Tsukiji Outer Market is a food market in Tokyo.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Arrive by 07:30 for stalls before the tour groups; the tamagoyaki sticks at Yamacho are the canonical first bite.
Day trip · 3 hours
Instead of simply walking through Toyosu Market, discover how Japan's top sushi chefs select the fish that become extraordinary omakase meals.
Guided tour · 3 hours
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Guided tour · 3h 30m
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Address: Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo's Koto ward replaced Tsukiji's wholesale auctions in 2018. Visitor decks above the tuna trade plus sushi and seafood restaurants.
TipApply via lottery for a lower-deck auction view; the upper free deck takes walk-ups. Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi are the breakfast queues.
Ameya-Yokocho in Tokyo's Ueno is the post-war black-market street under the JR tracks, 400 stalls of fish, dried goods, spices, takoyaki and cheap clothing.
TipSaturday afternoons are dense; weekday mornings are calmer. The dried-fish stalls and the okonomiyaki carts are the local lunch order.
Isetan Shinjuku's basement depachika in Tokyo is the world's most chosen department-store food hall: 60 counters of bento, sushi, wagashi, French patisserie.
TipThe 19:30 half-price markdown on bento and prepared food is the local move. Wagashi seasonal collections drop monthly.
Mitsukoshi Nihombashi's depachika in Tokyo holds the heritage Edo-period food shops in its basement: Tokyo's wagashi houses, century-old tea, premium sake.
TipThe Toraya yokan counter and the Higashiya wagashi flagship are both here. Saturday morning is the calmest window.
Takashimaya Times Square depachika in Tokyo's Shinjuku is the south-side department-store basement. 70 counters of bento, wagashi and French patisserie.
TipLess crowded than Isetan, equally well shortlisted. The fruit counter and the kaiseki bento stalls are the picks.
Kappabashi-dori in Tokyo's Asakusa is the 800-metre Kitchenware Town with 170 specialist shops. Carbon knives, ceramic ware, lacquer and sample food.
TipTsubaya and Kamata are the canonical knife shops; both offer English-friendly service. Closed Sundays.
