The experience
Kenichiro Hirai trained at Udatsu Sushi in Nakameguro, which held a star in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2023, and opened Sushi Hazan in Nishi-Azabu in 2022. It has eight seats at a single counter and serves Edomae sushi.
The day starts at Toyosu Market, where he buys his fish every day. You walk the floor of shops selling seasonings, knives and cookware to the trade, then the floor where middlemen sell fish to restaurants, which the public rarely sees. The tuna auction is not part of the visit.
Back at Sushi Hazan the restaurant is reserved for your group. You put on a chef's white coat, step behind the counter and learn to form nigiri. You eat up to ten pieces, and you can set your own beside the chef's, made from the same fish and rice.
On the day
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Toyosu Market
A walk through the market with the chef, to the traders he buys from.
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To Sushi Hazan
By taxi to Nishi-Azabu, where you change into a chef's white coat.
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Nigiri
The chef shows how rice and fish are pressed together, then you try.
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Watching the chef
The chef forms nigiri in front of you.
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Eating and comparing
Up to ten pieces, your own and the chef's side by side.
Guide price
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Per person, from | ¥52,762 |
- Includes the experience, the sushi, facility charges, the interpreter and tax.
- This is the lowest per-person rate. The final price depends on the number of guests and the date.
- Drinks, extra dishes and the taxi from the market to the restaurant are paid on the day. The market shops and the restaurant take cash only.
Good to know
- Booking deadline
- At least 2 days before.
- Cancellation
- Full refund up to 4 days before, by 17:00 Japan time.
- Language
- An English-speaking interpreter is included.
- What to wear
- The market floor is wet. Wear clothes that can get dirty and shoes that are easy to walk in. No perfume, and rings and bracelets come off for the sushi.
- At the market
- Delivery vehicles pass through the market floor, so stay alert. Strollers are not allowed. Some shops close on major Japanese holidays.
- Arriving late
- Arriving more than 15 minutes late cancels the experience.
What STAYGO does
- We arrange the experience through Wabunka, the booking site the restaurant uses, and keep in touch with them about your date.
- We plan the morning so you reach the market on time.
- We pass on anything the chef should know, such as food you do not eat.
This experience is paid in advance by credit card, in yen, through Wabunka, at the price they show. STAYGO adds nothing to it. Drinks and the taxi are paid on the day.
Arranged only as part of a STAYGO journey.
Details checked on the host's published page on 13 October 2026. Hosts set their own prices and terms and may change them. We confirm them again when we arrange your date, and nothing is confirmed until the host accepts it.
You pay hotels, ryokan, restaurants and guides directly, at their own rates. We add no markups and take no commissions. The Signature planning fee is USD 3,500 for your group, for a journey of 7–14 days. Longer or more complex journeys are planned as Bespoke.
