We were able to hire our private tour guide through Tours by Locals.com to take us there. Since you have to be there by 4 a.m. to pretty much assure yourself you can get in, we had to pay for his taxi transportation since they aren't running at that time of the morning. They only allow 120 people and by... More

we were there at 445am and was told no more tuna action as 4am was when they close the vistor's registration. dont know if they had fill to capacity or just didnt want too many tourist. however we were lucky as we hand around till 515am and tail gate some african royality with japanese guide and had a private tour... More

Tsukiji market is a busy working market, and it's best to keep your wits about you. There are little motorised vehicles whizzing very fast and very silently everywhere. In addition there are vans, trucks, handcarts and boxes of fish and veges being thrown around. Wear sensible shoes and look where you walk. The reward is seeing the amazing diversity of... More

This is the biggest market I've been to and was impressed with the operation precision of vendors. There is a lot to see and eat. Go early if you're interested in the auction and can get in otherwise go after 9 a.m. and meander through the market at leisure. There are many sushi restaurants so if the line at your... More

This is a great thing to do on that first morning in Tokyo when you wake up at 4:00 a.m. Tokyo time. We did not try to make the tuna auction, as we had heard that the number of tickets were limited and that you had to be there very early. However, we were there by 6:30, and spent an... More

Did not go for the auction but visited the area with an early sushi lunch. Most of the restaurants or shops had long queues at 10am+. Went for 1 shop with shop queue and larger sitting area inside. Sushi was nice and fresh but not exceptional. Ordered 2 toro tuna and added another order again but it looked different though... More

We visited the Tsukiji Market on the first day of arriving in Tokyo as our flight touched down around 6 am. However there was a delay on takeoff due to bad weather, thus we didn't arrived as planned and only managed to get there around 9 am. Thought we can have some nice sushi breakfast, however most of the sushi... More

It's a must do in Tokyo, if you dont have time to wake up at 4:30 in the morning to see the auctions, just go before 9 am , take a walk inside the market , take pictures with fish and fishers, you won't see that variety again, is the biggest fish market in the world, and do not forget... More

we did not make it early enough to see the morning auction, which we were told starts around 5 or 6 am. we arrived around 9 in the morning and saw where the auction takes place, and had fun exploring the outer and inner markets. we had sushi for breakfast, and the fish was incredibly fresh and tender. we also... More