Tokyo, Mt Fuji Travel Day 2 Tsukiji Fish Market

It is often a misconception that Tsukiji Fish Market 築地市場 has moved to Toyosu Fish Market. Well, it is actually the inner part of the market that has moved, the outer market is still vibrant with many tourists! 

Tsukiji Fish Market is easily accessible by subway. You can either take Toei Oedo Line to Tsukijishijo Station 築地市場駅 (exit A1), or Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line to Tsukiji Station 築地駅 (exit 1).

It was already 2+ p.m. when we reached Tsukiji Fish Market after our JAL Sky Museum Factory Tour (read our experience in this post). Many shops were preparing to close, but we still managed to find some food. So the lesson learnt is that we should visit Tsukiji Fish Market in the morning!

Let us share with you our Tsukiji Fish Market Food Map!

base map: Google Maps

Marutoyo (丸豐) rice balls  

The rice balls went into our stomach without any photo taken as we were too hungry! There is a variety of types of rice balls, for example, salmon, pork with miso, deep fried prawn and so on. The price is around 200+ yen (~S2.50) for each, and the size is bigger than those you can find in convenient stores. Other than rice balls, there are also various types of sushi and rice bowls.

Yamachou Matsue (築地 山長) tamagoyaki / sweet egg omelette  

There are many stalls that sell tamagoyaki (sweet egg omelette), and we had ours from Yamachou Matsue. It was rather therapeutic to see the chef skillfully preparing the egg through the glass window. The egg is mixed with delicious dashi, so it is very tasty. It is only 100 yen each, and I think it is a must-try street food at Tsukiji Fish Market.

Stewed squids and grilled scallop with sea urchin (Forgot the name of the shop) and Miyako (みやこ) grilled seafood 

My initial plan was to eat grilled seafood on scallop shell from Miyako, however the shop was closed when we reached there! At 1000 yen, there are grilled tuna, scallop, sea urchin and crab claw on a scallop shell. 

So we looked for another shop that sold cooked seafood. The children had the stewed squids which cost 500 yen (~S$6+), and they like it. 

I ordered grilled scallop with sea urchin which was 600 yen (~S$7.50). I thought that the sea urchin was a tad wasted as it was overly burnt.

Marusai (丸焼きたこせんべい) takosenbei / octopus cracker

When we saw other visitors eating this crispy octopus cracker, we were very curious and bought one. It was quite costly though, at 600 yen each (~S$7.50). But it was quite an interesting experience to see how the staff prepared the cracker with the press machine.

What other food would you recommend at Tsukiji Fish Market?

Our Tokyo + Mount Fuji Travelogue December 2019

• 10 tips for planning a trip to Tokyo
• Tokyo and Mount Fuji free-and-easy itinerary
• Tokyo Food Guide - What to eat in Tokyo
• airKitchen cooking classes in Japan
• Day 1 & 2: Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo University
• Day 2: Japan Airlines (JAL) Sky Museum Factory Tour
• Day 2: Tsukiji Fish Market
• Day 2: Yoyogi Park, Harajuku
• Day 3: Nagameguro, Science Museum, Caretta Shiodome
• Day 4: Ueno Park
• Day 4: Tokyo Skytree, Wanpaku Tengoku Park, Cooking Class
• Day 5 & 6: Kawaguchiko, Saiko
• Day 7 & 8: Ikebukuro, Kawagoe, Sugamo, Koishikawa Korakuen, Bunkyo Civic Centre

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