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Tsukiji Fish Market Tour

Tsukiji Fish Market Tour

Many people have come searching "Tsukiji Tour" on Google. :-)

I recommend this tour.
This is Deep 2hours tour in early moring(or late midnight.:-P)

Time Table
4:00am Roll up at intersection of Tsukiji 4-chome
(Picture and map is after-mentioned)
4:15am Preliminary inspection stage of tuna
4:30am Shrimp section
4:40am Fresh fish auction
5:00am Auction of sea urchin
5:20am Live fish auction
5:30am Fresh tuna auction
5:50am Froze tuna auction
6:00am Middlemen's shops & tuna butchering
6:15am Disband at annexed merchants area
(In-market sushi restaurants are here)

Other tour is Tsukiji Fish Market Walking Tour
Recommended Tours:

*
Early Bird Tour & Sushi Breakfast (2H Sightseeing & 1H Breakfast)
o Meet at 4:30.
o Viewing of the auctions (from 4:30am) included.
+ Please prepare your mind that the auctions are mostly limited to professional traders, don't interfere with the operations with camera flashes and so on.
o Sightseeing and shopping in the inner/outer markets.
+ Historic landmarks & Traditional Japon!
+ Many stands are there for those who work at the market and professional buyers who come to the market. Basically, everything including a clinic, a library, and an inn with a spa is in there, you can actually live there!
o Try out the gourmet Sushi that even satisfies sushi chefs.
o $70 or 7,000 yen per person (see below for meals).

*
Morning Tour & Sushi Lunch (2H Sightseeing & 1H Lunch)
o Meet at 9:00.
o Sightseeing and shopping in the inner/outer markets.
+ Historic landmarks & Traditional Japon!
+ Many stands are there for those who work at the market and professional buyers who come to the market. Basically, everything including a clinic, a library, and an inn with a spa is in there, you can actually live there!
o Try out the gourmet sushi that even satisfies sushi chefs.
o $50 or 5,000 yen per person (see below for meals).

*
Morning Tour & Sushi Lunch + Strolling through Tsukiji and the traditional down town Tsukishima & Monja Dinner (Japanese BBQ) with Beer! (7H)
o Meet at 9:00.
o Sightseeing and shopping in the inner/outer markets.
+ Historic landmarks & Traditional Japon!
+ Many stands are there for those who work at the market and professional buyers who come to the market. Basically, everything including a clinic, a library, and an inn with a spa is in there, you can actually live there!
o Sightseeing Tsukiji and Tsukishima (10 to 20 minutes from the market) area included.
+ Tsukiji and Tsukishima areas are unusual downtown places that were not burned away during the WWII where are the centers of attention by many historians today.
+ Tsukiji was a settlement for foreigners back in the early 1900s. Full of landmarks!
+ At Tsukishima you can see narrow streets and canals. Nothing but a Monjya restaurant on the streets! Amazing! Hollywood stars and MLB Matsui are patrons.
o $100 or 10,000 yen per person (see below for meals).

Tour Details:

* Our tours are a customized tour by a bilingual local guide with very knowledge of the fish market, who finds it enjoyable to meet people from all over the world and introduce them the rich culture and tradition of Japan, because of her limited availability the tours are scheduled on an irregular basis.
* The tours meet when with and more than 4 participants,
o ask for a special arrangement for a single/business traveler.
* Reservations MUST be made at least one week before the tour date.
* Scheduled only on the business days of the Tsukiji Fish Market,
o Sundays/National Holidays are closed,
o Occasional Wednesdays are closed also.
* Ask for a family discount for more than 4 family members (10%Off).
* Participation of preschoolers not recommended.
* Transportation to/from the fish market not included. Ask for a pick-up if necessary with an extra charge.
* Gratuities to guides appreciated.

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