6 Must Try Japanese Dishes in Tokyo | Tsukiji Street Food

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: Who would win? Ryotaro with the knife or me with the world's hardest food? Let's settle this once and for all.
We had a blast at Tsukiji market - I'd actually written it off when it moved to Toyosu back in 2018. What I didn't realise was that the outer market (which is the best bit) is still alive and well, and better than ever before. Toyosu is good for the tuna auctions, but not much else. The brand new buildings are shiny and clean, but they lack the atmosphere of Tsukiji's chaotic streets. If you're in Tokyo, make sure to drop by!
As I mentioned in the video, we did have help behind the scenes from a guide (a guide who wasn't Ryotaro for once), as we wanted to really get down the alleyways and handle the knives used to prepare the tuna. If you want to pretty much do everything we did in this video, you can check out the highly regarded tour here: bit.ly/336bqXE (and yes it does come with plenty of food).

Sake is amazing. Especially warm. Goes down so smooth. It’s comforting. Lovely. Then suddenly you’re face down in a bathroom.

I’m half way through this video and just had to stop and say thank you Chris. It’s 4 degrees and raining here in London, I’ve had a shitty day but I’ve found myself smiling and laughing throughout this video. You’ve made my day, keep up the great work!

I'm Japanese. When I want to study listening English,I found this channel recently. This channel is very interesting because I learn the way foreigners study Japanese. I will study English in reference to the way.

9:22 "In the UK we get some hot water, we stick a bag in it, job done."
In the US we just throw it in the harbor.

I fell like it's getting harder and harder for Ryotaro to hide his bloodlust for Chris and I can't wait for it to boil over.

I always enjoy these mini documentaries! They’re so incredibly intriguing and interesting, I always want to watch more and more. Thanks Chris and friends!

また外国人が溢れるような光景が見られる社会になるといいですね
I’m Japanese so I’m not good at writing English.
I hope we can see many foreigner who come to Japan

Awesome food shots. I’m hungry af now.

Chris' Wikipedia page has had about 10 edits and undos in the 18 hours since this video went up, where people are adding and removing "Inventor of green tea sake" repeatedly.

Love the videos with Ryotaro in it. The energy he brings, the banter between the two of you, is just great

Man thanks for sharing these videos with us. It’s a ton of fun to see your experiences and get a look at life in Japan, as well as all the mouthwatering food😍 I find your vids helpful in the event I’m able to make it to Japan one day, and honestly I love seeing your friendships with Ryotoro and your other buddies. Cheers man🤙🏼

World's hardest food? They clearly haven't tried my first attempt at home baked biscuits!

I really like this channel because of my interest in Japan and i always learn something new...but boy o boy do i enjoy the hilarious chemistry between these two guys...like the combination of their cultures goes so well together :D and it creates amazing funny moments in every video...thank you guys for the videos and all the effort. making my day every time.

Of all of Ryotaro's title entrances, "Reasonably Priced Japan Expert" has been the best

What?!
Sea urchin is amazing!
I got some in a sushi restaurant in Ueno when I busted out my very broken Japanese and managed "Osusume wa nanidesu ka"
I got a given 2 massive plates of various types of sashimi and sushi and had no idea what the suspicious-looking orange/yellow 'stuff' was on one of them. I decided to be brave and tried it anyway and was surprised to find it was absolutely delicious!
I was more surprised when the patron next to my busted out her phone and through Google translate let me know it was sea urchin!

When I visited Japan last year with my friends, we went to Tsukiji outer market on our first full day in Tokyo. The food was good (I had some poppy seed ice cream that was nice, and my brother had a delicious-looking scallop), but I kind of found it to be too touristy compared to some of the other places we went. It wasn't bad, but I feel it didn't live up to the hype. If I ever go back, I'll be sure to try some of your recommendations.

This is super helpful and entertaining (the best way to receive information)!! My hubs and I will be coming in January and had no idea what to expect at Tsukiji without the inner market. We are also bingeing the podcast in preparation, thanks for making my coworkers think I'm a weirdo as I laugh audibly while listening to you and Pete. Can't stop, won't stop

Oh man, stayed at a hotel in Tsukiji about a year ago, and did the Japan Wonder Travel tour of the new and old markets. That was a rad couple hours, and we even ended up at the same sushi shop. Was surprised to see whale on the menu. Our guide was super nice and very informative.
I'm just some internet rando, but I'd recommend the linked tour as well!

