Tokyo: Taste of Tsukiji & Ginza Foodie Adventure
Dive into Tokyo’s seafood heritage on a guided food walk through Tsukiji Outer Market. Sample fresh market bites like tuna, tamagoyaki, and seasonal specialties while your local guide shares stories of legendary auctions, hidden shrines, and multi-generational vendors. Finish with a stroll to Ginza and a visit to a dazzling depachika, revealing the elegant side of how Tokyo eats.
Highlights
- Taste tamagoyaki, takoyaki, unagi, sweets and sake
- Explore Tsukiji’s famous seafood market and vibrant street-food stalls
- Learn local food culture and visit a hidden shrine inside the market
- Walk through Ginza and finish inside the premium gourmet Depachika hall
- Join a 2.5-hour guided experience in a small group of max eight guests
What's included
- Local English-speaking guide.
- Six tasting stops with local favourites such as fresh seafood, Japanese sweets, seasonal fruits, eel, takoyaki, tamagoyaki, and sake (selections vary by day and your guide’s recommendations).
- Hotel Pick up and drop off
- Personal Expend
Overview
Meet your guide in Tsukiji, the historic heart of Tokyo’s seafood culture and one of the city’s most fascinating food districts. Step into the lively outer market, where smoke, shouts, and the aroma of sizzling seafood fill the air. This is where generations of fishmongers perfected their craft, selecting and slicing fish with techniques passed down for over a century. Before the wholesale market moved to Toyosu, Tsukiji’s famous tuna auctions were a global spectacle - bluefin tuna selling for the price of a small car - and the district still carries that energy today. Your guide sets the scene with stories of multi-generational vendors, hidden shrines, and culinary traditions you won’t find in any guidebook.
Your tasting journey begins as you wind through narrow alleys lined with tiny stalls, specialty shops, and busy counters. Your guide leads you through stalls you’d never find alone: a vendor slicing ruby-red tuna with the precision of a surgeon, a tiny counter serving tamagoyaki still warm from the grill, street cooks flipping takoyaki so soft they melt the moment they hit your tongue. Each tour features around six tastings, but selections vary by day, allowing your guide to choose the very best bites available. Between tastings, you pause at a small shrine tucked between food stalls. Here your guide shares the legend of the shining floating shrine that appeared on the waves during the Edo-era land reclamation, blessing this new district and giving Tsukiji its name, constructed land. Depending on the day, you might sample glazed unagi with smoky caramelized edges, a delicate mochi sweet dusted with kinako, perfectly chilled seasonal fruit, or a sip of sake poured by someone whose family has traded here for generations.
After you’ve tasted your way through Tsukiji’s lively market, follow your guide on a gentle stroll toward Ginza, Tokyo’s upscale shopping district. The contrast is striking: you will see polished streets and glowing storefronts everywhere! Your final stop is a dazzling Depachika, an underground gourmet hall overflowing with beautifully crafted snacks, bento boxes, and ready-to-eat dishes displayed like works of art. It’s the perfect counterpoint to Tsukiji’s raw energy and shows the other side of how Tokyo eats: precise, elegant, and endlessly creative. You finish the tour comfortably full and with a clear picture of why this city’s food scene is unlike anywhere else.
Additional Information
Not Suitable for: Those with dietary allergies or dietary restrictions (e.g. Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian, Kosher, Gluten Free).
Infant :0-2 years old (free of charge)
Child : 3 and above (adult pricing)
Cancellation policy
There is no charge if any cancelation made 72 hours before the travel date. 100% will apply is any cancellation made after 72 hours.
