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Oh dang, I didn't realize it was happening this soon. I'm visiting Japan next week and I thought I would have at least a few more days to visit old Tsukiji agai

Oh dang, I didn't realize it was happening this soon. I'm visiting Japan next week and I thought I would have at least a few more days to visit old Tsukiji again.

zimzam 8y ago
It might not be worth doing: they now restrict tourists from entering until 11am, at which time most of the sellers have already finished selling, cleaned up and gone home. (The eart morning Tuna auction may be a different story however) However, taking a tour of the outer (non-wholesale) market is worth doing. Source: I visited in July
ekianjo 8y ago
I visited Tsukiji just a few years ago and it was extremely overrated. Just messy, busy, and the sushi you could eat there was no better than what you could get in nice sushi restaurants. Japanese themselves dont understand why foreigners go there.
- GuiA 8y ago
  It's touristy, but most travelers want to do the touristy stuff anyway. As far as touristy stuff goes, it's certainly far from the worst. I went there a few weeks ago because a Japanese friend had never been and wanted to go before it closed down, we had morning beers, a sushi lunch, and then went to hang in the nearby Hamarikyu gardens, it was a pleasant day. We even got to see a full tuna being opened up/cleaned/cut/etc., which you don't get to see everywhere. All that said, it remains to be seen whether the few streets of shops etc. will remain as active and bustling now that the market has moved.
- ericd 8y ago
  I don't know, I'd never seen a whole tuna being carved up before that, let alone by someone that skillful.
  - Symbiote 8y ago
    If the Japanese / world continues overfishing them, you might never see it.
- ethbro 8y ago
  I was really impressed with Dai and Daiwa in the alley behind.
  - ValentineC 8y ago
    My second time at Daiwa in 2016, I felt really underwhelmed. I queued for around 1.5 hours and was in and out in under 20 minutes — it felt very much like I was just a tourist on a conveyor belt. My first time in 2014 was great, but I guess it only got more touristy after.
- nicolas_t 8y ago
  I was lucky enough to go there early in the morning with a friend of mine who is a chef in a restaurant. It was really interesting but I do think that going there without a guide would be rather boring.

Oh dang, I didn't realize it was happening this soon. I'm visiting Japan next week and I thought I would have at least a few more days to visit old Tsukiji again.

zimzam 8y ago

It might not be worth doing: they now restrict tourists from entering until 11am, at which time most of the sellers have already finished selling, cleaned up and gone home. (The eart morning Tuna auction may be a different story however) However, taking a tour of the outer (non-wholesale) market is worth doing. Source: I visited in July

ekianjo 8y ago

I visited Tsukiji just a few years ago and it was extremely overrated. Just messy, busy, and the sushi you could eat there was no better than what you could get in nice sushi restaurants. Japanese themselves dont understand why foreigners go there.

GuiA 8y ago
It's touristy, but most travelers want to do the touristy stuff anyway. As far as touristy stuff goes, it's certainly far from the worst. I went there a few weeks ago because a Japanese friend had never been and wanted to go before it closed down, we had morning beers, a sushi lunch, and then went to hang in the nearby Hamarikyu gardens, it was a pleasant day. We even got to see a full tuna being opened up/cleaned/cut/etc., which you don't get to see everywhere. All that said, it remains to be seen whether the few streets of shops etc. will remain as active and bustling now that the market has moved.
ericd 8y ago
I don't know, I'd never seen a whole tuna being carved up before that, let alone by someone that skillful.
- Symbiote 8y ago
  If the Japanese / world continues overfishing them, you might never see it.
ethbro 8y ago
I was really impressed with Dai and Daiwa in the alley behind.
- ValentineC 8y ago
  My second time at Daiwa in 2016, I felt really underwhelmed. I queued for around 1.5 hours and was in and out in under 20 minutes — it felt very much like I was just a tourist on a conveyor belt. My first time in 2014 was great, but I guess it only got more touristy after.
nicolas_t 8y ago
I was lucky enough to go there early in the morning with a friend of mine who is a chef in a restaurant. It was really interesting but I do think that going there without a guide would be rather boring.