Eat and shop like a Japanese local and immerse yourself in this food-themed trip inside both of Tokyo’s two famous fish markets, Toyosu and Tsukiji. Quite possibly the best places to get a sense of Japanese culinary culture!
Meet up with your guide at your hotel or Toyosu to view the fish selling and processing from the observation deck. Afterwards, head toTsukiji Market where you will experience the energy and excitement of the local kitchen. As you navigate your way through this labyrinth of all things seafood, learn from your guide about the market’s history and why many of Japan’s top chefs visit daily to pick up the freshest-quality ingredients.
After the tour, you can stay in the market to enjoy the rest of your breakfast or lunch at your leisure.
This is not the tour with the early morning tuna auction. Please see Toyosu Market Morning Tuna Auction and Tsukiji Food Tour with Licensed Guide
Posted By : 715montyp
Tour guide Isao was very accommodating and helpful in explaining Toyosu market and Japanese culture. He also expanded our visit to the Tsukiji market and showed the food stalls and sake bars. His knowledge of the area enhanced our visit and gave us confidence to explore more of Tokyo independently.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 17:13:03 
Posted By : Ronald k
Katsu-San was very nice.
His English was also very good. Met us at the hotel which made it easier. He first took us to the Toyosu market and then the Tsukiji outter market. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Will recommend this tour to others.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 01:31:22
Posted By : Madhuri_G
Our family went on this tour with Mr. Shuji. We had excellent time with Mr. Shuji explaining everything in detail, customizing it to our family (teenage boys). Mr. Shuji was very responsive, detail oriented, and very flexible. We visited Meji Shrine, Tsujiki market and Sensoji temple. I highly recommend this tour, and our thanks to Mr. Shuji for making it a very memorable tour for our family!
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 19:28:39 
Posted By : IslandLifeDiva
Prior to the date of the tour my guide, Naoko, made contact with me to confirm the meeting point and the start time, which was really helpful. Naoko san met me at my hotel on time and we agreed to itinerary of the day.
We went to Tsukiji Market by public transport first where the history of the market was explained. All the different fruits, vegetables and seafood was explored along with the various market stalls. I watched huge sides of tuna being cut expertly! The market has lots to explore.
We then took the bus to Toyusu, which is the site of the tuna auctions. This is a custom made building which has a viewing gallery and some video footage for visitors to explain the business of Toyosu. There was frozen tuna still on the auction area and Naoko explained how the quality of the tuna is graded and what dishes the different parts are used for.
As I expressed an interest in visiting the newly opened Edo style shopping centre beside Toyosu we went there. It has a lot of restaurants and food places. On the 8th floor there is a pool where people can relax and soak their tired feet for free while enjoying a great view of Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge.
We then went on to Origami Kaikan in Yashima on the metro where we were treated to a demonstration of paper wasing/dyeing and the owner happily demonstrating origami to us. He made it look so easy. My guide Naoko then kindly escorted me back to the hotel. She was a wealth of information and was a good guide in what was a gull morning of discovery. Well worth booking, especially when two things I highlighted were incorporated easily and welcomed. Thank you.
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 19:32:52
Posted By : s2555
Our family really enjoyed our tour of the fish markets with Motoko. Her communication was great leading up to the tour arranging our transport details and she met my in-laws at their hotel seamlessly. The tour took us to many parts of both Toyosu and Tsukiji fish markets we may not have otherwise seen for ourselves. So glad we took the tour and thank you Motoko!
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 04:57:37
Posted By : deirdreb25
Wow - what a fantastic tour - made even more so by our kind, funny and informative guide Goreilo. We went on many tours 3x the cost on our 3 week trip and this stood out as the best value by far. Even though we didn’t start early enough to see the auction (our choice), visiting Toyusa was worth it a Goreilo as he explained how everything worked and it made our subsequent trip to Tsukiji all the more meaningful. At Tsukiji we tried Wagyu on a stick and were then taken to a fabulous sushi restaurant at the market. It was a delightful half day and Goreilo kept two parents and our three teenage boys entertained the whole time. I highly highly recommend Goreilo for this tour and any other tour you can get him on!
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 04:22:25
Posted By : Matt W
Goreilo was an excellent guide. Our tour took us through the market after the auctions were over and yet we were still fascinated due to his excellent presentations of how the market and Japanese fishing industry works. We then would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Tokyo!
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 17:57:07
Posted By : Lisa_T
We learned a lot from Show. He has great knowledge of Japan history and culture. The markets were great m, but talking with Show was the highlight.
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Posted On : 2024-05-25 18:28:33
Posted By : SurfingLA
Our guide Kay did such a nice job explaining the Tsukiji market, while allowing us the freedom to experience the parts that of most interest to us. There’s alot more than meets the eye at this market and it’s helpful to have a guide make the experience informative and nice. If you go to the market, there is a third floor food court and seating area that we would have never found without Kay. It’s the perfect place to eat everything you buy!! Japan Guide Agency was a nice way to customize personal tours.
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Posted On : 2024-05-25 03:23:02
Posted By : Megan B
Katsu was an absolutely incredible guide and made our visit to the markets so much better. He was so informative and provided us with a lot of fantastic information about the markets and about Japan. He was very communicative leading up to the tour and made sure our experience was personalized. We even enjoyed a wonderful sushi breakfast with Katsu. This tour was a highlight of our trip! I would absolutely book with Katsu again.
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Posted On : 2024-05-22 02:29:12
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