Tokyo

Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market Tour and Rolled Sushi Class

Name: Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market Tour and Rolled Sushi Class
Brand: ABC Cooking Travel
SKU: 36359P1
Price: 144.56 USD
Rating: 5.0 (285 reviews)

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Tsukiji Fish Market Walking Tour and Japanese Washoku Cooking Lesson in Tokyo

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Take a fascinating 'deep dive' into Japanese seafood cuisine during this combination walking tour of Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and cooking class. Shop for the freshest ingredients amidst the labyrinth-style aisles of Tsukiji Outer Fish Market, showcasing everything from sushi-grade tuna to octopus tentacles. Then head to the largest gourmet cooking school in Asia as you learn to prepare traditional-style ‘washoku’ food items like sushi and a Japanese omelet. An English-speaking guide, transport, cooking ingredients and tools, and lunch with a beverage are all included.

Explore Japanese culinary traditions during this combination tour
Discover an array of seafood for sale at Tsukiji Outer Fish Market (morning tour only)
Explore Japanese cooking during a hands-on cooking lesson
Learn to prepare dishes that emphasizes homemade, traditional techniques

What's Included

English-speaking guide
Transportation between Tsukiji Market and Cooking Studio
Use of apron
Drinking water at cooking studio

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Tuna auction watching

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tsukiji Honganji
3-chōme-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-8435, Japan
Departure Point: Tsukiji Honganji Temple, in front of the main gate. *Tour guide will be holding your name on paper.

End point

Kokusai Building
3-chōme-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

What To Expect

Meet your guide just outside the famous seafood market. Visit the popular Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and browse the shopping and sample tasting areas. As you wander the aisles of this colorful, chaotic market, observe everything from giant tuna to sea urchin to octopus arranged for sale.

Once you’ve had your ‘fill’ of seafood, proceed with your guide to the gourmet cooking studio of one of Asia’s largest culinary schools, boasting more than 150 studios throughout the region. Following the instruction of an experienced cooking teacher, learn to prepare two ‘washoku’ recipes, a style of Japanese cuisine emphasizing traditional and homemade techniques. This typically includes a sushi roll along with a Japanese-style omelet, called ‘tamagoyaki,’ plus side dishes.

Finish your session by digging into your tasty creations for lunch, enjoying your meal accompanied by your choice of wine, plum sake or soft drinks. Leave with a full stomach and a newfound appreciation for the wondrous world of Japanese cuisine and its top-notch ingredients.

Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tsukiji Fish Market

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Ginza (Pass By)

ABC Cooking Travel

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
LIMITED-TIME HOKKAIDO COLLABORATION COOKING CLASS! 〈2024/2/1 to 2024/3/31〉 Do you know HOKKAIDO's seafood? For those who participate in lessons between 2024/2/1 to 3/31, chance of unique SUSHI experiences using HOKKAIDO's ocean treasures. SUSHI COOKING MENU: ROLLED SUSHI: Create a delicious rolled sushi with HOKKAIDO salmon and ikura (salmon roe). TEMARI SUSHI: Hand-rolled sushi featuring HOKKAIDO Scallops,salmon, ikura (salmon roe). Participants will receive a special souvenir! Let’s enjoy and join & challenge the unique fun and delicious lesson. Sponsored by Hokkaido Gyoren/ Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association
Due to the relocation of inner market on Oct 6th 2018,
NO tour of inner wholesale fish market.
We may spend approx. 70 min at outer shopping market instead.

Minimum of 2 guests required to run tour
Minimum age is 9 years
Minimum height is 4.2 ft. (130 cm)
Casual clothing and comfortable shoes are strongly recommended
No strollers and luggage is allowed
We may publish photos taken during the activity onto our website, social network service and any advertisement.
★Cooking ingredients may differ from the image in the ad.
★The contents change according to the season of the ingredients, arrival status, etc.
★In case we may have to ask you to cancel any lesson we offer owing to unavoidable circumstances, you will get a full refund. (Or reschedule requests without any refund.)
★Contact phone number is not available every hours, if so please contact by Email.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

285 reviews

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おいしい

jennifer_b, Mar 2024

What a wonder time. Akiko was a wonderful tour guide, and sushi teacher was very patient with us. We were with only one other couple, and it was perfect. Walked the market, learned a lot and tasted some great local flavors. The class also had a few great surprises, including salmon roe and scallops as specials to the dish. Thank you ABC Cooking for bringing the experience to life!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for writing review for us. We are glad you had a good time with us and hope our tour will be unforgettable memory of your Tokyo visit.

