In living color: Tsukiji fish market in action

Thu, 12/15/2011 - 04:55 — Anonymous The world's best-known seafood market
is the jewel in Tokyo's tourist crown Andrew Pothecary Tsukiji market, on
the often-neglected Tokyo waterfront, is the largest wholesale fish market in
the world, as well as one of the busiest -- and most visited -- food markets
anywhere. The main part of the market is open to visitors from 9 a.m.,
leaving the earlier, hectic trading period solely to the professionals the
market caters for -- apart, that is, from a handful of public observer spots
that are usually snapped up before the sun rises. Whatever time you go, keep
an eye out to avoid the many electric delivery carts and, as the signs on the
market walls warn, don't go when you have a cold, don't wear sandals and
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