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If you are prepared to get up before breakfast and take a ride to the Tokyo Fish market (Tsukiji) you will be rewarded with a unique experience.
Firstly it is really busy so be careful not to get in the way! You are bombarded from all directions by men on special trucks which go everywhere in the market. They have a job to do and tourists can hinder.
The second thing you will notice is that there is no offensive smell, unusual in certain other such places I have visited. This is due to the very high standards of cleanliness observed by the traders, and throughout Japan for that matter.
Be sure to take a camera but avoid flash where it could be a nuisance.
Make sure you see all the stalls where you will see more fish than you can possibly imagine and visit to the auction room where huge frozen tuna are examined.
After this you will be ready for a delicious sushi breakfast and sample some of the fish at one of the many restaurants nearby. Do try everything on offer, some of the food will be to your taste, others will not. What I learned in Japan about food is nothing always tastes as it looks! Enjoy!
Updated Aug 9, 2008
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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Make your way to Tsukijishijo Station on the Subway Oedo Line OR Tsukiji Station on the Subway Hibiya Line and begin your day with the best sushi/sashimi breakfast at one of the several restaurants located in Tsukiji Fish Market at very reasonable prices.. Here you may find many rare fishes here. You'll have fun just to watch them sell/bid for the fishes..
The best time to arrive is before 8 a.m. (most of them open around 5 a.m.). The market is closed on Sundays, holidays and certain other days. For more info, go to http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3021.html ...
Written Apr 22, 2008
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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In order to see the fish auction in action, our hostel staff told us that we had to reach the market before 6.30am. We reached the market at 11am instead so we just went there just for lunch. There are many sushi stalls here and I think the price is quite cheap and reasonable. My plate of fresh sushi only cost 890 yen which I think you will not be able to get in other parts of Tokyo. It was a great meal!
Updated Dec 15, 2007
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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You need to get up really early to get there early becouse they are only open to the morning.( please check the website or call them to find out time.)
Get there like 5:30-6am and you can still watch guys are screaming loud and dealing fishes. ( you might need to make a reservation to watch Seri whichi is the loud fish dealing also check a calender on the website ) Later try hit a sushi bar, there are several of them I think they are not too diferent. It's really fresh and fishes melt in your mouth. First time my visit there I realized it's the real sushi, sushi I was eating before were quite sushi enough. It's just that good. It's worth seeing the market and must to taste sushi there. It would blow your mind. Sishi places are open to like 8:30am.
Written Sep 25, 2007
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm
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You can watch the fast-paced action in a huge warehouse-like market. There's a sign at the entrance that reminds you that people are actually working and you need to be careful of the cars, vans and wagons that wiz past you in every imaginable direction! It's cool to see what they do with all the tuna and other fish after they leave the ships.
It's best to get there around 3AM and then grab a bite to eat at one the many sushi joints located outside the gates. Don't worry cause there's lots to choose from!
Written Dec 23, 2006
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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If you can wake up in the early morning, visit there. The biggest seafood market in the world. A lot of sea animal before they were bought to restaurant. You can see the very big fish and the big sword to slice them. Many strange living things that you never see in your life. Go there before 9 am.
Written Nov 21, 2006
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
This is a place to be! I was quite familiar with this style of fish market, having similar market at home. However, it's a huge place that seems to becomes one of Tokyo attractions for tourists.
You have to be there quite early in the morning, around 4am, in order to see the auction.
Take care of the hundred bike-trolleys (3rd picture attached), they are everywhere and are quite dangerous for pedestrians.
Written Nov 6, 2006
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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You will feast your eyes at the Tsukiji Fish Market. Presentation to all of the senses is essential in Japan. The fish market is immaculate and there is no "fishy" odor. Get there before 5:30 AM to witness the fish auctions. They are free to the public but read the signs, that are in English. There are places the public is not welcomed. You can buy all sorts of souvenirs, such as: tea sets, chop sticks, sandals, "noren" (these are the short curtains that are placed at the entrances of homes and businesses) and tee-shirts. Be prepare to bargain!
If you can share a taxi with others, you can split the fare and tipping is not permissible! The Metro is very safe, the train routes are colored coded and the stops are in English. Venture and have fun!
Written Jul 2, 2006
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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Get ready for a seafood galore and to smell a little fishy :-)
At Tsukiji Market, you need to get there really early (like 6am!) and see all the different types of fish being brought in here from the deep blue sea. It's a beehive of activity in here and it's amazing to see what's being caught and what will become of it.
Watch the men zooming around in electric carts carrying crates of fish, they believe they are F1 drivers!
Get a map of the market from the station or the men working at the market to see all the different sections of the market (we were lucky to be given 1 without asking - we must have looked like typical tourists with our cameras).
We had the best sushi at unbelievable prices here. Please see restaurant tip and pictures in travelogue.
Written Jan 4, 2006
Address: 5-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Phone: 03-3541-2640
Website: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/
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A visit to the fish market is a must for any visit to Tokyo. Every living thing in the ocean is in this market. You need to get there early 6am or earlier. Seeing the Tuna auction is amazing. And just seeing the size of the tuna and the even bigger prices! This is a one of a kind experience. I can't remember what part of town it's in, but if you're staying at any good hotel with it's own restaurants then it's likely that the resident sushi chef will know all about it !
Written Dec 16, 2005
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