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We've Annoyed the Tsukiji Fishmongers Too Long

April 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM | 0 Comments

We've long been fans of Tokyo's early morning tourist attraction, the Tsukiji Fish Markets, where travelers willing to brave the streets at 5:30 am can see tons and tons of tuna and other fish changing hands, ready to land as sushi across the restaurants of the city.

The polite Japanese fishmongers of Tsukiji have only just realized something that was always obvious to us: All these tourists really get in the way of business! We remember climbing over piles of fish so we could get a better spot to take photos, and we're sure that there are a whole lot of tourists even more annoying than us.

So, sadly, the Tsukiji fish markets are now limiting access for tourists. As of April 1, tourists are only allowed to enter between 5 and 6:15 am and will have a designated place from which to view the tuna auctions. Of course maybe when it comes to fish markets, an hour is plenty.

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