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Tokyo is like no other city I've visited - try to imagine Times Square
(the busiest part of New York) with twice the buzz, and having five of
those spread out and connected by dense urban jungle, and you might have
a glimmer of Tokyo. At night it is a complete assault on the all
the senses, with huge neon signs, loud speakers, crowds of people... definitely
exciting and a little exhausting. Unfortunately I don't have too
many pictures of the city, it's more something that has to be experienced
in person.
Tokyo at night
Tokyo Fish Market
If you wake up before dawn and catch the first subway to the port,
you can witness the frenzied spectacle of the Tokyo Fish Market.
This is a wholesale market where restaurants and local shops buy their
fresh seafood. Wander your way through dimly-lit row after row of
seafood vendor stalls, and you come to the best part of the market - the
tuna auction, where hundreds of huge frozen and fresh tuna are sold to
the highest bidder. After all the activity, you can go back to the
front and have some fresh sashimi for breakfast, and it'll still be seven
in the morning. This was my favorite site in Tokyo.
Lots of cans of tuna fish |
A good use for a sword |
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