We’re leaving for Kyoto today after an amazing week in Tokyo. Yesterday we went down to the Fish Market which handles 98 percent of the fish consumed in Japan and is the largest in the world. Stand after stand had all sorts of fish, eels, shellfish, and many I couldn’t recognize all being prepared for sale. And there is nothing touristy about this place; although there were a few of us milling around, most of the activity were the workers including small–very fast–tractors carrying huge quantities of fish and little concern for anyone standing in their way!
Here’s one portion of the warehouse (all photos courtesy of my son, Luke):
Getting down to the sushi:
One of hundreds of stands:
Fish, Eels, Shrimp, Oh My!
Behind the warehouse is the market of stands and restaurants. We finished our morning with an amazing sushi/sashimi breakfast. I have never tasted fish so fresh. We started with simple fish sashimi: salmon, tuna, yellow-tail then moved on to sushi including sea urchin, shrimp, and one of my favorites–eel. Here’s our chef:
I’m not sure if New York’s Southeast Seaport (with its high-end shops and museum-like feel) will ever be the same.
