10 years ago we were in Tokyo at this same fish market. However at that time it was a fully functional fish market with a touristy area outside. The market area moved across the bay to a newer cleaner and more efficient location. That has given this area a whole new vibe. We wandered through the 2 block by 2 block market, where there was food, knives, crafts, cooking utensils, veggies and souvenirs for sale. We stopped for a bite and then wandered some more. We bought a few tiny items, but not the wholesale purchase of goodies that we did 10 years ago.
Big but on that cow and big belly on the man
Flaming horse!
Passing this large temple complex on the way while dodging rain showers
Tiny keg
Food on a stick, grilled to order
King Crabs!
Also cooked to order
Tsukiji Fish Port Marker, the sigh on the old market building
The rubber band crab
This is my preferred bottle size
Dried fish past the expiration date
Dried up fish waaaay past the expiration date
It is still a popular destination
The happiest fish ever stuck into a sandwich
We stopped into t restaurant where we saw four young boys eating their lunch. The locals know where to eat.
Three kinds of Blue-Fin Tuna, Ikura and green tea
Fresh green tea at that
An older woman with blue and pink hair!
So many choices!
Giant knifes as well!
What the hell?
This is a food truck that is permanently parked among the shops
The same giant bowl of soup that I was denied 10 years ago.
Things I wpoould be buying if I were just a tourist
Soy sauce bowls
Nice logo. I got one of the stamps
So many questions about this graphic. Why has an entire section of seafood gotten the "white out" treatment? How can I get this on a tea towel?
Ride the carp!
Still busy in the intermittent rain
About to get my Tsukiji Stamp
A very nice stamp
A very fashionable octogenarian
The shoes on your driver will always be shiny
A metal fence
A tree grows in Tokyo
