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Usually no for sushi, ramen and Tsukiji: the food alone is cheap. Yes for one alley-bar evening, diet needs or a nervous group. No for vegetarians on some…

Best overall: Tsukiji Outer Market, food stalls with no early start. Best for the tuna auction: Toyosu, walkway open from 5:00, no booking. Best on a clos…

Order pork, egg and soba first: about ¥900–¥1,000 on official menus. Okonomimura is about two dozen counters on floors 2–4, each with its own day off. Nea…

Start in Tenjin or Nagahama at opening time, around 6–7 pm, not 9 pm in Nakasu. Carry cash: the city guide says only about 10% of stalls take cards. Order…