I went to Tsukiji yesterday! Tsukiji is where the fish markets are. In the morning between 4am and 6am, there are fish auctions where sushi shops bid for these huge fish. Since the first train only leaves Wakoshi at 5am, I only saw a few minutes of it, but it seems exciting. After seeing the auction, we went to a mini-sushi restaurant where the fish is super fresh because they just got it that morning. When we sat down, they just started giving us sushi because there’s a set menu that costs $35. Halfway through, I was already getting full (it was breakfast, after all) so I told them to stop and only ended up paying $20. It was definitely the best sushi I’ve ever had!
the fish auction with a bunch of frozen tuna on the ground
this thing almost ran me over…
the market
lots of mini fish
yummy! the orange thing is sea urchin ($7!)… I gave it to my Japanese friend. my favorite is the tamago (egg), which isn’t even fish…
a part of the second half of the setto menu that my Japanese friend ate
Japanese people are obssessed with Obama. I went into a small bookstore yesterday and ask the guy if there were books in English. He directed me to a very small selection, half of which was “Barack Obama’s Great Speeches” and things like that. My Japanese friend says he loves him; he watches youtube videos of Obama’s speeches to practice English, hehe.
Could I visit fish markets when I am there?
Did you get up before 5am, really? You didn’t sleep last night probably, you can sleep on the bus all the way to Kyoto, right?
Have a fun and bring sun block.
love, mom
By: MOM on June 26, 2009
at 2:19 pm
woah… that fish auction sounds so cool…
in taiwan they catch and fry those mini fish up in the mountains.. so this past trip my relatives took me into the mountains specifically to eat them.. i liked them soo much when i was a kid, lol
By: Kenny on June 27, 2009
at 2:22 am
i’m jealous. I WANT FRESH SUSHI
By: Barbara on July 6, 2009
at 1:08 am