Tsukiji fish market, Ueno Park, Meiji shrine and Shibuya

Anyone who knows me will tell you that getting up early is not one of my strong points, especially on a Saturday. But yesterday I did it anyway. We wanted to see the famous Tsukiji fish market, and that meant leaving at 6:30 (if we had wanted to see the auctions we would've had to leave around 4:00, so we didn't do that). It most certainly was the biggest collection of fish and related animals I've ever seen, with lots of activity, and some great sushi restaurants.

After that we went to Ueno Park, and then the Meiji shrine at Harajuku.

And at night we went to Shibuya, which is Tokyo as you see it on TV. Neon signs, lots and lots of people, and a lot of noise. Shibuya is the popular place for young Japanese (honestly I'm old compared to most people there). We ate there, then looked around a bit and got a drink at a pub.

It was a long, but really great, day! It was the most fun I've had in quite a while, and I can really sum it up as "all the reasons I wanted to go to Japan for in a nutshell": diverse sights, great food, and nice people (the Japanese and the people from the dorm alike).

And this afternoon we had a barbecue at the dorm, which was also great fun.

But instead of boring you with too much talk, I'll let the (many!) pictures do the talking.

  • A street in Ginza
  • That's a big fish head
  • Tsukiji fish market
  • Cutting up a frozen fish
  • Tsukiji fish market (2)

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Categories: Personal, Japan
Posted on 2007-04-22 11:14:13 UTC. Show Comments (0)