Discover Tokyo’s world-famous seafood market with my best Tsukiji Fish Market tours. Get insider information and learn Tsukiji’s Outer Market secrets with English-speaking guides.
Tsukiji is still Tokyo’s premier fish market experience. Although the tuna auction and wholesale market have moved, Tsukiji Market is still ‘Tokyo’s kitchen’. A must-visit if you’re interested in sushi and discovering Japan’s seafood culture.
Choose from Tsukiji gourmet adventures or combine your trip with the new Toyosu Market or sushi-making. Whatever you decide, don’t miss out on Tsukiji Outer Market’s unique atmosphere and famous stalls and streets.
Are you looking for the new wholesale fish market and tuna auction? Check out my selection of the best Toyosu Market and tuna auction tours. Or, see my complete list of Tokyo food tours and gourmet travel experiences.
Here are my hand-picked and most highly-rated best Tsukiji Fish Market tours.
Note: Japan’s re-opening to tourism took everyone by surprise, including our tour operators. Currently, these five highly-rated tours are running:
- Tour 1 – Classic Tsukiji Breakfast and Food Tasting Tour
- Tour 2 – Tokyo Tsukiji Market Food and Drink Walking Tour
- Tour 3 – Tsukiji Fish Market Tour with Sushi-Making Experience
- Tour 4 – Tsukiji Market Walking Food Tour
- Tour 5 – Tsukiji Market Walking Tour with Rolled Sushi-Making Class
- Tour 6 – Tokyo Fish Markets Tour: Tsukiji and Toyosu with Tuna Auction
Best Tsukiji Fish Market Tours: My Top Recommendations
‘ My top three ‘best of the best’ tours: Eat till you drop on tour 1 with a food-tasting adventure and special sushi breakfast. Explore Tsukiji Market on excellent-value tour 2 and tuck into local specialities, followed by a sushi lunch.
Fancy yourself as a sushi master? Enjoy a tour of Tsukiji Market and make sushi with a professional chef on tour 3.
Budget-friendly tour 4 includes a market tour, a seafood bowl lunch and a visit to a temple and a shrine. Combine Tsukiji Market with a rolled sushi class on great-value tour 5. ‘
Price per person based on two people attending a tour: $ = up to $89; $$ = between $90 & $149; $$$ = over $150. Some tours offer discounted rates for groups of more people.
1. Classic Tsukiji Breakfast and Food Tasting Tour
Explore Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market with a special sushi breakfast and food tasting. Discover hidden gems and get an insider view of the market.
Savour the freshest seafood and bring an empty stomach on this ultimate food-lovers Tsukiji Market tour.
- Enjoy a special sushi breakfast as you’ve never eaten before
- Try different seafood, Japanese tea and wagashi (sweets) on this premium food tour
- Visit some of the 65 food and culinary vendors with an opportunity to shop
- Learn about Tsukiji Market with an expert guide
- Includes sushi breakfast, one drink, 10-12 food tastings and a walking tour
- Price: $$$
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Duration and start time: 3 hours, 9am
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2. Tokyo Tsukiji Market Food and Drink Walking Tour
Savour Tsukiji Market’s delicacies on this foodie tour of Tsukiji Outer Market. Explore the maze of food stalls with expert commentary from a local guide.
Discover Japanese cuisine and culture on this highly-rated and popular tour.
- Sample a variety of food and drinks, like fresh tuna, tamagoyaki (Japanese-style omelette), fried fish cakes and sake
- Learn about Tsukiji Market’s culinary culture and history
- Enjoy a relaxed stroll around the vibrant market and food stalls
- Eat the freshest sushi and drink sake at a restaurant
- Includes food tasting from the market, one drink, a sushi meal with sake and a walking tour
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Price: $$
- Duration and start time: 3 hours, 8.30am
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3. Tsukiji Fish Market Tour with Sushi-Making Experience
Get a hands-on Tsukiji experience with a culinary tour and sushi-making with a professional chef. There’s no better place to learn how to make Japan’s most famous dish.
Become a sushi master for the day on a once-in-a-lifetime Tsukiji experience.
- Discover Japanese gourmet culture with an expert guide.
- Sample tasty seafood and Tsukiji specialities as you tour the market
- Learn how to make nigiri (seafood on pressed vinegar rice) sushi with a professional chef
- Tuck into the sushi meal you’ve created and receive a certificate of your achievement
- Includes sushi-making and lunch, certificate and walking tour
- Price: $$
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Duration and start time: 4-4.5 hours, 8.15am
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Compare Tsukiji Market Food Experiences: At a Glance Guide
Not sure what Tsukiji Fish Market tour is right for you? I’ve created a comparison table of additional features and prices (they all include Tsukiji Market!). Click into a tour for more information or jump straight ahead and book.
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Sushi Making |
Toyosu Market |
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| Tour 1 | ✔ | $$$ | Book >> | ||
| Tour 2 | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | ||
| Tour 3 | ✔ | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | |
| Tour 4 | ✔ | $ | Book >> | ||
| Tour 5 | ✔ | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | |
| Tour 6 | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | ||
| Tour 7 | ✔ | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | |
| Tour 8 | ✔ | ✔ | $$ | Book >> | |
| Tour 9 | ✔ | ✔ | $$$ | Book >> |
Price per person based on two people attending a tour: $ = up to $89; $$ = between $90 & $149; $$$ = over $150. Some tours offer discounted rates for groups of more people.