I can absolutely attest to the great food and must visit-ness of the remaining Tsukiji market! Visit during lunch hours for a great feast for not that much. Also, dont be afraid trying new things, shredded octopus for example is great.

I did that exact tour last year, totally recommend Japan Wonder Travel for anyone considering booking a guide! The Tamagoyaki production line is a sight to behold....
I'm currently on my 2nd visit to Japan and will be visiting Tsukiji market next Wednesday, but after watching that video I'm really hungry now!!!

Your videos are amazing. I've lived in Japan for a little over a year and I have learned so much watching your videos. Thank you for your content!

Thank you for sharing this, Chris and Ryotaro! I will have to add this to the itinerary when I visit Japan for the first time this coming April! :D

The comments section in Chris’ videos are almost as entertaining as the videos themselves

I did the tour about one week before you guys were there and it was so busy we could barely stop and look at anything. That said it was still amazing, great food and the specialist snack food shop almost opposite the tea shop you stopped at is also worth checking out. Really enjoying your work and can't wait to be back in Japan after this crazy time is over.

Great video! I feel such a sense of longing to go back to Japan after watching a few of these videos, but with the pandemic raging,how soon that will become a reality is anyone’s guess. Also, will these great markets still be the same or will social distancing change the experience completely?

I love 'festival' foods like okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and yakisoba! I mention festival, because I only get to mainly see them when we have bon dances in my state of hawaii. We used to have a few places that made them year round, but those shops slowly relocated or closed due to Corona or time, which sucks.
My favorite is takoyaki! I even got a takoyaki maker from my friend from Japan. And thankfully, they sell the mix here at Don Quijote. So I can have it whenever. I'm sure I could make okonomiyaki too, with the same mix? Idk. But yeah, the only time I can get my fix is when we have bon dances now 😔 and even that has been prolonged since the virus lol

As a foodie, Tsukiji Market is my number one essential day out when I eventually go to Tokyo. I say day out because I will literally eat about 7 meals and make a day of it.

3:12 This is actually a recommended method. I would recommended having sashimi that way, too.
9:41 I understand that Westerners use the term bitter to describe the flavor of green tea, but the Japanese use the more appropriate term shibui (astringent) to describe it.
12:26 I like yellowtail (buri or hamachi (young yellowtail), too, but I've never thought it melts in your mouth. It's much firmer than tuna.

Chris you always do such a great job with your videos. They’re entertaining and informative

Laughed most of the way through this video. The two of you compliment each other so well. Looks like loads of fun

I love your videos man! I love Japan and Japanese culture so much, I live in America, but my dream is to move to japan in the next few years and draw manga or be involved in anime/manga work. I’ve been learning Japanese the last year and your videos are so awesome for me to watch and just take in what it’s really like to live there as a foreigner. Thanks for the great content my man!👌🏻

“Only your second time? In a hundred years?”
I choked

It's always going to be fun seeing these two guys together 😂😂

This is a must for any foodie going to Tokyo. One of the highlights of my trip. I've never had the luxury of trying whole grilled squid, oysters and scallops before and it was amazing, cheap enough too. Plenty of deserts as well, I got an ice cream and went back for seconds because I went in the summer, it's fantastic! Definitely worth going as its only up the road from the kabuki theatre in Ginza.

I miss Tokyo. Had some amazing experiences when I worked there and the food is amazing, even at the cheaper end. Thanks for the mems.

I love how you arranged the opening music with the sound effect and how well you explain things!
Excellent video!😆

Judging by the videos on this channel, Chris has exactly two friends.

I went to this fish market on the morning it was closing ( the fish market) in February of last year .Really enjoyed the outer markets with the little shops. We bought pretty inexpensive but beautiful Japanese tea cups at one of the many shops there. It was crowded that morning but the vibe was so nice.

