TSUKIJI FISH MARKET: TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
by Onedragon
It is said that "Uogashi" or a riverside fish market dates back to the 16th century, the beginning of the Edo period. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun and builder of Edo as is now Tokyo, invited fishermen from Tsukudajima, Osaka and gave them a privilege for fishing in order to let them supply seafood to Edo Castle. The fishermen purveyed fish to the Castle and sold the remains near the Nihonbashi bridge. GREAT TO GET THERE EARLY AND SEE ALL THE GREAT FISH AND THE FRESHNESS AND WATCHING ALL THE CUSTOMERS SHOPPING TO THEIR CONTENTMENT!!! The Tsukiji fish market is located near the Tsukiji Shijou Station on the Oedo subway line and Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya subway line. There are two distinct sections of the market as a whole. The "inner market" (jonai shijo) is the licensed wholesale market, where the auctions and most of the processing of the fish take place,...