Tsukiji Fish Market

Tuna (Or maybe something else.  I don't know).

Something fishy is about to go down!

On the edge of Tokyo's glittery, expensive Ginza district sits Tokyo's best tourist attraction.  It might surprise you to learn it has nothing to do with Japan's Emperor or up-market retail stores selling the latest fashions.  I know that the idea of visiting a fish market on your vacation might not seem like a traditional or exciting choice.  Trust me on this one.  The Tsukiji Fish Market earned its place atop Time magazine's list of things to do in Tokyo for a reason.


I don't know much about the market, but rumor is that it's moving soon.  Make sure to arrive early.  The market only allows about 120 people to see the start of the auctions.  We arrived at 4 in the morning, and about half of the spots we gone.   We waiting in a giant holding tank before they let us into the "fishbowl" to watch the auctions.  I don't really have much else to say, so checkout the pictures and enjoy.

Auctioneers going a mile a minute.  The only person we
heard raise their voice our entire time in Japan.

The "Holding Tank"

Out of focus shot of  ice in a fish's belly

Lined up and ready

The hustle and bustle of the loading
docks

Buyers in the "fish bowl"

Inspecting the tuna

They literally had fish "coming out the ass" here

Fish heads sold separately