Definitely worth it

Sean_B, Nov 2023

First, the tour of Tsukiji was great! I thought I had a good idea of it when I had gone through solo, but being there with Akiko made a world of difference, if for no other reason than she knew where the samples were. The cooking lesson with Mazumi was equally great, we learned how to make sushi rice, miso stock, and two types of sushi. Then it was topped off with Hokkaido scallops and clams and sake.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Many thanks for such a sweet review!! We hope your experience will be a good memory. Hope you to have a wonderful trip!

Both market and cooking were excellent

Tim_L, Nov 2023

Highly recommend this tour. This is the best way to experience the market as I've been there by myself and it was overwhelming but with the guide you get to experience do much more with lots of free samples. The cooking course was excellent as well, with a real hands on experience.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We’re really grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us. So glad to hear that you had a great time! Thank you and have a wonderful trip!

A great hands-on experience for all ages!

Shelley_E, Nov 2023

We enjoyed walking through Tsukiji outer market with our guide, Akiko. She answered our questions and pointed out highlights. We especially enjoyed learning to make miso soup and sushi. The cooking school was clean and organized. I always wanted to learn how to make tamago (rolled egg)! Miwako was our teacher. She was very organized, patient and encouraging. It was an enjoyable and interesting experience!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share you experience with us, even after a month! We very much appreciate it. We’re so happy to hear that you had a great experience with us. Please take care and have a wonderful days! Hope you to come back to Japan anytime!

Very basic sushi cooking class, not much information given by hosts

Catja_F, Oct 2023

This experience was okay, rather less than I expected. First we walked through the market and tried a few dried soy beans. Afterwards we took the bus to the cooking center where we made very basic sushi (like a maki roll and nigiri and egg omelette). I would have wished for more information about the market, maybe try some traditional sashimi or even shop for the sushi we made. Throughout the sushi class I was also hoping for some more information about the sushi traditions in Japan, however both our hosts English language skills were very limited. The hosts were very friendly. If you have never made sushi at home, this might be a good class for you, however if you have some knowledge already you’ll probably be bored. I highly recommend going to the Tsuski market by yourself in the morning before the tour starts to have a better experience of the food offered there.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for joining our tour and writing review for us. Please take our sincere apologies for not be able to fulfill your expectation. We really appreciate your opinion and will make sure to improve our product upon your words such as include more hands-on experience when you cook with an instructor. Thank you for joining our tour this time again.

Fab trip

Grant_R, Sep 2023

Fantastic trip.... and guide was very good and friendly. Loved the sushi making class.. very well organised knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

We are very happy you had a great time during our tour! thank you so much! Thank you for the review!

Wonderful, fun, and informative experience

Kimberly_S, Sep 2023

Shitomi was a great guide. Her English was great, and she was funny and informative. We had a fun time exploring the market and tasting different foods, and we loved learning to make several traditional Japanese dishes at the cooking studio.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Many thanks for your sweet review!! in details!! We hope your experience will be a fantastic memory. Truly to hope to see you again! Have a safe and memorable trip!

Wonderful experience!

Christina_S, Aug 2023

We had the most wonderful experience! Our guides and cooking instructor were so friendly and knowledgeable. My son is excited about making sushi for friends as soon as we get home. Thank you very much!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for writing review for us. We are glad you had a good time with us and hope our tour will be unforgettable memory of your Tokyo visit. Thank you, too!

Fun & Tasty Experience!

Debbie_R, Aug 2023

We thoroughly enjoyed our Tour and Class! Nobu was a wonderful and gracious guide. She helped us to efficiently explore Tsukiji Outer Market, pointing out some of her favorites, and encouraging us to stop and try the foods that appealed to us. We tried tamagoyaki (japanese omelet on a stick), red bean mochi with strawberries, dried scallops, and more. Then we walked through a luxury shopping district in/near Ginza, and made our way to the ABC Cooking Studio. It was spacious, bright, and clean. Nobu assisted our cooking instructor, Miwa, as our sushi lesson got underway. Both women were very friendly and helpful. We made stock, Japanese omelet (w/o the stick), and several kinds of rolled sushi. It was a fun, hands-on experience, that ended with a chance to sit and enjoy all of the food that we learned to make. I can't wait to try all of the recipes again at home! I'd definitely recommend this experience!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Many thanks for your sweet review!! in details!! We hope your experience will be a fantastic memory. We are excited to imagine that you retry all the recipes at your home! Truly to hope to see you again!

Great experience. The...

Roiy_Z, Aug 2023

Great experience. The local guide was great and the food instructor was also very knowledgeable. Highly recommended

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi Roiy, thank you for your heart-warming message! We had a great time with you too and so happy that you enjoyed our tour!

Great experience in Tokyo

DANIEL_S, May 2023

What a wonderful day we had! The walk through the market was amazing despite the drizzle, we got to see all the incredible ingredients, people, food! Then we rode the bus to the cooking school which was incredible, so professional looking! We made stock and sushi and had the best time while doing them. Highly recommend this experience

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for writing review for us. We are glad you had good time with us and hope our tour will be unforgettable memory of your Tokyo visit.

