It took us until November, but we finally got up early enough to make it to one of Tokyo's most famous institutions- the
Tsukiji Fish Market. These first few pictures were actually taken at the outside market, which is the retail market. The inside is wholesale. Above are crabs.
These are eel.
Various tuna parts. The heads are in the front. The tail is on the back right. Second from left in the back are eyeballs. And yes, people really eat all this stuff. Actually, one of the best things we've had over here was grilled tuna jaw.
Close up of the heads.
Uni (sea urchin), Kris and Gen's favorite.
Lobsters. The price (2000 yen) equals about $20 each.
Various shellfish. The had scallops bigger than my hand.
I think this is
yellowfin tuna.
More tuna. This is probably
bluefin.
Here I am at 6:00 am. It was early. And cold. They are breaking down the tunas behind me. We have a picture of one of the knives they use, and it is no joke, about 3 feet long. It was easily as long as my arm.
We had to get up so early because the tuna auctions are only open to visitors between 5:00-6:15 am. They used to be open all the time, but then tourists got pushy and interfered with the people actually doing their jobs, so they were closed for a while. You can't imagine how big this warehouse was. This picture is maybe 1/10 of what was there.
And now a video of the tuna auctions!
It took us until November, but we finally got up early enough to make it to one of Tokyo's most famous institutions- the Tsukiji Fish Market. These first few pictures were actually taken at the outside market, which is the retail market. The inside is wholesale. Above are crabs.
These are eel.
Various tuna parts. The heads are in the front. The tail is on the back right. Second from left in the back are eyeballs. And yes, people really eat all this stuff. Actually, one of the best things we've had over here was grilled tuna jaw.
Close up of the heads.
Uni (sea urchin), Kris and Gen's favorite.
Lobsters. The price (2000 yen) equals about $20 each.
Various shellfish. The had scallops bigger than my hand.
I think this is yellowfin tuna.
More tuna. This is probably bluefin.
Here I am at 6:00 am. It was early. And cold. They are breaking down the tunas behind me. We have a picture of one of the knives they use, and it is no joke, about 3 feet long. It was easily as long as my arm.
We had to get up so early because the tuna auctions are only open to visitors between 5:00-6:15 am. They used to be open all the time, but then tourists got pushy and interfered with the people actually doing their jobs, so they were closed for a while. You can't imagine how big this warehouse was. This picture is maybe 1/10 of what was there.
And now a video of the tuna auctions!
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