Start our travel from Tsukiji Fish Market(week5)

There is a place that almost appear literally in every guide book of Japan and every tourist's traveling plan. That's Tsukiji Fish Market! Whose official name is Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market. Located in Tokyo, it is the world's largest marketplace for seafood and nowadays a significant landmark of Japan.

A view of Tsukiji Market from top

This market established in 1935, by Tokugawa Leyasu, during the Edo period, the fishermen are asked to provide food for Edo Castle--nowadays, Tokyo.

the insight of market

One special thing you can do at Tsukiji Market is seeing the tuna auction. This auction happens before the sun rises most mornings. However, as a protection for the normal working, there are only 120 tourists allowed in the auction a day, you cannot booking but just first come first serve basis, so you may stay at the market overnight to get a number of visiting!

Meanwhile, we cannot ignore the global stocks dwindling of bluefin tuna. As the overfishing becomes a sever problem, government are regulate on the catching of them.

tuna auction in Tsukiji

Besides the visiting, if you are a foodie, and love sushi, Tsukiji market can make you satisfied, you can find sushi that making by the freshest raw fish in the restaurants near the market.

Influenced by the landform, Japanese always acquire food from marine resources, aimed to be fresh, healthy, and low in fat. They also emphasized on using simple seasonings in order to enhance the natural flavors of the ingredients used.

Sushi

However, seafood is less prominently in Chinese dietary structure, we prefer red meat and do not eat raw fish. Our cuisines using stir fried, fried or some other methods, tend to have stronger flavors, such as soy sauce, chili and pepper.

Spicy chicken