Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour
by Japan Wonder Travel
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.¥30,000Overview
This walking tour lasts about three hours and begins at the front gate of Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo. The guide meets the group there and then leads them to Tsukiji Jogai Market, which has been Japan’s largest fish market for over 80 years. Visitors spend around ninety minutes exploring the market’s stalls, where local buyers and chefs shop each morning for fresh seafood and ingredients. During this time, the guide explains the market’s role in Japanese food culture and the interactions between buyers and sellers. Participants taste five selected foods, including Japanese omelet, fried fish cake, seasonal fruits, Wagyu beef skewers, and either a seafood bowl or sushi, depending on the season and departure time. After the market, the group spends about thirty minutes in the old Tsukiji market area, continuing the food-focused tour. The tour then includes a stop at Tsukiji Hitachiya, a kitchenware store, for those interested in cooking tools. Next, the group passes by a mini wholesale market displaying hundreds of types of fresh fish; this market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and holidays. The tour concludes with a final thirty-minute visit to Tsukiji Fish Market, where participants enjoy either a seafood bowl or sushi. The tour includes five food tastings and insights from a local professional guide. Walking shoes are recommended as the route covers busy market streets. The fish market is closed on certain days, which affects menu items such as omelets, fish cakes, and fruits; alternative meals are provided if the scheduled restaurant is unexpectedly closed. The minimum drinking age is 20 years; non-alcoholic drinks are offered to younger guests. Vegetarian, halal, gluten-free, and allergy accommodations are not available. Participants who cannot eat fish are not able to join this tour.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
Meet the guide in front of the main gate of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. This is the starting point of the 3-hour food-focused walking tour of Tsukiji fish market.
Tsukiji Jogai Market
Spend about 90 minutes walking through Tsukiji Jogai Market, Japan’s largest fish market for over 80 years. See fresh seafood ranging from tuna to octopus tentacles and observe how local buyers and professional chefs shop for ingredients each morning. Taste local foods such as Wagyu beef skewers, fish bowls or sushi (season and time dependent), Japanese omelets, fried fish cakes, traditional dashi soup, katsuobushi (dried bonito), and Japanese tea.
90 min
The Old Tsukiji Market
Spend 30 minutes sampling food items during the food tour in the old Tsukiji market area.
30 min
Tsukiji Hitachiya
Stop briefly at Tsukiji Hitachiya, a store specializing in kitchen tools.
Mini Wholesale Market
Pass by a mini wholesale market displaying hundreds of varieties of fresh fish. Note this market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and holidays.
30 min
Tsukiji Fish Market
Conclude the tour with a 30-minute stop at Tsukiji Fish Market to enjoy a serving of either a seafood bowl or sushi, depending on the day and time.
30 min
Meeting point
[ 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.)
End point
[ 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.)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Culture Walking Tour
by Japan Wonder Travel
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.¥30,000Overview
This walking tour lasts about three hours and begins at the front gate of Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo. The guide meets the group there and then leads them to Tsukiji Jogai Market, which has been Japan’s largest fish market for over 80 years. Visitors spend around ninety minutes exploring the market’s stalls, where local buyers and chefs shop each morning for fresh seafood and ingredients. During this time, the guide explains the market’s role in Japanese food culture and the interactions between buyers and sellers. Participants taste five selected foods, including Japanese omelet, fried fish cake, seasonal fruits, Wagyu beef skewers, and either a seafood bowl or sushi, depending on the season and departure time. After the market, the group spends about thirty minutes in the old Tsukiji market area, continuing the food-focused tour. The tour then includes a stop at Tsukiji Hitachiya, a kitchenware store, for those interested in cooking tools. Next, the group passes by a mini wholesale market displaying hundreds of types of fresh fish; this market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and holidays. The tour concludes with a final thirty-minute visit to Tsukiji Fish Market, where participants enjoy either a seafood bowl or sushi. The tour includes five food tastings and insights from a local professional guide. Walking shoes are recommended as the route covers busy market streets. The fish market is closed on certain days, which affects menu items such as omelets, fish cakes, and fruits; alternative meals are provided if the scheduled restaurant is unexpectedly closed. The minimum drinking age is 20 years; non-alcoholic drinks are offered to younger guests. Vegetarian, halal, gluten-free, and allergy accommodations are not available. Participants who cannot eat fish are not able to join this tour.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
Meet the guide in front of the main gate of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. This is the starting point of the 3-hour food-focused walking tour of Tsukiji fish market.
Tsukiji Jogai Market
Spend about 90 minutes walking through Tsukiji Jogai Market, Japan’s largest fish market for over 80 years. See fresh seafood ranging from tuna to octopus tentacles and observe how local buyers and professional chefs shop for ingredients each morning. Taste local foods such as Wagyu beef skewers, fish bowls or sushi (season and time dependent), Japanese omelets, fried fish cakes, traditional dashi soup, katsuobushi (dried bonito), and Japanese tea.
90 min
The Old Tsukiji Market
Spend 30 minutes sampling food items during the food tour in the old Tsukiji market area.
30 min
Tsukiji Hitachiya
Stop briefly at Tsukiji Hitachiya, a store specializing in kitchen tools.
Mini Wholesale Market
Pass by a mini wholesale market displaying hundreds of varieties of fresh fish. Note this market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and holidays.
30 min
Tsukiji Fish Market
Conclude the tour with a 30-minute stop at Tsukiji Fish Market to enjoy a serving of either a seafood bowl or sushi, depending on the day and time.
30 min
Meeting point
[ 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.)
End point
[ 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.)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.