Tsukiji Local Food & Culture Half-Day Tour — Guide Sam

January, 2025

This is a private guided tour report by Japan Guide Agency (JGA Inc.), a network of 1,000+ government-licensed, English-speaking local guides across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Not affiliated with the Japan Guide Association.

Tour Itinerary

  • 1. 10:00 Meet up @ The Peninsula Tokyo
  • 2. 10:10 Stay @ The Lobby (restaurant inside the hotel)
  • 3. 10:50 Travel: Subway
  • 4. 11:00 Stay @ Tsukiji Outer Market
  • 5. 12:50 Lunch @ Tsukiji Sushiko Shinkan
  • 6. 14:05 Disband @ Tsukiji Outer Market East Street

Private Tsukiji Outer Market Food Tour in Tokyo: A Licensed Guide's Report

The original booking was for a group of guests, but on the day some of the guests were unable to attend, so the tour proceeded with the remaining guests. They appeared to be a group of friends, and only some of the guests arrived at the meeting time. I waited for the guests who arrived later at a restaurant inside the Hotel, then met the guests who had gone directly to Tsukiji along the west street of the outer market, and in the end the whole group came together.

The guests had remarkably hearty appetites. Since they had contacted me asking to be taken to my recommended shops for fresh oysters, Kobe beef, sea urchin, sushi, and more, I guided them to my favorite shops throughout the outer market. At the first oyster shop, they ordered as many as 20 oysters, and we spent a considerable amount of time enjoying the food at each shop. While they were having dessert at a coffee shop after eating sushi, exactly four hours had passed, and we parted ways inside the outer market.

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Transportation cost per person

No.TransportationRouteFare
Section 1SubwayHibiya Station～Tsukiji Station180JPY
Total180JPY

Tour Report by Sam

Hi. My name is Masafumi Miyazaki. Please call me “Sam”. I am a government-licensed guide.
I was born in Tokyo and was raised in the suburbs of Tokyo called Tama area. When I was in university, I majored in western dramas, so I am good at playing like an actor.
I like reading, listening to the music, and walking. I belong to several walking clubs, and sometimes I guide the members around Tokyo.
One of my strengths as a guide is that I know well about kombu, Japanese kelps. In December every year, I work at a traditional kombu shop in Tsukiji Fish Market. At that shop, I learned a lot of things related to kombu or other ingredients for washoku. I can explain the different characteristics of them to you.
Also, I am familiar with Japanese flowers and plants. If you stroll around a Japanese garden with me, I am sure you will be able to enjoy beautiful flowers and unique plants in every season.
I look forward to meeting you. Thank you.

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