🚘 Toyosu fish market at dawn + sushi class
Pickup at your hotel → Toyosu Market → Seafood breakfast → Sushi-making class
Visit: Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Duration: 5 hours (approx.)
Language: English/Japanese/Chinese/Portuguese/Spanish/Dutch/Nepalese
Five hours starting before sunrise — the hours Toyosu actually works. Watch the tuna auction, eat breakfast inside the market, then a class where you press the sushi yourself. Hotel pickup, because the trains are not running yet.
- hours
- 5
- per car
- ¥45,760
About this Tour
Immerse yourself in Tokyo's renowned seafood culture with an exclusive VIP tour that offers unparalleled access to the city's most iconic culinary experiences. Begin your journey by witnessing the world-famous tuna auction, where expert bidders compete for the finest catches at the bustling Toyosu wholesale market. Gain insider knowledge as you explore the market's vibrant atmosphere, observing the intricate operations that supply Tokyo's top restaurants with fresh seafood daily. Conclude your experience with a hands-on sushi masterclass led by a seasoned sushi chef, where you will learn traditional techniques and craft your own authentic sushi creations. This comprehensive tour provides a unique opportunity to engage with Tokyo's rich gastronomic heritage in a truly memorable way.
*The maximum group size for this tour is five people; however, if you are planning for a group of six or more, please contact us via email.
🕖 Departure: 5:00 am🕔 Tour ends: 10:00 am
🕐 The day, hour by hour
04:30Hotel pickup
Hotel (before first train)
05:15Visit1 hours
Toyosu Market — tuna auction
06:30Visit1 hours
Toyosu Market food area
07:45Visit1.5 hours
Sushi-making class
09:30Hotel drop-off
Hotel
📍 Itinerary idea
Pick-up at Your Hotel
Toyosu Fish Market2 hours
We will pick you up at 5:00am at your hotel and take you to the Toyosu fish market by taxi. You will watch the tuna auction from the mezzanine or second floor. At the tuna auction, you will see how the auction works. Afterwards, we will take you to the Toyosu wholesale area, which is generally off-limits to tourists. The itinerary includes visits to about five to seven shops, including a tuna wholesaler that is purveyor to Michelin restaurants, where guests can talk to the people inside and are allowed into the shops while touring the market. We may try some very fresh tuna or sea urchin in the whole sale area if the market isn't busy that day.
Sushi Masterclass at Japanese cuisine restaurant Oikawa
1.5-2 Hours
We will take you to Nihonbashi OIKAWA for a sushi-making experience at a Japanese cuisine restaurant run by Mr.Oikawa. Mr.Oikawa trained under Mr.Masaharu Morimoto, a famous Iron Chef, and worked as a chef at his restaurant in Roppongi, Tokyo for two years. You will learn from him to make 10-12 pieces of seasonal fish in nigiri. The tour will finish around 10:00am.
Drop-off at Your Hotel
Our Services
- 💧 Tour guide in English
- 💧 Taking photos service
Additional Info
- • Pick-up and drop-off locations are in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Mitaka City or Musashino City.
- • The maximum group size for this tour is five people; however, if you are planning for a group of six or more, please contact us via email.
- • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- • Some tours may not be available on requested dates due to holiday schedule or a scheduled closure of business.
- • We reserve the right to assign a type of vehicle (Sedan, Minivan or Van) most suitable for your trip, based on the size of your party.
- • Our tour images are for illustrative purposes only.
- • The following fees will apply to the cancellation.
- • We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is canceled 1 day or less before the event
- • We will charge a cancellation fee of 50% if booking is canceled 2 days or less before the event
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The price includes
A private vehicle for the whole day · driver · fuel · hotel pickup
⚠ Price covers car, driver and fuel. It does NOT include a guide, entry tickets, expressway tolls or parking.
🗓 All private tours must be booked at least 7 days ahead.
Up to 6 guests per vehicle — beyond that we add a second car.
- • How does booking work — is it instant?
- It is not an instant-confirm button. You send a request at the bottom of this page and we reply with a written quote: the final price, exactly what it covers, and the cancellation terms for that specific trip. The booking exists only once you accept that quote. Slower than a Book Now button, but nothing gets sold to you that is not actually available.
- • Will we be grouped with other travellers?
- No. Every tour in these two sections is private: your party only, your own vehicle, your own host. No sharing, no waiting on strangers.
- • Where does pickup and drop-off happen?
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel inside the central area of the city named on the tour, included in the price. Outside that area we can still collect you — the surcharge is written into the quote, never added when you get in the car.
- • Can the itinerary be changed?
- Yes. The hour-by-hour schedule above is the version that works best, not a fixed mould. More driving time, a different meal, an extra night, or dropping a leg — write it in your request; the price moves with it and the change is spelled out in the quote.
- • What languages does the team speak?
- Put the language you want in your request. The quote tells you whether someone who speaks it is free ON YOUR DATE — we do not promise a language and then tell you on the day that nobody is available.
- • When and how do we pay?
- You pay nothing before you have read and accepted the quote. Payment method, payment dates and which part needs a deposit to hold a third-party booking are all written into that quote. Nothing appears afterwards.
- • How far ahead should we book?
- The earlier the surer. Helicopters, ryokan rooms, supercars and tables at small restaurants all have very few slots a day — money does not conjure one up. Ask anyway if your dates are close: if it is open we will take it, and if it is not we will say so plainly.
Cancellation and date changes
The cancellation terms for your trip are written into your quote, and you read them BEFORE you pay anything.
We do not post one blanket rule like "cancel X days ahead for Y% back" across this section, because every trip holds different bookings: an aircraft charter, a ryokan room, a supercar, a table with a handful of seats. Each supplier has its own terms and most are paid up front. One shared number reads tidily and would be the wrong number on most trips.
The rule we hold to: anything not yet paid out to a supplier can be cancelled, and anything already paid that the supplier will not refund we call non-refundable out loud — at quote time, not at the moment you ask to cancel. If you want a different date, ask before cancelling: moving a booking usually costs far less than dropping it.
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