One beautiful day this month, I went to Tsukiji fish market with my sister.
Tsukiji is located in Tokyo and has the central wholesale market.
The tuna auction early in the morning was very popular.
The auction site used to open for tourists.
But due to bad manners and accidents of some tourists, the area was limited now.
There are certain procedures to enter→rule and procedure
Now even the middleman's section in the inner market can't be entered until 9:00am.
If you are interested, please check information here→ the Tsukiji market
I went to Tsukiji to see my old friend who was working there.
I met him when I escorted a group of tourists to the tuna auction.
He thought I was a kind of at a loss and he talked to me.
Actually I was OK.
But I was always nervous to visit the auction with a group because the place was very busy and many small vehicle got around all the time.
Then, exactly an year after our first meeting, I met him again at the fish market.
It was a very unique moment.
Since then, we keep in touch and he gives me and my friend lots of fresh fish and seafood!
On the day, he took us to a restaurant inside the fish market.
We had simple but very delicious lunch there!
Squid sashimi!
The small part in the small plate is a mouth of squid.
And the far left portions in the big plate are baby squid.
First time to eat them but delicious!
Ark shells with mixture of miso(soybean paste), vinegar and sugar.
Codfish stewed with soy sauce and sugar.
I enjoyed drinking beer at noon!!
Then at the end, I ate the bottoms.
All of them were great!
Almost all the people go to a sushi restaurant at fish market.
But there are many restaurants which serve not sushi.
This place we visited is popular among people working at the market.
After lunch, in order to digest, we had a walk in Hamarikyu garden.
Cherry blossoms were beautiful at that time.
Now blossoms in Tokyo are gone.
After the walk, we had some space for sweets!
Hoji-chya(Roasted green tea) and a cup of green-tea ice cream, rice cake and sweet beans underneath.
We ate a lot that day!
And my friend gave us souvenir too!!
Octopus, salmon, tuna, prawns,
horse mackerel, spicy cod row, minced tuna and bean-jam pancakes!!!
Happiness continued!!
Thank you so much, my friend!
Tsukiji is located in Tokyo and has the central wholesale market.
The tuna auction early in the morning was very popular.
The auction site used to open for tourists.
But due to bad manners and accidents of some tourists, the area was limited now.
There are certain procedures to enter→rule and procedure
Now even the middleman's section in the inner market can't be entered until 9:00am.
If you are interested, please check information here→ the Tsukiji market
I went to Tsukiji to see my old friend who was working there.
I met him when I escorted a group of tourists to the tuna auction.
He thought I was a kind of at a loss and he talked to me.
Actually I was OK.
But I was always nervous to visit the auction with a group because the place was very busy and many small vehicle got around all the time.
Then, exactly an year after our first meeting, I met him again at the fish market.
It was a very unique moment.
Since then, we keep in touch and he gives me and my friend lots of fresh fish and seafood!
On the day, he took us to a restaurant inside the fish market.
We had simple but very delicious lunch there!
Squid sashimi!
The small part in the small plate is a mouth of squid.
And the far left portions in the big plate are baby squid.
First time to eat them but delicious!
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| tuna sashimi |
 |
Ark shells with mixture of miso(soybean paste), vinegar and sugar.
Codfish stewed with soy sauce and sugar.
I enjoyed drinking beer at noon!!
Then at the end, I ate the bottoms.
All of them were great!
 |
| horse mackerel |
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| rice and miso soup with clams. |
Almost all the people go to a sushi restaurant at fish market.
But there are many restaurants which serve not sushi.
This place we visited is popular among people working at the market.
After lunch, in order to digest, we had a walk in Hamarikyu garden.
Cherry blossoms were beautiful at that time.
Now blossoms in Tokyo are gone.
 |
| rape blossoms |
After the walk, we had some space for sweets!
Hoji-chya(Roasted green tea) and a cup of green-tea ice cream, rice cake and sweet beans underneath.
We ate a lot that day!
And my friend gave us souvenir too!!
Octopus, salmon, tuna, prawns,
horse mackerel, spicy cod row, minced tuna and bean-jam pancakes!!!
Happiness continued!!
Thank you so much, my friend!
