Tsukiji Fish Market

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September 20th 2014

Published: October 12th 2014

I had been given a tip from a co-worker about Tsukiji and decided it was something I would check out. I am certainly glad I did, I found the wholesale market fascinating with the different kinds of fish that were for sale, and what kinds could be kept alive and how and those that could not. Here you can buy fish as small as Krill (likely freeze dried) and as large as whole fish or chunks of Tuna. ... Read Full Entry

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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Ready to eat

I tried to get the larger crabs in this photo, didn't turn out well

Typical Narrow Alley

This in the outer market portion of Tsukiji

Freeze Dried Squid

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Extra weighing scales and drink vending

Don't know what those scales were doing there, certainly they are using digital scales by now? And of course, the nearly ubiquitous drink vending machines that you find in Japan

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Within the confines of Tsukiji

Not a single bike was locked

I found this type of thing in many places in Japan. Somehow they have crimed figured out there, and don't have much of it

Tuna sans tails

Heads of Tuna

Awaiting processing. They would typically carve two hunks of flesh out of the forehead area and out of the area just behind the eye

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Squid

I believe this was a retail price of 1700 Yen per Squid

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Inner Market Vendor Stalls

You can get a feel from this how space constrained they are in the inner (wholesale) market area. Each vendor stall seemed to be about 15' wide by about 20' deep

3000 Yen Squid

Must be pretty good at 3000 Yen each. I often ordered broiled squid at restaurants in Japan and they were generally just under 1000 Yen on the menu

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