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Tokyo’s best days out.
The 15 most popular shopping tours in Tokyo, from the famous to the underrated. What each one actually involves, what it costs, and who runs it.
Walk Tsukiji with a guide for dashi snacks, uni and Wagyu skewers, then finish with sushi or a seafood bowl and temple views.
Most Popular“So glad we did this tour! The Tsukiji Fish market is a little overwhelming so it's very helpful to have a guide. Our guide, Shibuya, was very knowledgeable and friendly. The food we tasted was AMAZING. Highly recommended!”
Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market food walk with a local guide, temple start, and choose-your-own tastings in about 2 hours.
“Great experience with Hayden doing this tour. He has lived in Japan for only 2 years, but he was extremely knowledgeable and has great reputation with the vendors. The market can be overwhelming; having Hayden point out what was a good deal and worth getting was a huge win.”
Tsukiji Fish Market guided walk with temple start and optional street-food tastings. Small group, English guide, photos included.
“We had a fantastic experience on the Tsukiji Fish Market guided walking tour. Exploring the Tsukiji Outer Market with our guide Rie was both fun and informative, as she shared insights into Japanese food culture, seafood traditions, and local specialties. Rie was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the bustling market easy to navigate while highlighting must-try…”
Tsukiji outer market tour plus hands-on sushi making with a pro chef. See seafood from catch to counter, then eat your nigiri.
“Based on the title of this tour, we were expecting that we would tour the fish market with the chef and then learn how to make sushi. Unfortunately this turned out to be a tour of the restaurant and shopping part of the market with a guide whRead more”
A 3-hour Tsukiji Outer Market food tour with wagyu skewers, sushi or a seafood bowl, and cultural context, led by an English guide.
“Excellent start to our first visit to Tokyo! Nazu was the perfect guide. We visited the Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple, learning of it's history and the evolution of the area. Her knowledge of the history of the Inner and Outer markets and guidance through the tastings helped us appreciate in importance of the markets. The food…”
A small-group Tsukiji Fish Market street food and culture walk with a fish-cutting show, temple stop, and guided tastings for $33.
“We loved our fish market tour! Tomo did a fanstatic job of telling us a bit of history and culture. We loved all the food and enjoyed see the market”
Small-group Tsukiji Outer Market food walk with seafood samples, included lunch, and a Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine. 3 hours.
“Great tour with information that I found useful and interesting. The food was incredible and the places we went were great!”
Learn sushi like a pro in Tsukiji, with a chef-led workshop, fresh market ingredients, Japanese knife skills, and the sushi you make to eat.
“Shoko was great! She knew the market well and was able to give a lot of history. Also took us into some of the nearby shrines and gave religious history as well.”
A 2.5-hour small-group food walk through Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market with 5–8 tastings and a guide who keeps you on track.
“The market (and tour) was our favorite part of a 3 day stay in Tokyo. We went back a couple of times more after the tour since it was such a great place to eat and shop.”
Walk Tsukiji Outer Market with an English-speaking guide, then make washoku classics at ABC Cooking Studio, with lunch and drink options.
“This is my 2nd time doing this course. I did it by myself 18 months ago and enjoyed it so much I wanted to experience it with my family. The combination of the fish market tour and the sushi making course is perfect.”
A 2-hour guided Tsukiji street-food walk with Hongwanji Temple, tuna and wagyu tastings, and a fresh wasabi set for $22.
“Daichi gave us a great tour around the inner and outer market with a lot of stories on food, what to use it for and the fresh ground Wasabi was an experience”
Tokyo washoku class that starts at a real supermarket, then teaches knife skills and dishes like maki sushi and miso soup with take-home recipes.
“I loved that the experience started with a trip to the supermarket. April was the best cooking teacher and guide. She is very knowledgeable and encouraged us every step of our cooking journey. It was also fun to have beer and sake tasting during our cooking lesson. The cooking studio is very spacious. And well…”
Walk Tsukiji Outer Market with an English guide, learn Japan’s seafood culture, and taste smart picks at stalls near Tsukiji Station.
“This is about foods and learning about Japanese food culture!! Very good tour”
Private Toyosu and Tsukiji morning: watch bluefin tuna auctions, shop knives and matcha tools, then snack on sushi and street food.
“amazing guide, well read on the subject. highly recommended”
Watch tuna auction signal calls, eat a Toyosu seafood breakfast, then explore Tsukiji stalls with a guide and audio commentary.
“We we finally got to do the fish market tour, including auction! It was terrific. Totally worth it. Our guide, Tim was knowledgeable, thoughtful, and a great communicator. Really glad we did this.”
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