Tokyo Sushi-Making Class with Toyosu Market Tour at Sushi Umiji Nihonbashi

Explore Tokyo’s sushi culture from market floor to counter with an English-led, hands-on sushi-making lesson and meal.

Getting started

Begin by checking in at the arranged meeting point for your selected experience. After a short introduction, your instructor explains the plan for either the sushi-making lesson in Tokyo or the Toyosu tuna buying tour. You then head straight into the first activity, so arrive on time and ready to follow instructions given in English.

What to expect

Toyosu Market wholesale floor

Toyosu Market’s wholesale floor is Tokyo’s central stage for bluefin tuna trading, normally limited to professionals.

Features

• VIP Market Access lets you step beyond the usual viewing areas and onto the Toyosu Market wholesale floor, where you can observe how prime bluefin tuna is selected and traded.
• A tuna buying tour with chef guides you through the stalls as the expert points out what defines quality tuna and chooses the fish that will later feature in your nigiri.
• During this segment, lessons in English ensure you understand the chef’s explanations about cuts, freshness, and how this tuna will be prepared back in Nihonbashi.

Sushi Umiji Nihonbashi

Sushi Umiji Nihonbashi is where your class shifts from observing to creating, bringing the market’s fish to the sushi counter.

Features

• A hands-on sushi-making lesson shows you core techniques backed by the pedigree of Michelin-starred dining, from seasoning rice to handling the knife safely and precisely.
• You then make your own nigiri pieces, shaping the rice, slicing fresh fish, and assembling what the chef describes as your “dream nigiri” under close guidance.
• Lessons in English keep each step clear, so you can ask questions as you watch tuna prep, understand the flow from market to counter, and refine your technique in real time.
• Food and beverages are included, giving you the chance to savor the sushi you crafted yourself in an intimate Nihonbashi setting, with the experience framed as a complete meal rather than a brief tasting.