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I've been sitting awake in the dark for about a half hour now. Jet lag is rough you can't fall asleep when you want to and you can't stay asleep once you are sleeping. No matter. Getting up early is the name of the game if you want catch all the action at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. Stumbling groggily out of my hotel I was confronted with an empty street. I saw a homeless man sleeping in front of the closed enterance of the subway so my theory on taking the subway there was quickly proved wrong.
After heading toward the market, I was able to flag down a taxi which dropped me at the enterance of Tsukiji. Immediately I knew why this is one of Tokyo's most popular "attractions". There were workers standing and eating noodles in dimly lit stands. Seafood and other foodstuffs were being loaded and unloaded in delivery trucks. I wanted to see the tuna auctions and asked as passerby where to go. As he probably was tired of all the tourists he grumbled something and waved me off. Clearly he didn't want to be disturbed.
I pressed on and decided to find what I was looking for myself. One of the first things I learned was that Tsukiji is huge. Its a maze of seafood products. Scallops, urchins, and every type of fish can be found around here.
The next thing I realized was I had to be careful not to get run over. The market has an endless supply of of these strange carts which transport all the food. These carts are everywhere and will run over anyone in a moment's notice. I'm sure this includes naive tourist, and especially me. Fortunately, I was lucky and made it out without getting run over by a fish cart.



