I'm Going To Japan

Practice you're Japanese with this guy:http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=fItCVrPxBKQ&NR=1

gaijinmark wrote:Practice you're Japanese with this guy:http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=fItCVrPxBKQ&NR=1

haha, nice vid, I understand some of what it was saying, all those j-dramas are paying off. :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:Practice you're Japanese with this guy:http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=fItCVrPxBKQ&NR=1

LOL.

But what an irritating little voice... Fingernails on a chalkboard. :sweat:

If you were thinking of visiting Tsukiji Fish Market, you can forget about it now:

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tourists-to-be-barred-from-tsukiji-tuna-auctions-for-a-month

i thought they barred tourist a long time ago

krim wrote:i thought they barred tourist a long time ago

I believe tourists were allowed in certain areas, but now they will have guards to shoo them away.

dochira wrote:
I believe tourists were allowed in certain areas, but now they will have guards to shoo them away.

Yup, you weren't allowed to wander around during the auction, it gets pretty chaotic. Apparently some tourists (mostly Americans I bet :grumble: ) weren't following the rules. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Yup, you weren't allowed to wander around during the auction, it gets pretty chaotic. Apparently some tourists (mostly Americans I bet :grumble: ) weren't following the rules. [/list:u]

Well yeah cuz those guys are talking so fast and bidding on these ginormous fish... :sweat: When I went it was still okay to go into the warehouse where the auctions take place.

dochira wrote:If you were thinking of visiting Tsukiji Fish Market, you can forget about it now:

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tourists-to-be-barred-from-tsukiji-tuna-auctions-for-a-month

Drag.

My niece was gonna check it out when she heads out there after Christmas...

bmwracer wrote:
Drag.

My niece was gonna check it out when she heads out there after Christmas...

Well just because she can't attend the auctions which happen at the crack of friekin' dawn doesn't mean she still can't visit the Tsukiji fish market itself. The auctions only take place inside a warehouse but the actually vendors who sell the fish do so outside the auction house at hundreds of stalls/tables. Just walking around and seeing all the fishmongers prep and sell their fishies is really fun and interesting...we spent more time doing that than watching the big ass tuna get auctioned.

Tu_triky wrote:Well just because she can't attend the auctions which happen at the crack of friekin' dawn doesn't mean she still can't visit the Tsukiji fish market itself. The auctions only take place inside a warehouse but the actually vendors who sell the fish do so outside the auction house at hundreds of stalls/tables. Just walking around and seeing all the fishmongers prep and sell their fishies is really fun and interesting...we spent more time doing that than watching the big ass tuna get auctioned.

That's true.

She will miss out on the auction craziness though. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
That's true.

She will miss out on the auction craziness though. ;)

Yeah, but I can wholeheartedly say the myriad number of vendors and the variety of Aquaman's friends up for sale are definitely worth a peek. Let's remember that Tsukiji is the largest fish market in the world and is a tour de force in its own right, irrespective of the auctions.

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Moreover, I would also recommend eating sushi in the early morn at Sushi Daiwa...something I didn't do but wish I had.

Tu_triky wrote:Moreover, I would also recommend eating sushi in the early morn at Sushi Daiwa...something I didn't do but wish I had.

I will forward that information to her... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I will forward that information to her... :victory:

Please share the following Vanity Fair article written about Tsukiji...it's a great piece on one of Tokyo's most iconic tourist attractions. :)

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/06/sushi200706

Tu_triky wrote:Please share the following Vanity Fair article written about Tsukiji...it's a great piece on one of Tokyo's most iconic tourist attractions. :)

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/06/sushi200706

Will do. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Will do. :victory:

^_^

It's a very engaging piece about Tsukiji that is written in compelling prose.

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Tu_triky wrote:

Well yeah cuz those guys are talking so fast and bidding on these ginormous fish... :sweat: When I went it was still okay to go into the warehouse where the auctions take place.

[image][/list:u] I always wanted one of those hats with the sign on it. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:[image][/list:u] I always wanted one of those hats with the sign on it. [/list:u]

Isn't it their version of Indian Poker? :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote:[image][/list:u] I always wanted one of those hats with the sign on it. [/list:u]

:hehe: That would be a rare, special Christmas gift.