Day 1
So I've been to Narita quite a few times over the last 2 years. Strangely, I've never been past the immigration checkpoint. Yes, I've never been to Tokyo. Who would have thought.
Anyway, with news that Tsukiji is moving away from its current location to somewhere even more inaccessible, I knew I had to get off my butt and make the pilgrimage.
I planned the trip around eating spots. I planned how to get to each eating spot, what sights are around the eating spots, how long would the queue be at each eating spot. It was planned with a military precision that my bosses would be proud.
I broke the trip up into 2 parts. 1st half would be spent at Tsukiji, so that I would visit the morning Tuna auction and eat at the market. 2nd half would see us move to Shinjuku to see the city lights.
Anyway, with news that Tsukiji is moving away from its current location to somewhere even more inaccessible, I knew I had to get off my butt and make the pilgrimage.
I planned the trip around eating spots. I planned how to get to each eating spot, what sights are around the eating spots, how long would the queue be at each eating spot. It was planned with a military precision that my bosses would be proud.
I broke the trip up into 2 parts. 1st half would be spent at Tsukiji, so that I would visit the morning Tuna auction and eat at the market. 2nd half would see us move to Shinjuku to see the city lights.
Hotate on the grill
All that amazing zup is from the scallop.
Sunday crowd at Tsukiji
The garnish for the Hitsumabushi
The actual donburi bowl before mixing in the garnish and dashi soup.
That amazing grilled tuna. So so so good.
The master at work making the tamago-yaki
Deliciousness on a stick.
Can anyone identify this car? It's one of my favourite cars ever
Girl tuna and Boy tuna
The Ginza shopping street, without cars.
12 floors of Uniqlo
We got the extra Unagi portion.
The view of the market from the docks. Gorgeous innit?
How doth one travel with so many devices to charge these days? Get a multi-USB charger.
Day 2
So I woke up at 3.45am to go to the Tuna Auction. I get there before 4am but its too late. The 120 spots are already taken. Damn.
The queue outside Sushi Dai. 2-3 hour wait? I think not. I don't have enough time in Tokyo as it is.
god save us from the prc
Gyudon.
When you see this old lady stir the pot of meat, you know you want a bowl. So delicious.
Soba with Tempura.
Freshly made fish cake.
We picked the bacon wrapped one. So delicious.
There is madness to the mayhem, and there is a lot of mayhem in Tsukiji.
Public entry only after 9am.
UNI UNI UNI!!!
Maguro
More Maguro
The leftover Maguro bits seemed like such a waste. All I could think of was the amazing soup stock I could make with that head and bone.
The knives were too beautiful not to shoot.
The entrance to Asakusa.
Masaru
The best, best, best, best thing ever.
You could rent traditional Japanese costumes to walk around the temple compound.
No photoshop needed. The sky was really that blue.
Knife shop in Koppabashi
German knife shop? Yup. Japanese made German Brand Knives
Thats a fake food shop.
Akihabara
Medium rare chicken breast, with freshly grated wasabi.
chicken meatballs with a pigeon egg
Miso glazed duck
The sticks indicate what you've eaten and what else you have remaining to be served.
Chicken Thigh
Head chef and head cashier
Deboned chicken wing
I wish I could have stayed longer and eaten more.
tempura fast food.
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