Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market Food Walking Tour with 5 Tastings

About this experience

A family friendly street food adventure through Tsukiji’s exciting maze! Exploring on your own can feel overwhelming, but our signature tour turns this busy market into an easy, fun trip. Guiding food lovers since 2015, our friendly local guide helps you skip stress of crowds and takes you straight to hidden food spots regular tourists miss. Meet your guide at iconic Tsukiji Honganji Temple. Instead of wandering aimlessly through endless stalls, your guide takes you directly to top shops selling high-quality produce and kitchenware. As you walk, your guide shares stories of how this area survived World War II and translates lively local chat. No guessing needed! Your guide has handpicked 5 of absolute best flavors Tsukiji has to offer: Wagyu Skewers (Highest-grade beef) Tamagoyaki (Sweet Japanese omelet) Satsuma-age (Freshly fried fish cake) Seasonal Fruits (Local fruits) ①Seafood bowl(tuna, salmon, eel) ,Fish cutting show,Japanese sweets or ②Sushi *Depend on departure time and seasons

What to expect

1. Stop 1

   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.

2. Stop 2 · 1h 30min

   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...

3. Stop 3 · 30min

   We will do food tour.

4. Stop 4

   If you need kitchen tool, we stop by in the tour.

5. Stop 5 · 30min

   We also pass by mini wholesale market to see hundreds kinds of freshest fishes!! *Closed on Wednesdays, Sundays and holidays.

6. Stop 6 · 30min

   We wrap up our tour with a delightful serving of delicious fish bowl or Sushi !

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• [ 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.)

-[ 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)

Before you go

• 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.
• This activity is perfect for who has no problems with stairs. Lunch takes place at the third floor in the Japanese traditional building with only stairs.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.