market which miraculously survived the World War Ⅱ, where you often be able to see the face-to-face conversations between the buyers and the sellers, which is difficult to find elsewhere in megacity Tokyo. (Menu)
- Japanese omelet
- Fried fish cake
- Seasonal Fruits
- Highest grade ranking Wagyu beef skewers
- Seafood bowl* or Sushi* *Depend on departure time and seasons
Options
Tsukiji Food Tour
What's included in Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Tsukiji Hongwanji TemplePass-by Only
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.
Tsukiji Jogai Market
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...
The Old Tsukiji Market
We will do food tour.
Inclusions
- Some complementary samples.
- Local professional guide
- Food (Wagyu beef skewers, Seafood bowl or Sushi, Japanese omelette, Fish cake, Fruits etc.. )
- 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.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- [ Meetup ] @The main gate of Tsukiji Honganji-Temple *We will leave at start time sharp, so please make sure to be there on time! *It's front side of Tsukiji Honganji temple. Please don't go to back side. (Google maps leads you backside.)
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
-[ Meetup ] @ the main gate of the Tsukiji Honganji temple -Our guide will be waiting at the meeting place with a green board saying "Japan Wonder Travel" -If you have any food restrictions or allergies, please tell us at least one day prior to the tour date.(Until 17:00JST) Otherwise, we cannot change the menu for you. -This is a group tour -During the tour, the guide will take a photo and we may upload it on our SNS. If you do not like it, tell us in advance. -Please come with comfortable walking shoes as this tour is mainly a walking tour -There could be a delay at when tour ends, if you have an appointment or plan right after this tour please let us know in advance -Tsukiji inner market(business area) has moved to Toyosu after 6th Oct 2018. In this tour, we will visit Tsukiji outer market and mini wholesale area to introduce Japanese food and culture. (We don't visit huge inner market area)