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Friday, November 12, 2010

Tokyo's Famous Fish Market, Tsukiji, Closed to Tourists Dec. 1 ~ Jan. 22

If you plan on going to the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo this year, I suggest you get over there in the next two weeks. It will close from Dec. 1.

Tuna's the size of a sofa

The Japan Times Reports:

Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market will shut out sightseers from its popular tuna auction area from Dec. 1 to Jan. 22 to ensure sales can be conducted smoothly, market officials said. The auction area at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market will be off-limits to sightseers around the New Year's holidays for the third straight year. The measure was introduced in 2008 because activities such as flash photography by tourists disturbed tuna middlemen and because the area will be particularly crowded around New Year's due to an upsurge in tuna transactions. 







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1 comment:

  1. Ira HataNovember 12, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Thanks, Mike.

    Wouldn't want the tourists getting up at 03:00AM to check it out, only to be sent back to their hotels...

    "i"

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