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The Tokyo shortlist.
The 15 most popular markets tours in Tokyo right now. Here is what each one costs, how long it takes, and who actually runs it, so you can pick the one worth a day and book it.
2-hour Tsukiji Fish Market guided walk with a small group: temple intro, street-food tastings, and ingredient tips. Food costs extra.
Most Popular“My guide Jim was fantastic, showed us the best spots with the most delicious food. Everything was wonderful!”
Tsukiji Outer Market street food tour in Tokyo with Wagyu skewers, sushi or seafood bowl, tastings, and cultural history in 3 hours.
“Excellent tour! Kenji, our guide, showed us all the best places for authentic delicious street food and was also able to tell some fun facts along the way! A truly phenomenal experience, and the food is delicious! This was our second time doing this exact tour, as it was so good last time!”
Learn nigiri and maki with a pro chef in Tsukiji. Hands-on sushi class in Tokyo with fresh market fish, tea, and dashi.
“We had such a wonderful and intimate experience ce with Chef, Yuko and the rest of the team. My son and I really enjoyed the class, learning to cut sushi and sashimi as a bonus and the beautiful Origami one of the team made my feisty and curious 10 year old. This is a wonderful…”
Guided walk through Tsukiji Outer Market with an English guide for $17 in 2 hours. Taste seafood, learn vendor stories, bring cash.
“Despite the rain, we had an awesome time! Tried Kobe beef, fatty tuna and a nice dessert that was called mochi. Our guide was Yota and he was so informative and just like Master Yoda!”
Private Toyosu tuna auction and Tsukiji Outer Market tour. Watch bluefin bidding, shop knives and matcha tools, taste local street food in 3 hours.
“Yumi was a really wonderful, informative and friendly guide thru Toyosu and Tsukiji markets. She was punctual, efficient, and welcoming. We learned so much about the tuna auction, related Japanese history, and she gave us helpful pointers on where and what to eat in the market. We would recommend the tour, and Yumi as your…”
Toyosu bluefin tuna auction with audio signal decoding, fresh seafood breakfast, then a Tsukiji market stroll for local flavor.
“The tour was great. Very informative and was interesting to see things that we might have missed if we didn't have a guide.”
Walk Tsukiji at breakfast with an English guide and 7 tastings. See wholesalers work, plus temple sights and dashi.
“Our guides were so helpful and sweet, very generous. It is a lot of food on this tour, so come hungry! At times we found our guide difficult to understand as he was speaking English, but we were able to work around that pretty well.”
A small-group morning walk through Tsukiji Outer Market, shrine rituals, and sushi history, with tastings from sushi to wagashi.
“Unfortunately it was raining and windy and we would have been ill prepared for the tour.”
Tsukiji Outer Market snacks and stories, Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple calm, then Edo gardens at Hama-rikyu with skyline views.
“Amazing trip to these historic sites… was pleasantly surprised by Monsaraz this quaint little town with hardly any tourists was a highlight for sure”
A small-group Tsukiji Outer Market tour with English guidance, backstreet shop tips, and a proper sashimi tasting of seasonal Tokyo flavors.
“Taka was an absolute gem. Great tour, we enjoyed our intimate group exploring through the markets and getting informed about the history and the different Japanese delicacies. The best part was the sashimi selection, primo sake (for breakfast I might add) and chats with the group at the end of the tour!”
Meiji Shrine, Tsukiji Outer Market, and Asakusa in a 4.5-hour morning tour with an English guide, photos, and key entry fees.
“Yosuke was our guide, he is so active, positive and so kind and takes care about me and my son all the time and makes sure that we were comfortable explained everything very clearly and fluently and very accurate, Thank you so much YoYo!!! From all our trips u were our ever favourite guide !!!…”
Walk Tsukiji Outer Market with a guide, taste 9 local specialties for lunch, and start at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple.
“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…”
Private Tsukiji food tour with 3 included street bites plus shrine and temple stops, guided in English or Japanese for $49.
“Możliwość luźnego zwiedzania marketu, miłe rozmowy o markecie kulturze itp. I dobre rekomendacje miejsc z jedzonkiem i piciem”
Private walk from Tsukiji to Ginza and Odaiba, with Yurikamome monorail, green tea, seafood sights, and Bay views in 4–5 hours.
“I had an incredible experience on the Tokyo Skyline Private Walking Tour! My guide Jero was knowledgeable and friendly, taking us through the shopping district Ginza and the amazing Odaiba area. Highlights included seeing the iconic Statue Read more”
Guided Tsukiji Outer Market walk plus a Tokyo Tower-area sushi class. Learn nigiri, hosomaki, and gunkanmaki with a small group.
“Exceptional!”
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