Went to the Tokyo Fish Market
I walked over to the fish market today. It is about a mile from my hotel. I have never been to such a wild, fast paced place. There are these cool flatbed mini trucks flying around the place. Hundreds of them, everywhere. You have to keep on guard every minute while walking around outside the market area. Inside the area there is every kind of sea life imaginable. Old man with long swords cut giant tuna up with just a few skillful slices. Massive flounder hang from hooks as many buyers from all over the world bid on them. The whole place has an energy that is just wow.
Right outside the place are these tiny sushi places that server the freshest seafood in the world. I am trying to clean up my diet, so I thought sushi would be a good breakfast…So I bought 600 Yen worth of different types of fresh cut tuna. As I am paying the tiny 100 year old woman, she says, "where you from cowboy" in a New York accent. It freaked me out:)). We started talking and she told me all about the place, how long her family had been running this sushi stand (her father started it 60 years ago), where she lived in Brooklyn (where she still visits her grand kids 3 times a year)…and all about the craziness that happens down here by the water. I ended up talking with her for over an hour. In typical Japanese fashion she introduced me to her husband (one of the top sushi chefs in the whole city) and all her other relatives. She also invited me to come to dinner some time next week. Man, it is so wild who you meet and how small the world really is.
