Thursday, January 21, 2016

Here's What It's Like To Visit The World's Biggest Fish Market

Set your alarm for 02:00 a.m. 強くなります

This morning I visited the World’s Biggest Fishmarket™.

This morning I visited the World's Biggest Fishmarket™.

Tsukiji in Tokyo turns over a massive 660 tonnes of fish a year according to Charles Glover’s must-read The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat.

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Five days a week* Tsukiji hosts the biggest tuna auction on the planet.

Five days a week* Tsukiji hosts the biggest tuna auction on the planet.

The market doesn’t run on Sundays and (most) Wednesdays: check times on the official website here (in English).

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You will see a lot of very big fish, destined for sushi plates across Tokyo.

You will see a lot of very big fish, destined for sushi plates across Tokyo.

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Visiting Tsukiji requires careful preparation. You have to get up VERY early. And then sit in a cold room for hours before you can see the tuna auction. This was my kit…

Visiting Tsukiji requires careful preparation. You have to get up VERY early. And then sit in a cold room for hours before you can see the tuna auction. This was my kit...

Hat, scarves, trakky daks, hoodie, several t-shirts, several pairs of socks, food and water; a heat pack to keep hands warm and something to read.

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