Results tagged “tsukiji fish market” from little lost tokyo :: travel blog
Getting up at 3.30am I left the hotel to catch the first train along with Sam and Claire. Luckily the fish market was easy to get to on the subway since we didn't have to change lines - just straight there on the Hibiya Line.
Arriving there we headed inside. At first we weren't sure if we were allow in through that entrance as it was just tradesmen and vehicles rushing in and out, but seeing a few people in Bermuda shorts that looked decidedly touristy, we figured we'd try going in. The place was already quite hectic with fish being thrown about while underneath some real artists carved up the huge tuna with amazing speed.
We were pushed around, after all these people had work to do, and silly tourists would just stand dumbfound in the aisles slowing them up. It was a great to see it all going on and although we were too late to see the tuna auctions (you'd have to walk or find a taxi to get there early enough for that) I did get to see them finishing up and grabbed some photos from about two metres outside the auction room.
After the fish market we wandered around the outer market which housed a variety of tools and supplies for restaurants as well as a parade of food stalls serving fresh seafood meals. The sushi was great although a bento box I bought was a bit more miss than it was hit.
Arriving there we headed inside. At first we weren't sure if we were allow in through that entrance as it was just tradesmen and vehicles rushing in and out, but seeing a few people in Bermuda shorts that looked decidedly touristy, we figured we'd try going in. The place was already quite hectic with fish being thrown about while underneath some real artists carved up the huge tuna with amazing speed.We were pushed around, after all these people had work to do, and silly tourists would just stand dumbfound in the aisles slowing them up. It was a great to see it all going on and although we were too late to see the tuna auctions (you'd have to walk or find a taxi to get there early enough for that) I did get to see them finishing up and grabbed some photos from about two metres outside the auction room.After the fish market we wandered around the outer market which housed a variety of tools and supplies for restaurants as well as a parade of food stalls serving fresh seafood meals. The sushi was great although a bento box I bought was a bit more miss than it was hit.
