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Kappabashi Knife Shopping Tour: Tsukiji and Kappabashi Exploration
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Embark on a guided shopping tour of Tsukiji and Kappabashi to discover famous knife shops and learn about Japanese cooking. Explore Kappabashi Street for high-quality kitchenware and visit Tokyo Sky Tree for a memorable finish to your day!
Embark on a guided shopping tour of Tsukiji and Kappabashi to discover famous knife shops and learn about Japanese cooking. Explore Kappabashi Street for high-quality kitchenware and visit Tokyo Sky Tree for a memorable finish to your day!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Tsukiji Fish Market - Welcome to Tsukiji Outer Market!
Tsukiji Outer Market is a wholesale hub primarily serving retailers, restaurants, and other buyers. Approximately 400 shops are packed into an area measuring 400 meters long and 120 meters wide. Tsukiji Outer Market draws numerous customers and tourists, offering a diverse array of products for…
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Tsukiji Fish Market - Welcome to Tsukiji Outer Market!
Tsukiji Outer Market is a wholesale hub primarily serving retailers, restaurants, and other buyers. Approximately 400 shops are packed into an area measuring 400 meters long and 120 meters wide. Tsukiji Outer Market draws numerous customers and tourists, offering a diverse array of products for the general public. Among the offerings, there are several Japanese kitchen knife stores, all selling sharp knives suitable for professional chefs, fishmongers, and home cooks alike. -
Kappabashi Street (Kappabashi Dogugai) - Welcome to Kappabashi Dougu Street!
Kappabashi Dougu Street is situated in Tokyo’s Taito City, along the western side of Asakusa’s main entertainment district, and is conveniently located between Ueno and Asakusa. This area is a wholesale district specializing in professional items such as tableware, packaging materials, cooking utensils, and food samples. Currently, over 170 stores line the 800-meter-long street. It has gained media attention recently, and many stores now sell their products to the general public. Japanese knife stores have become popular tourist spots, especially among international visitors. You might find what you need at a reasonable price. -
Asakusa - Welcome to Asakusa!
Beyond Nakamise-dori Shopping Street, which stretches from Kaminarimon Gate to Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa is filled with both small and large retro shopping streets and alleys. Each street has its own unique charm and is lined with a variety of stores, including street food vendors, restaurants, animal cafes, and trendy Japanese souvenir shops. After visiting a Japanese knife store that offers services in Japanese, take a leisurely walk through these shopping streets and alleys to discover a new side of Asakusa.
What's Included
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo
- Guide Entry fees are not covered for Skytree
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tokyo
- Guide Entry fees are not covered for Skytree
What's Not Included
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Both Guide and Guest Entry fees are not covered for Skytree
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Both Guide and Guest Entry fees are not covered for Skytree
Additional Information
This tour offers an exciting shopping experience at renowned, high-quality knife shops in Tsukiji and Kappabashi! Participants will also gain insights into the various types of knives used in Japanese cuisine.
The tour guide will conveniently pick participants up from their hotel. While exploring Tsukiji Market, the guide will explain why many of Japan’s…
This tour offers an exciting shopping experience at renowned, high-quality knife shops in Tsukiji and Kappabashi! Participants will also gain insights into the various types of knives used in Japanese cuisine.
The tour guide will conveniently pick participants up from their hotel. While exploring Tsukiji Market, the guide will explain why many of Japan’s top chefs visit daily for the freshest ingredients and Japanese kitchen knives.
The next stop is Kappabashi Street, a long-standing hub for the food and beverage industry. Here, visitors can find premium Japanese kitchenware and knives at competitive prices. Be sure to visit some of the plastic display food shops to see fascinating food models, similar to those displayed in restaurants throughout Japan.
Participants can also visit the nearby Tokyo Sky Tree to conclude their tour.
After the tour, guests are welcome to remain at any of these locations to enjoy the rest of their day at their own pace.
- This is a walking tour. Please be aware pick up is on foot.
Location
Tsukiji Fish Market
4-14-2
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Paulineb226
Mar 5, 2026
Kappabashi Street and Asakusa - My guide Seizo was fantastic. At Asakusa Temple he showed me the correct way to approach and enter the temple. The explanation of these rituals was fascinating. The stories about various aspects of the Temple were very interesting. We then went to Kappabashi Street where I was able to find the most beautiful knives and teapot. From there he took a detour to show me the outside of the Imperial Palace, again his knowledge and story telling was wonderful. A trip through the fish market finished our tour. I highly recommend this tour and Seizo as a guide.
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Travlnlots
Feb 24, 2026
Highlight of Tokyo - What a great experience! Solo, 1 on 1 tour of the new and old fish markets. I could not believe the new Toyosu market...the size, activity and the sheer volume of product. Amazing to see. Matt was a great guide. Grew up in the UK and spoke perfect English and Japanese which was a great benefit. He guided us through the active market and then we went to Tsukiji market and stopped at some of the food stands, did some shopping before heading the best part of the experience...making sushi. When booking there were not enough people for the tour so I inquired and was able to do a private tour by covering the cost for multiple spots. Doing this was great and enable a special sushi making event at a small sushi restaurant which focuses on high quality tuna. 1 on 1 with the sushi chef, making my own lunch and then drinking some famous...and delicious sake. I will do this exact tour again when I am back with my family. Fantastic experience.
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Y2052gnamyk
Feb 3, 2026
Fantastic tour of must-see places - Izumi was a fantastic guide. He covered our itinerary to Tsujiki, Asakasa, and Kapabashi in a very thorough and detailed way, and also included lots of general cultural and historical background. We took a couple of unplanned detours into temples and shrines along the way, which I enjoyed very much. I highly recommend Izumi’s tour to anyone interested in a fun and engaging visit to some of the “must see” items on your Tokyo list.
