Tokyo Sushi-Making Class with Tsukiji Market Tour

Explore Tokyo's Tsukiji Market with an English-guided walking tour followed by a hands-on sushi bento-making class.

Getting started

Arrive at the designated meeting point a little early so you are ready to depart on time. After a short introduction, your expert English-speaking guide leads you straight into the Tsukiji Market area for the walking tour. Once the market exploration is complete, you move together to the cooking venue to begin the hands-on sushi bento-making class.

What to expect

Tsukiji Market

This former wholesale market area is now a lively district of shops, stalls, and eateries that still centers on seafood and food culture. You explore it on an English-guided Tsukiji Market walking tour with a local insider in a small-group setting of up to 8 guests.

Features

• The English-guided Tsukiji Market walking tour takes you through hidden alleys and specialty shops rarely discovered by independent travelers, where you can see seafood, ingredients, and traditional tools up close.
• Your expert English-speaking guide introduces you to local shop owners and explains the culture behind sushi, drawing on ingredients like premium tuna, salmon, and seasonal vegetables that are sourced from Tsukiji Market.
• Personal purchases during the market walk are up to you, so you can choose whether or not to buy snacks or items while browsing.

Sushi bento workshop

After the market visit, you head into a dedicated classroom space for your hands-on sushi bento-making class. An English-speaking sushi-making instructor guides you through each step so you can prepare and then enjoy your own sushi lunch on-site.

Features

• During this hands-on sushi bento-making experience, you create 10 pieces of sushi yourself on-site, shaping each piece by hand under the instructor's guidance.
• Premium tuna, salmon, and seasonal vegetables for sushi are provided, and you learn how to work with these ingredients using authentic Japanese tools and professional knives.
• Fresh wasabi preparation and tasting is part of the class, giving you a focused fresh wasabi experience alongside the sushi you make.
• You arrange your finished pieces in a handcrafted bento box, specifically an original handcrafted wooden bento box, which becomes the centerpiece of your meal.
• An English-speaking sushi-making instructor leads the entire session, and all ingredients and necessary fees are included, so there is no need to arrange anything extra apart from any additional food and drinks you might want.

Wrapping up

The experience concludes after you have eaten the sushi bento you prepared on-site, since takeout is not available and all food must be consumed at the venue before you leave.