Tsukiji Market & Tokyo Highlights 8 Hours [Tsukiji, Asakusa, Harajuku, Meiji-Jingu, Shibuya]

Tsukiji Fish Market

Famous as the world's largest fish market. The market deals with 700,000 metric tons of seafood annually totaling almost 6 billion USD in value.

• Outer Market...around 400 small stands, shops, and restaurants
• Inner Market* (Uogashi-Yokocho)...a block of tiny restaurants and shops primarily made to service the market workers. The famous sushi bar Sushi Daiwa is located here.
• Namiyoke Shrine (guardian shrine for the market and its traders)

* This will NOT include the restricted trading areas for professionals and wholesalers

Tsukiji’s inner market (wholesale area) will move to the new location in Toyosu on October 7, 2018. After the move, the tour will NOT include the inner market and visits the outer market only.

Admission: free

Asakusa

The oldest temple in Tokyo founded in early 7th century by Hinokuma brothers according to its legend. As the most popular tourist destination for not only foerign visitors, but also Japanese, it attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.

• Senso-ji Temple...The oldest temple in Tokyo founded in early 7th century.
• Kaminari-mon Gate...The gate to the temple with a huge lantern
• Nakamise shopping arcade...250m long shopping arcade with around 90 shops

Admission: free

Omote-sando and Harajuku District

Harajuku

Well known internationally for teen's fashion. The town is filled with small boutiques for Japanese teens donning their unique styles influenced by cosplay, gothic, lolita, hip hop, punk, and other sub-cultures.

Omote-sando street

High fashion street with upscale boutiques housed in prominent architectures

Admission: free

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Tokyo's largest Shinto shrine established in 1920 to enshrine Meiji Emperor and the Empress Shoken. Meiji Emperor is the first Emperor of modernized Japan after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The shine is famous for the large wooden Tori Gate. Many wedding ceremonies are held at the shrine and visitors may be able to come across a traditional wedding procession led by a Shinto priest.

Admission: free

Shibuya

One of the biggest entertainment districts in Tokyo with restaurants, bars, theaters, shops and fashion complex buildings like 109. Famous for the world’s busiest scramble crossing near Hachii-ko dog statue.

Admission: free