Food tour of Tsukiji Outer Market
I will take you to the outer market of Tsukiji including its new fish retail area where you can see a lot of sea food. There are many food shops but popular ones are over crowded with long lines. If you want to have a good sushi without waiting a long time, we should have early sushi lunch before 11AM (sushi lunch from 3,000 JPY). So please have a light breakfast before the tour.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel near the reception
- I will meet you near the reception. I will show your name on my iPad. I will contact you via WhatsApp, so please have your phone ready. We can find our phone numbers at the bottom of the itinerary two days before the tour date.
10:00-11:00 Transportation to Tsukiji
I will take you to Tsukiji by public transportation.
11:00-11:30 New retail area of Tsukiji Outer Market (Except Sun. and Wed.)
New retail area of Tsukiji Outer Market; Observing many kinds of seafood on sale in the new retail area, including live fish, seashells, and cuts of a big tuna.
This area will be closed on Sundays and Wednesdays due to the closure of the wholesale market in Toyosu.
Admission free
11:30-12:30 early sushi Lunch
early sushi Lunch; Popular sushi places are over crowded with long lines.
So if you want to have a good sushi without waiting a long time, we should go there before 11AM. So please take a light breakfast before the tour.
12:30-13:00 Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji Outer Market; Try eating various Japanese foods such as oysters, scallops as well as Japanese beef and snacks in the outer market.
Note that popular places are overcrowded so I can take you to the places not too busy. If you want to have a good sushi without waiting long time, you should go there before 11AM. So please have a light breakfast so that you can have lunch from 11AM.
Admission free
End of the tour
The tour ends at Tsukiji Outer Market.
Ending Point
At Tsukiji outer market
Want to personalize this tour?
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
Hotel pick up
Transportation cost of you
Transportation cost of the guide outside of Tokyo (If you stay outside of Tokyo such as Disneyland.)
Lunch cost of you and the guide (about 3,000JPY per person)
Tour Important Information
The wholesale market moved to Toyosu in October 2018, but its outer market stays at Tsukiji, where we can enjoy delicious sushi and other Japanese foods.
Please send a direct message to the tour guide to confirm the availability before booking. Note that some shops will be closed on Sundays and Wednesdays due to the closure of the wholesale market in Toyosu.
The new fish retail area and some fresh fish shops will be closed on Sundays and Wednesdays, due to the closure of the fish wholesale market in Toyosu.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Yuki K.
I was born and grew up in Yokohama. I used to work in Tokyo for more than 20 years. I became the National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English in 2013. At first, I had attended a volunteer group which provided a tour of the Imperial Palace East Gardens until 2015. I guided more than fifty times in the garden as a volunteer and studied about Japanese history and culture. Based on this experience, I became a tour guide of this online site in 2015.
Since then, I have guided more than 500 tours in Tokyo as well as Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nikko, etc., while improving my tours. My tours are very flexible and I always do my best to customize them according to the interests of my guests. I studied about the places and will provide you knowledge to appreciate them deeper than just visiting there by yourself or a member of big group tours. I like foods and I know many restaurants which provide typical Japanese lunch with reasonable price without waiting too long. Therefore, I am sure that I can provide you the best tours customized to your interests. It will be my great pleasure to help you to enjoy your stay in Japan. So please be my guest!!
Reviews
Luis L.
“Visit to Shrine, Garden, and Shibuya Center.”
Mr. Yuki was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable of times and history. Real patient with me and my wife when going into stores. Very professional.
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Yuki K.
Dear Luis, Thank you for your review of my Tokyo tour. We visited Rikugi-en Garden, Akihabara, and Miji Shrine. I was glad that you enjoyed Akihabara and bought a lots. Thank you for taking my tour.
Kirk M.
“Tokyo is an amazing city, massive, clean, orderly, beautiful, and welcoming.”
Yuki is the best! He is so friendly, polite, knowlegeable, and accommodating! His knowledge of Japanese history and the Imperial Palace is unmatched! Yuki is a true gentleman and scholar! We highly recommend Yuki.
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Yuki K.
Dear Kirk, Thank you for your review; it is short but impressive. Everything went better than the itinerary. We met at the designated spot at the airport while texting each other with phones. We could barely visit the Imperial Palace when a staff was calling it a day. Then, we went to Tokyo Skytree Observatory to enjoy the night view of the illuminations of Tokyo. Thank you for taking my tour!
Eugene S.
“Kyoto trip with Yuki.”
We had a wonderful experience with our guide Yuki. We had covered numerous shrines and temples of Kyoto. Walked along Gyon St, visited geishas quarters, exploring some hidden, locally known spots to eat. It is a long day, but absolutely worth it.
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Yuki K.
Dear Eugene, Thank you for your review. We visited Fushimi Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and walked to Gion. Kiyomizu-dera was very busy with tourists. I have another route to enjoy quiet, authentic Kyoto as well, please try it on your next visit. Please give my best regards to your son.
$128/ per group
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