The Legendary Tsukiji Market 筑地鱼市场

Tsukiji Market is better known than its official name Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market.

筑地市场的名气比它原名‘東京都中央卸売市场’还响亮.

Tsukiji is the largest wholesales seafood market in the world. The most famous activity is the tuna fish auction where it attract full house of visiting tourists.

筑地市场是世界最大的海产鱼市场。

As the busy body tourists, we won’t miss the chance to join this once in a life time experience.

我们最喜爱逛市场， 所以决不会错过参观百闻不如一见的金枪鱼拍卖活动。

The price to pay is none in term of monetary, but one has to sacrifice a bit of sleep.

虽然不必花一分钱，但是必需牺牲睡眠和的士钱。凌晨3点钟地铁还没开。

In order to reduce the disturbance to the auction, the authority has limit 120 visitors per day.

60 pax for the first session from 5:25AM to 5:50AM

60 pax for the second session from 5:50AM to 6:15AM

为免向隅，请君早起早到。

我不停的幻想冻僵的金枪鱼会不会像清朝的僵尸般弹跳起来。

Below are some tips for those who like to plan for a visit:

a) reach the Fish Information Center before 4am. If you come after 4:15am, you could be no. 121 and has to come again tomorrow

最好3：30AM到达旁门。

b) Please note that the Fish Information Center is the side door. If you go to the main gate, you are on the wrong door. Ask the guard for a map or direction.

不要走错进口。

c) the first 60 people will be invited to queue inside a small waiting room (it was a blessing on the raining or cold morning, the rest of the 60 pax could be suffering from chilling morning temperature), so please arrive as early as possible.

d) entrance is free but do observe the rules and guideline set by the authority. For example, do not us flash, avoid loud conversation, watch out for the fast moving vehicles, do not visit the other wholesale areas before 9AM.

e) do wear proper footwear and warm clothing. You will be inside a big freezer during the auction.

记得别穿拖鞋和太淡薄的衣著，因为你将会在冷藏库里呆上半小时。

It was brief but very memorable experience to witness the auction and large frozen tuna fish.

Many tourist guide may advise you to try the sushi at the food stall. Personally, I think the Jogai Sijou outer market is more interesting than the Uogasi Yokochou inner market.

We finished our tuna auction tour by 5:50AM. We move on to the outer market where the shops starting to opening for business.

Instead of trying the over priced sushi at Uogasi Yokochou, I would recommend the ramen and seafood at Jogai Sijou (follow that the local eat).

我个人觉得场外市场比较多看点，吃的选择也比较多。

It was amazing the amount of seafood consumed by Japanese. I start to wonder if the fish stock in our ocean is limited or inexhaustible.