Thursday, June 16, 2005

Tsukiji Fish Market Visit

This morning I got up at 4 AM local time to depart via taxi for the famous Tsukiji Fish Market here in Tokyo. After I placed a quick call home, 4:45 AM here--2:45 PM Indiana time, Myself and three others shared a taxi to the fish market. It cost 1380 yen to get there, the equivalent of about $13.80. We split it four ways, so it was very reasonable. The fish market was incredible-it was a huge market of fish that was very freshly caught. There was everything from tuna to eel to crab to snails. It was quite a sight to see with all of the busy activity and yet a certain order to everything. I included a picture from the trip below. After the early morning trip, I came back to the hotel and cleaned-up for breakfast and the meetings of the day. Today's morning events include a presentation about some Japanese books that we are to be given, an orientation meeting about the city we will be visiting soon (Tokaimura), and a speaker on Japan's economy history.

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