The quality of your videos is incredible, really seems I'm watching those travel tv shows, congratulations for this amazing work ! I just can't stop watching it 🔁 ❤️

Great video. The Samurai sword slicing the tuna was amazing and looked so good to eat - wish I could have been there. Have fun!!

The quality your videos have just makes me feel like i'm there with you
Thanks for the content i am grateful

Chris: Always wears black, has a goatee (kinda), has been compared to villains in the past (ex: Dr. Octopus)
Ryotaro: Sounds British, loves luxury, always tries to kill Chris
Ryotaro is James Bond and Chris is a Bond villain!

I really appreciate your film editing skills

I thought the whole of Tsukiji market had moved but you made me realize that only the fish auction did, good stuff because i like the more commercial/touristy side of the market. Good job Chris-san! Also, it is good to see Ryotaro-san, i missed him.

The standing sushi bars really reminded me of Spanish tapas bars, where you stand, eat and drink as well. I went to a sushi bar like that in Himeji, it was the tastiest and cheapest sushi I had!! Definitely look out for them.

MORE VIDEOS LIKE THESE PLEASE. Straightforward travel videos (with or without food)

Damn, this looks so good! Chris, great street-scene video. Top-notch professionalism.

Currently living in Tokyo, I really appreciate your videos for giving me good ideas for places to check out while I'm here (and a great sense of humor).

We recently came back from Japan and man this looks so mouth watering. Makes me wanna go back now

Thank you so much for your videos, it really prepped me for my trip to Japan. And watching your videos makes me feel like I haven’t left.

This video is proabbly my favourite kind of video, it doesn’t feel disconnected, I felt really connected due to it only being you and Ryotaro filming eachother.
It’s funny, professional but keeps the connection and old style.
Keep it up!!!

It’s so hard to watch this without getting hungry 🤤

Love the Reasonably Priced Japan Expert tag. Its like Top Gear for food!

Thank you Ryotaro for showing me that I've been eating wasabi correctly this whole time. I've never felt so validated!

When I was in Sendai a friend of mine took me to an restaurant where I had cold matcha tea with Sochu. So the Sake and green tea isn't that far off😊I was also wearing the same t shirt as Ryotoro today!😂

Nice videos. Been to Japan few times in a mix of holiday and business trip. Japan a;ways amazes me everytime and always want for more visit. Cannot wait after this pandemic Japan is on top of my list to visit.

I love watching your program not only for the content but the two of you together has a great chemistry. I love your sense of humor and sincerity 👍👍👍

incredibly professional videos sir. top notch filming, editing and presenting

"Japan coolest man" - while the description on screen is "Reasonably Priced Japan Expert".. ahahahah !! :D

OK so first of love your videos I feel that if/when I come to Japan I'm going to be a little less awkward thanks to you.
And 2nd as a bartender I can recommend some fresh green tea with lemongrass honey and of course ...sake try it out sometime ;) Cheers!

Watched this and drove straight to the nearest place to eat ramen. I need to go back to Japan 😭🇯🇵

We went there on our own without a guide and I was so overwhelmed and scared that I didn't try anything 😭😳

seeing chris get so excited on how big a tamagoyaki is will always be the cutest thing ever

damn ..i really want to visit this amazing country

I always knew my grandmother didn’t quite have it right mixing wasabi and soy sauce. Was never a fan.
Bonito flakes are delicious. My girlfriend and I once ran into an old Israeli lady in an Asian market and she claimed that they were good enough to eat like cereal.
How hard IS it? Like on the Moh’s scale?

This is the level of quality and enjoyment I now expect when I turn on the travel channel in a hotel room. I sort of expect it to be like this now? And I'm disappointed when it isn't?

Great content as always! .... Ryotaro evil laugh with the "sashimi sword" is priceless lol

"Health benefits of green tea along with drunken benefits of sake" that Chris Broad moment of this vlog. Followed only by Ryotaro's deadly expressions and the death threat he gave when he was holding the tuna fish cutting sword :D

Amazing channel! I'd love to visit Japan! What's your favorite Japanese Street food?

