Travel Photo: Tsukiji Fish Market – Tokyo Japan

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While in Tokyo, there are many things you really should see and the fish market is high on the list.

You’re not suppose to be in the open air market until 9:00am. It’s suppose to keep most of the tourists away and out of the way for everyone’s safety. If you can manage to stay alert and out of the way, then it’s worth it to head back.

The sights, the smells, and the people will stick with you for a life time. You’re not suppose to take photos but bring your camera. If you’re polite and ask, most of the time they’ll let you snap away.

Been to the Tsukiji fish market? What was your experience like?

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3 Responses to Travel Photo: Tsukiji Fish Market – Tokyo Japan

  1. David July 22, 2011 at 9:20 am #

    “Technically you’re not suppose to be in the open air market until 9:00am. This is more of a suggestion than a rule.”

    If I may intervene here, this is exactly the kind of things that will tick off workers at the market.
    As you may be aware there have been a lot of problems in recent years with foreign tourists in Tsukiji Market, mostly because too many of them confused the place with an amusement park, didn’t respect the rules and the people working there.

    So, when you’re not “supposed to be there before 9am” it means that you really shouldn’t be there before 9am, even if there’s no security guard ready to shoot you if you try to enter before 9am (this is Japan after all, not the US).

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    • Adam Mayfield July 22, 2011 at 9:27 am #

      Fair enough. I didn’t see anything saying I wasn’t suppose to be in there and was never told. It wasn’t until I was leaving the market did I actually see the signs. I may change my wording in the article, my apologies.

      Updated and fixed to reflect proper and respectful use. :)

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      • David July 22, 2011 at 4:52 pm #

        Thanks. :-)

        Remember that there is quite a history (not a pleasant one) between this market and foreign tourists in recent years (it was not closed to tourists for no reason a couple of years ago).

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