Toyosu Market Morning Tuna Auction and Tsukiji Food Tour with Licensed Guide

4.6
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3 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: Japanese and 1 more

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 Market where you will experience the energy and excitement of the early morning tuna auction. With all this walking, you learn 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.

Note*1: The tuna auction is viewed from a public space on the third floor.

We ask that your be aware that Toyosu is a place of business. To keep fish sanitary for consumption, you cannot enter the main auction floor. The tuna auction length varies daily due.

What's Included

Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo
The tuna auction is viewed from a public space on the third floor.
The pick up/drop off for this tour is on foot.
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
The admission from observation deck (You need to apply for a raffle from their HP)
Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Food and drink, 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
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

This special tour will be conducted with a public transportation and cruising taxi as stated in the tour information, NOT including private vehicle. Your guide will be at the meeting point on foot. If you need a private vehicle, please feel free to ask us and we will estimate an additional cost for you.

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Meeting point

Main Entrance(South) of Toyosu Fish Market http://www.shijou.metro.tokyo.jp/toyosu/pdf/kenngaku/route-english.pdf

End point

Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Meet your guide at selected pick up point. (Pick up point should be within Tokyo area)

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    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, and tourists can enter them along dedicated routes and view the action from observation windows that look onto the auction and wholesale halls for tuna, other seafood and produce.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 3

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Tour ends at Toyosu or Tsukiji fish market or desired place within Tokyo area.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free

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
Supplied by Japan Guide Agency

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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