Tsukiji Fish Market is the largest wholesale fish market in the world. It's like being in an aquarium filled with ninjas. There's some 60,000 employees there.
The shipment of fish arrive at 3 am, and the bidding starts at 5:20... and it's over by 7 am... but the market is busiest from 5:30 until 8 am or so. This would be a photographers dream IMHO.
This was my second visit (first time with Flapjack) and it was just as good as I recall
Tuna are the main feature at the market... tuna get auctioned off around 4 am for the local sushi restaurants.
Filleting unagi.
Some of the fish come frozen...
This is what every row looks like... maybe 20 rows, all about 500 m long or so?
Octopus...
Tuna
Cutting frozen tuna... Kevin's favorite job.
Look at all the boxes outside.
After looking at all the goodies, we got hungry. And had the traditional breakfast sushi a block away.
From the pics, you don't get how hectic this place can be... it's also HUGE.
Ninja in action
Filleting a tuna
...part 2
If you still haven't had enough, check out the video by Lonely Planet.
http://www.lonelyplanet.tv/Clip.aspx?key=C747184F0B70A34E
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