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The Tokyo shortlist.
The 15 most popular shopping 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“Yayoi did a fantastic job at guiding us through the fish market. We had amazing food. Overall, we had a great time. Highly recommend!”
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 went on a trip through the Tsujiki fish market with a very friendly guide who explained the different food types very well. The sushi course afterwards was very good, the chef and staff was very nice and helpful. Would recommend for any size group from 1-4 people.”
Guided walk through Tsukiji Outer Market with an English guide for $17 in 2 hours. Taste seafood, learn vendor stories, bring cash.
“Informative tour and nice explanation of the culinary traditions in Japan. The tour was early for us but well worth waking up early.”
Private Toyosu tuna auction and Tsukiji Outer Market tour. Watch bluefin bidding, shop knives and matcha tools, taste local street food in 3 hours.
“Nobby was a fantastic guide - very knowledgeable, engaging and a lovely person. Well worth the 5am start and would highly recommend.”
Toyosu bluefin tuna auction with audio signal decoding, fresh seafood breakfast, then a Tsukiji market stroll for local flavor.
“We loved the tour with Ethan. Really friendly - and answered all of our questions. A really great experience.”
Walk Tsukiji at breakfast with an English guide and 7 tastings. See wholesalers work, plus temple sights and dashi.
“Our tour guides were absolutely amazing. They answered any question we had regarding the area, tokyo, and market. The experience was excellent and they knew all the best places to grab breakfast and snacks. would recommend again!”
One day tour from Shinjuku to Lake Kawaguchi, Shikido matcha-making, Arakurayama Fuji views, Gotemba outlets, and optional onsen.
“Our guide Itsuki was excellent and informative. Beautiful day and we got great pictures. Wish we had more time at the Outlets as the place is huge! Some in our group did the Onsen and they enjoyed the experience. Would definitely recommend this tour.”
A small-group morning walk through Tsukiji Outer Market, shrine rituals, and sushi history, with tastings from sushi to wagashi.
“Yumi is an excellent and enthusiastic guide, and clearly loves the Tsukiji markets! We learned a lot and tasted delicious sushi, tamago and sake. The other people on the tour were really interesting and from multiple different countries.”
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.
“Shoko was a wonderful guide, but I believe the tour was poorly advertised. The rest of our group agreed we all believed the purpose of the tour was to take us to different stands, show us the best ones, and try all the different foods. In fact, a pair left the tour early to go…”
Meiji Shrine, Tsukiji Outer Market, and Asakusa in a 4.5-hour morning tour with an English guide, photos, and key entry fees.
“yo yo was amazing full of knowledge, answered questions amazingly, such a spiritual and powerful tour that drum in the fire ceremony wakes your heatt and its onstant peace, learning the history of uniting 2 religions and the difference of Buddhism and shinto. amazing!!! highly recommended yoyo such and beautiful soul ❤️”
Walk Tsukiji Outer Market with a guide, taste 9 local specialties for lunch, and start at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple.
“Enjoyed some of the dishes chosen but the area covered in the tour is pretty small. The guide and his intern were very friendly but were clearly trying to fill the time allocated rather than have plenty to do.”
Private Tsukiji food tour with 3 included street bites plus shrine and temple stops, guided in English or Japanese for $49.
“we had a great time exploring the market, shrine and temple with our guide. Shuto not only educated us on the history, but he also taught us how to pray at the shrine and temple and showed us some local favourites in the market.”
Private walk from Tsukiji to Ginza and Odaiba, with Yurikamome monorail, green tea, seafood sights, and Bay views in 4–5 hours.
“The tour to the fish market really excited me. I admired the wide range of seafood and fish and tried a lot, everything was very delicious 😋. This was a great insight into Japanese food culture and should not be missed. Mega great 🤩!!!Auto-translated”
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