Good fish market tour

Esha_M, Apr 2023

We enjoyed the fish market tour but hoped that we would be buying the items we would later use for the cooking class. For the price, I dont think we made enough food

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for taking part in our tour. We are very sorry that we could not meet your expectations. We appreciate your valuable feedback and will use it in our future operations.

Great experience for a family with older children

Joanne_E, Apr 2023

It was great being guided around the market so we could ask what all the things are to try. Yes, you could do the market on your own but having someone to translate made it so much easier. Sushi making was excellent fun, and is something we'll definitely be trying at home.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for joining us this time! It was our pleasure to have you join us and your review means so much to us. Thank you again and have a wonderful rest of your stay in Japan.

Best sushi class

Cooper_d, Jan 2023

Our Tour guide Akiko was very nice and knowledgeable about Japan. She was joyful and friendly person that made the experience great! Our teacher for the class was great also!

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Many thanks for your sweet review!! We hope your experience will be a good memory. Hope to see you again!

Learning to make Rolled Sushi

Craig_M, Nov 2022

We had a great time, both our guide and cooking instructor were very knowledgeable, informative and helpful. I enjoyed the actual cooking and making the sushi the most so I could maybe try it at home.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

We are very happy you had a great time during our tour! thank you so much!

Great Outer Market Tour & Cooking Lesson

Christina_S, Jan 2020

We were a group of two families (four adults, two kids and two teens) traveling together in Tokyo. Everyone had a wonderful time on this half-day tour! It was enough to get a flavor of the local market/culture without losing the interest of the kids and teens (and husbands). We met Lucy at Tsukiji Hongan-ji. There was a little bit of a misunderstanding when we booked the tour. We thought that since the two families separately booked the same tour at the same time that we would be on the same tour, which is not the case (have one person book everyone on the same purchase to ensure that you're with the same group or contact the tour operator immediately afterwards and ask if they can put your reservations together in the same group). Despite our mistake, Lucy and the other guide made same quick phone calls and were able to get all of us together with the same guide. Lucy navigated us through the fish market with ease. She took us to some vendors of interest, but also let us stop at whichever vendors caught our eye. She was very patient with us. We never felt rushed, but she also kept things moving along. She did a great job of explaining to us the different foods/ingredients that we were seeing and also answering any questions about what we were seeing and being offered to try. None of us spoke Japanese. Lucy's English was great and she was very helpful translating for us. Afterwards, Lucy took us on a short bus ride over to the cooking studio. Masayo was the primary instructor with Lucy's assisting. We learned how to make Tomago, nigiri sushi, a rolled sushi and miso. Masayo explained each step very clearly in English. Our kids had a great time learning how to make sushi and they all ate everything that they made. Our daughter came home and asked if we could purchase a "Tomago pan" so she could make Tomago at home. Everyone in our group said they would recommend this tour to their friends.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Many thanks for your review!! We apologize not being able to get your two groups together originally. We try to be flexible as much as possible for our guests, so we are glad that this time turned out to be OK. We hope your experience will be a good memory of Japan.

Fish, Food and Fun

Hermine_v_Stetten, Oct 2019

First part was a tour over the outer fishmarket with our awesome guide yoko who showed and explained us everything. We got a lot of information about traditional japanese food and could try everything (e.g. little dried crabs tasting like spicy crackers). After the tour we visited a modern equipped cooking school to learn to prepare a typical japanese meal. We had great fun and learned a lot with our enchanting chef Hiromi. Our conclusion: all thumbs up!!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

We are very happy you had a great time during our tour! thank you so much!

Highly recommended!

Bushra Z, Oct 2019

Both the guide and our teacher were so good and informative. They took their time to explain all things and answered all our questions. If there's only one guided tour you do, do this one!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

We are very happy you had a great time during our tour! thank you so much!

Sushi sensational

Peter_H, Sep 2019

Great tour and tour guide! The ABC Japanese cooking school was wonderful and we made a complete sushi dinner with soup sashimi and sushi rolls we eat it all and cooked it all it was a ball

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Thank you for writing review for us. We are glad you had good time with us and hope our tour will be unforgettable memory of your Tokyo visit.

Amazing Class

priscillafrancis723, Aug 2019

Did this tour with 5 other friends and it was amazing. The fish tour of the market was interesting and we learned about the local food and customs. We took the bus to the cooking studio where we made sushi rolls and an an egg omelette. We ate and tasted sake. Everything was wonderful.

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Thank you for writing review for us！！We are glad you had good time with us and hope our tour will be unforgettable memory of your Tokyo visit.

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