One thing I must have there, is from a bakery opposite of the tamago yaki stall. When it’s fresh out the oven, I always get the adzuki (red bean) croissant there. The other pastries are good too, but the adzuki croissant is a must

Could you make an short video on allergies in Japan? Like how well they deal with people with allergies, as I know you did a vegan video and it was difficult. My partner has a dairy and peanut allergy and going to Japan is on our bucket list but not sure how well he'd fair food wise. He loves sushi as it but we'd want to try more than just that. :)

I just bought tickets to Japan for me and my fam for March/April. The first time I tried was 2011. So in preparation I think I have probably watched all your videos. I'm super excited and have a thousand things to check off my list now. I just wanted to thanks so much man. You're doing a bang up job.

aaah old fishmarket, really was great to see the wholesale market just before it changed place. Had the chance to really get inside the market..Tsukiji-Outermarket might be less crowded now tho...

I literally love this channel every video is so interesting im going to japan in july so these help a lot

"and then it hits you like a truck"
You know, I've only had sake once before. Maybe a third of a bottle. I was entirely sober after drinking that, but when I was on the train home like 30 minutes later, I really felt it.
I wasn't drunk by any stretch of the imagination, of course, but before that I didn't notice any effect at all.

I'm sorry Chris, but in the thousand years that Ryotaro has been alive, I'm sure he's trained the blade long enough to beat you and your hard fish.

I love the wood cups that sake stop used. And never have I wanted to be a sashimi prepper more than when I saw the knives they used

Man I love your videos

Since you live in Sendai, it would be awesome if you make a video about Michinoku Yosakoi, an event realized at Sendai on autumn.
Or if you are aiming for the biggest Yosakoi Dance Tourney in Japan, a video of the "Yosakoi Soran Matsuri" held at Sapporo on summer would be really, really awesome! Being part of a Yosakoi team at Funabashi, Chiba was actually for me the greatest exerience I've had in Japan so far, so spreading this Dance may open another angle for foreigners to experience Japan!

That looks amazing! Some day I have to visit there

I really feel like this show would translate really well to a series on the Travel Channel.

I just went to Tsukiji last week! This is great video:)

This looks so fun. Been binging your vids and now I’m dying to visit Japan.

I'm watching this with a friend and we got into a debate about if drinking sake out of a wood cup would add a flavor to it..
Sooooooooo- anyone know if drinking sake from a wood cup makes it taste differently than say a glass one? Now we're super curious... lol

was here in September....man I can't wait to go back to Japan. Love your videos Chirs :)

Love u man thank you for doing all this good work i rly want to go to japan .

I was there in Japan and stayed at a hotel near the market it was amazing and the street food was beautiful

11:28
I love how the portuguese translation is kinda wrong, he says "slightly fishy flavour" and the translation is saying in portuguese "slightly suspicious flavor" LMAO
I don't think that's the "fishy" he's refering to.

Fun fact: Chris’ favorite sushi choices are the same as a 4 year old Japanese kid’s. 😜

It's funny that Chris should mention Blade Runner, because the events in the movie take place on this EXACT date.

You and Ryotaro's interaction just cracks me up, every time.

I miss Japan so much watching this VDO. Been to Tsukiji market once, definitely going again whenever the pandemic is over.

I know I’m very late to this party but I hate to break it to you Chris : the Sake/green tea combo was sprung on me by a barmaid in Ogaki City in 2007!
Great video! I’m vicariously reliving bits of all my Japan trips through you!

Thanks for making me backpack through Japan :D

The Japanese really do eat well. Most of this stuff would cost you a small fortune here in NYC.

I love the dynamic between these two :)

I went to Beijing last year and unknowingly had okonomiyaki for the first time and I'm so happy I finally know what its called!

Hey Josh here , been loving this Channel , I want to travel japan way more then ever after watching your vids there’s no other videos I look forward to watching more than yours it looks awesome in so many ways in Japan, just wondering as an Australian , because your from the Uk how long can you stay in Japan at a time , do you have to travel back and fourth to the uk and Renew a visa ? No sure how it works ? Cheers

I used to live close to Tsukiji Market and frequently went to ‘Kanno’ to eat tuna-don. Their donburi set menu was so good. Not sure if they are still running business, but I will definitely go check it out next summer:)