Private Tour
Tokyo Tsukiji Food & Culture 4hr Private Tour with Licensed Guide
Overview
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4 hours
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Enjoy an efficient, half-day tour inside Tokyo’s two famous fish markets, Toyosu and Tsukiji, as well as other local areas, on this food and cultural shopping themed trip accompanied by a government-licensed and experienced multilingual guide!
Your guide will meet you at your hotel to start the day, then take you to visit famous sites such as Toyosu and the outer Tsukiji fish market; Asakusa shopping street, filled with authentic Tokyo street food; and Ueno's Ameyoko and Kappabashi, Japan's kitchenware wonderland.
Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you!
Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.
Note*2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
Private Vehicle
You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Toyosu Market
※closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and occasionally on other irregular days. Many shops in Tsukiji are also closed due to the closure of Toyosu. Toyosu Market (豊洲市場, Toyosu Shijō) opened on October 11, 2018 on the man-made island of Toyosu in the Bay of Tokyo. It took over the wholesale business from the aging Tsukiji Market and provides tourists with an opportunity to observe the market action and to dine at restaurants across its large, modern premises. The huge wholesale market consists of three main buildings: two buildings for seafood and one for fruits and vegetables. All buildings are connected with each other and Shijo-mae Station via walkways. This tour is available at 8AM onwards. If you are interested to see the Tuna auction, please book Toyosu Market Morning Tuna Auction and Tsukiji Food Tour which can be booked at 5AM.
Tsukiji Fish Market
※Many shops in Tsukiji are closed due to the closure of Toyosu(Wednesdays, Sundays, and occasionally on other irregular days). Meet up with your guide at Tsukiji Honganji Temple, just outside the market’s main gate, in the morning. As you navigate your way through this labyrinth of all things seafood, learn from your guide about the market’s history and why many Japan’s top chefs visit here daily to pick up the freshest-quality ingredients. You never know what you might find as you stroll past the stalls of this amazing food center. You might see piles of sea urchin (uni) stacked neatly in boxes, watch as vendors carve massive Bluefin tuna or spot puffer fish floating in tanks.
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Tokyo Tsukiji Food & Culture 4hr Private Tour with Licensed Guide
Pickup included
Reviews
78 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tsukiji Outer Market
Escape43101951117,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time with Katsu Hayama. It was a very valuable experience and I highly recommend it. It was the perfect way to explore the market.
Need experienced guide
Jeri G,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00You have the opportunity to customize your schedule with your guide. Taking recommendations off guide but then only accomplished visiting two places before time was up. Way too much time using trains getting from place to place.
Ilze
591ilzea,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Katsu (goreilo) is very experienced and knowledgeable. We are very thankful to him since it was the second day in Tokyo. Very interesting tour with a lot of information and sites visiting. Including tasting some samples of Japanese food and got knowledge about cuisine. Visit Kappabashi street with everything you can imagine for kitchen. Highly recommended.
Great Experience!
Ryan B,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My guide was great! Very knowledgeable and provided more than just a tour of the market but also a nearby garden and shrine
Best tour of Tsujiki
AnnO,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I highly recommend a private tour guide. Hiromi was kind, patient and lead us to several spots in Tokyo, teaching us how to navigate the metro. She made sampling treats and sushi so fun at Tsujiki. We also visited a beautiful, serene garden, Hamarikyu, and ate lunch at the best tonkatsu restaurant ever!!!
Tsukiji Fish Market
Robert C,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Mr. Toru Higaki is a good guide taking us to some key spots at Tsukiji fish market. We tired 13 stalls recommended by Mr. Higaki such as sushi, sea urchins, wagyu bee, beef bowl rice, egg roll, snow and king crab, fresh oyster, scallop, mochi with strawberry, grill chicken, fried corn with fish meat, grill baby octo[us, grill octopus , grill urnagi, grill tuna and fresh tuna - 4 part of tuna. Toru explain how the food is prepared and served. Highly recommend him if you wish to visit Tsukiji fish market
Wonderful Tour with my guide Nori!
Karen N,
Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I had a tour with Nori and she was exceptional. The Tsujiki Market is amazing and a maze! Nori knew all the best places to take me and to try all my favorite sushi. We then visited two shrine/temples, a Kibuki Theatre and she showed me around a luxury department store. She told me all about the shrine -- one even with a place to pray for good eggs! At the end of the tour I realized I left my cell phone somewhere and she simply said, "I will help you." She did not leave until we tracked it down at the temple and she talked to the guards to find out where it was turned in. What a kind and lovely person, in addition to being an expert guide. Thank you, Nori!!
Tsukiji extended tour
tdit123,
Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour with Takako, she took us to some amazing spots. We had the best sushi at her secret sushi restaurant and incredibly well priced. We extended our tour and saw some additional sites, well worth the time and money.
A much needed, guided intro to Tokyo!
E5856JRallisonm,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I signed up for a tour for the first half of our first day. Fumiko was our guide and she contacted me before we left for Japan and came up with an itinerary for us and even met us at our hotel (which we didn’t realize at the time of booking that it was not real close to the city center). She helped us get the cards we needed for public transport and gave us a great overview of a few different parts of the city and made a reservation for us at a restaurant for lunch. Fumiko helped us use the trains to go to Tsukiji market area, Ueno Park area, the Restaurant supply district, and left us at the Asakusa area so we could look around there at our own pace. She also shared with us some history of Japan that was meaningful and wrote detailed instructions on how to take the public transit back to our hotel. Fumiko was very kind and enjoyable to spend time with. Although we often wished we could spend more time at each place, we really appreciated being able to follow a knowledgeable guide when we were jet-lagged and totally out of our element 😄🥸 Plus, this intro gave us more confidence in getting around by ourselves and going back to the areas that we really wanted to check out again (Ueno Park! Tsukiji market!) Thank you, Fumiko!
An amazing tour of Tokyo fish and food markets
philipperR5478VL,
Jul 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Show, our guide, was simply amazing. We got so many information from him and learned a lot on the food, the culture and the history of Japan. 4 hours visiting and we did not see the time passing. A big thank you!
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