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.