4. Tsukiji Fish Market Walking Food Tour
Discover Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Market on this food walking tour. Experience the market’s lively atmosphere, where top sushi chefs buy their seafood daily.
Find out why Tsukiji is the premier Tokyo fish market tour.
- Take a guided tour of Tsukiji Market with an English-speaking guide
- Savour a classic lunchtime donburi (seafood on rice bowl)
- Shop for culinary knives and gifts with the help of your guide
- Sample delicious seafood as you stroll around the market (not included in price)
- Learn about Japanese culture as you visit a Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine
- Includes donburi (vegetarian option available) and a walking tour of Tsukiji Market
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Price: $
- Duration and start time: 3 hours, 11am
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5. Tsukiji Market Walking Tour with Rolled Sushi Class
Take a fascinating journey into Tsukiji on a walking tour and rolled sushi cooking class. Discover exotic seafood before you try your hand at making sushi.
Enjoy a great-value sushi-making and market tour.
- Soak up the atmosphere with insights at Tsukiji Market
- Make maki (rolled in seaweed) and temari (ball-shaped) sushi with an experienced chef
- Learn about Japanese cuisine and have fun
- Enjoy eating the sushi you’ve created
- Includes making and eating rolled sushi and Tsukiji Outer market walking tour
- Price: $$
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Duration and start time: 3 hours, 9.20am or 12.20pm
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Are you interested in learning how to cook Japanese food? Please take a look at my top Tokyo cooking classes for more inspiration.
6. Tokyo Fish Markets Tour: Tsukiji and Toyosu with Tuna Auction
Enjoy Tsukiji, Toyosu and the world-famous tuna auction on this Tokyo fish markets tour. Engage your senses in Tokyo’s seafood heritage and contrast the old and new with a knowledgeable and experienced guide.
Discover Tokyo’s premier seafood markets’ food, culture and history on this unique and unforgettable tour.
- Explore Tsukiji Market’s hundreds of restaurants, street food stalls and shops selling knives, kitchenware and more
- Visit a shrine at Tsukiji Outer Market, which houses a deity guardian for the people who work there
- Watch Tokyo’s renowned tuna auction and Toyosu and visit the wholesale seafood and vegetables market
- Observe the hustle and bustle of both markets and learn about how they work
- Savour a fresh seafood breakfast with a restaurant recommendation (food not included)
- Includes: Tsukiji Outer Market and Toyosu Market and tuna auction guided tour with an accredited English-speaking guide
- Location: Toyosu Market and Tsukiji Market
- Duration and start time: 4 hours, 5.40am
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7. Tsukiji (Old) Market and Toyosu (New) Market Food Tour
Get the best of both worlds on this highly-rated food tour of Tsukiji Market and Toyosu market. Experience the contrast and culture of Tokyo’s old and new fish markets.
Savour tasty cuisine from the market and a sushi lunch on this seafood-lovers tour.
- Explore the vibrant seafood stalls of Tsukiji’s outer market – where top chefs, tourists and locals shop
- Visit the new Toyosu – the world’s biggest seafood market
- Eat an excellent sushi lunch with sake tasting
- Try snacks like tuna, oyster, fried fish cake and Japanese green tea
- Enjoy a tasty sushi lunch with sake tasting
- See a diverse range of fish and shellfish like you’ve never seen before
- Includes food tasting, sushi lunch with sake, one drink and a walking tour
- Location: Tsukiji Market and Toyosu Market
- Price: $$
- Duration and time: 3.5 hours, 8.30 am
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8. Private Tokyo New Toyosu Market and Old Tsukiji Market Tour
Enjoy a tour of Tsukiji and Toyosu markets with Kiyoshi – a highly-regarded and experienced guide. A comprehensive tour of Tokyo’s fish markets with an expert.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about Tokyo’s seafood markets.
- Explore both markets with a Japanese food and drink expert
- Stroll around Tsukiji’s outer market and learn about Tokyo’s food culture
- Visit Toyosu’s new wholesale fish and fruit, and vegetable markets, and restaurants
- Sushi restaurant recommendation and opportunity for shopping
- Includes Tsukiji Market tour with Toyosu Market (if you start at 6.15am, you may see the end of Toyosu’s tuna auction)
- Price: $
- Location: Tsukiji Market and Toyosu Market
- Duration and start time: 4-4.5 hours, 6.15-6.45am
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Want to see Tokyo’s world-famous tuna auction? Visit my Toyosu Market and tuna auction tours guide.
9. Tsukiji Market, Sushi Making and Sake Pairing
Join a premium Tsukiji Market and sushi-making cooking class. Get exclusive access to the market and create sushi with a sushi master.
Sushi lovers will be in their element on this once-in-a-lifetime gourmet experience.
- Enjoy a market insider tour around Tsukiji Market
- Learn how to make sushi with a master chef, from filleting to presentation
- Discover how to pair sake with sushi and seafood
- Tuck into your sushi and enjoy all-you-can-drink sake
- Includes Tsukiji Market exclusive access tour, sushi cooking class with a master, sake pairing and unlimited sake
- Location: Tsukiji Market
- Price: $$$
- Duration and start time: 3 hours, 11am
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More Gourmet Travel Adventures in Tokyo
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I highly recommend a journey through Tokyo’s seafood heritage on a Tsukiji Fish Market tour as a starting point.
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