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502brockd
Nov 7, 2025
It’s a bird , not it’s a plane ! No! , it’s super Japanese guide !!!!! - Absolutely fantastic!, not just a knife tour at all. The guide Sam was very informative about the shops and the building’s history. AAA plus
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Eva
Apr 23, 2025
Perfect Tour with our Guide Lily - Our guide Lily was very punctual, helpful, patient, gave many tips, answered all questions and spoke very good English; she was an English teacher. A great half day.
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Pcbalachandran
Nov 16, 2024
Old world charm and grace ! - Our guide was Mr.Shuji an avuncular old gentleman who , with old world courtesy and graciousness took us for a delightful tour of the Tsukiji market and Kappabashi street. Our tardy purchases meant that instead of staying with his timetable, we photo finished to our Shinkansen connection to Tokyo. Very considerately he accompanied us to the railway station,showed us the entrance to our platform and wished us safe travels. Have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to anyone !
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Dickd153
Oct 13, 2024
Much more than a knife shopping tour! - Knife shopping was the key driver for booking this tour, but we got much, much more out of the experience with our guide, Hiro Chikata.
It was only our second full day in Tokyo, and we had already trekked back and forth twice through a long underground passage to a Ginza station near our hotel. Instead of taking us on that same boring route, Hiro took us on a longer walk to a different metro line station, which had us strolling through beautiful parks and a green residential neighborhood instead of a boring repeat trip through a tunnel.
Our first destination was the Tsukiji outdoor shopping market with a stop beforehand at the lovely Hongan-ji Temple that's nearby. Hiro helped thread our group through the maze of shops and stalls, filled with hungry fellow travelers. We tasted some samples that were being offered, had some snacks (onigiri, for one), and bought souvenirs. We did a quick viewing of Japanese chef knives at one shop, but decided to move on when we learned that they didn't offer international shipping. (This was a must for us because we were leaving Tokyo on a cruise ship that doesn't allow knives onboard, for obvious security reasons.)
Our second destination was Kappabashi Street, but on our way there Hiro wisely steered us to the basement level food hall in the Mitsukoshi Department Store. The wide array of Japanese food options - including bento boxes that were mini works of art - was all just beyond belief! Hiro also knew to take us to an upper floor of the department store where we had our lunch on an outdoor terrace. (We liked this lunch option so well we made a point of coming back there the next day!)
Guided to Kappabashi Street, we dipped in and out of the various kitchenware shops, finally arriving at a gorgeous knife shop that Hiro recommended where we ended up buying three knives that we had shipped home. (Pro tip: when they ship your items via DHL Express, they really mean EXPRESS - DHL attempted delivery just TWO days after our purchase, so we had to have them delay delivery until after we get home.) We also visited some of the plastic food shops where their offerings are just mind-blowing.
Afterwards, we ending up skirting the Senso-ji temple area on the way back to our hotel because we were booked on another tour with our cruise line that was going there later in the week. Along the way, we popped into shops of interest (including a Hello Kitty store) and took note of the many couples in kimonos heading for the temple area for photo shoots of their own.
The tour does require a fair amount of walking, but our group of three travelers in their late-60's (similar in age to our guide) with one 33-year old did just fine. Just- make sure you wear comfortable shoes!
We got all we expected and much, much more out of this tour and from our guide, Hiro, who filled us in on a broad range of Japanese cultural topics, not just on knife shops. Highly recommended!
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Steve_e
Aug 15, 2024
Great all around tour plus knife shopping - I booked this tour because it combined a tour of the typical sites of Tokyo with knife shopping. First, the tour was by foot and train. We just followed our tour guide's instructions and it all worked out well. Even when it was over, he made sure we were on the right train, knowing which exit to take. He would have travelled all the way with us but that wasn't necessary. Because it was just our family, we could customize what we did. For the most part, we followed his lead. We learned a lot and saw some of the sites we wanted to see. When we went knife shopping, I really didn't know what I was doing. Our guide helped some and facilitated others helping. Again, this was all customizable. We visited about 10 shops and we could have kept going. But, I found what I wanted and we moved on. Other than knife shopping, I think my favorite part was the Tsukiji Fish Market area. My understanding is that the true fish market by the water is somewhere else but this place with all the small markets was awesome. Wish we could have spent more time there.
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B2636afalank
May 31, 2024
Knife shopping in Kappabashi - It was a great morning - Izumi was very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. He adapted the tour based on my requests and my goal of leaving Japan with a new set of cooking knives was accomplished
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Linda
Mar 17, 2024
An amazing, private tour with Miya in Japan to the knife district. - My travel agent arrange for my husband and I to take a private tour to the knife district with Miya. She was absolutely the best! She met us at our hotel and we traveled there using the subway. The subway system in Tokyo is amazing. We never could have experienced it in a large group tour. Miya had emailed us prior to our trip to learn exactly what we wanted to see and the types of Japanese food that we would like to try. She then arranged for us to go to two knife shops and both were excellent. They carried different products and the sales clerks were extremely knowledgeable. I was even able to get a name engraved on the one for a friend and have them shipped. I had also wanted to see shops that sold the miniature plastic foods. In the end, I didn’t buy any, but I did get some pictures. Miya selected the perfect restaurant for our lunch. We dined on some traditional Japanese dishes that were quickly prepared for us. The chef was very entertaining. Miya speaks excellent English and readily translated when I had questions for some of the sales people. She knew where to go for the duty refund. Because it was just for my husband and I, we were able to learn so much more about our Japan. We had so many questions and Miya answered them. It was so much more than my husband and I thought it would be. We definitely recommend Miya to anyone who is traveling to Tokyo.
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