Tsukiji & Hamarikyu Gardens

Amazing photos as always. I need to take my LX3 out more often.

Wow, such beautiful pictures and man I want to eat that sushi...

I love these photos, they are so lovely

Really awesome photos!

Amazing pictures.. GREAT QUALITY!!

public sleeping? :3

Nice photos! The garden looks so peaceful and relaxing. Food looks yum too!

That crab looks lovely.

Love the composition of this shot - very nice.

"Why you looking at me like that? What are these onions doing in here?"

"I'm having the worst day..."

what the people saying in auction keep speaking like crazy?

I could understand why the Japanese decided to ban the fish market to foreigners. I would have done the same if I was in their position. The people there are there to make a living and its absolutely obstructive and insulting to have foreigners treat it like a theme park.

The foreigner from the first video really pissed me off. He was utterly disrespectful and kept on saying "It was fun" when he got scolded.

I wouldn't visit the fish market if I'm in Tokyo, simply because I shouldn't be there. And I don't think the people there appreciate the sight of tourists either.

Like the pond area...nice place for a nap...

Such a beautiful garden. I love it.

I love this photo. It's very beautiful.

thanks Danny for the Tsukiji coverage.
I skipped that one last year as I do not understand japanese, and went ronery'ing to tokyo instead.
I will not skip it this year..

I think Danny should introduce a 'Photography' tag/category, as his scenery shots are not your regular P&S shots. And also implement EXIF plugin, so visitors can learn more on photography as well ( ﾟ oﾟ)☝

Yet another article Danny! I loved it!

Danny on left with the purse and wifey on the right? XP

Had some uni in hokkaido... They cut it open and removed all the stuff and served it to us in the shell with a spoon...
It was super fresh.
When I came back to america, the uni was horrible compared to the average fare in hokkaido.

Tuna or a whale?

Great outing there. Question about gaijin in the fish market though; all of gaijin or just people that look gaijin? ^^; Either way that was quite disrespectful. Probably not a place I'll visit anyway though.

Sushi around here is twice the price than shown in the pics X.x;

Awesome picture!

That looks so good! *is hungry* XD

"Oi! This isn't my tail!"

The road looks so clean and well-maintained, unlike the ones here in my neck of the woods~

Attention gaijin, please do not kiss the tuna when visiting Tsukiji.

Onion onsen bath? ^^;

looks amazing!

Some people have no respect for others. I think it's best that they keep the fish market tourist-free since it would just disturb the workers. I did want to visit the place though TT__TT

There's a word for people like that... D*ckh*ads. －＿－　Why must people ruin　everything for everyone else? Shame. It's not about fun or anything, just would be cool to stand there and observe, learn what these folks do day to day. They make all foreigners look bad.

These photos are really relaxing to view, man I feel relaxed now.

This is great when heritage can be preserved. Japan has become so Westernized in it's appearence, it's scary!

The crab is taking a bath~

Yum!~... oh wrong place^^;;

Hmm~ Donburi :D

What happened to Tokyo Live Bloggers on the front page?

The fish head to be put on the desk?

Yup, the reasons you say are why I haven't been to the fish market till this day. I just know that if I'd went, the Japanese would be thinking that I had no business in there. Not without good reason of course. It is a work environment after all. Not a playground for ignorant people.

Not all foreigners are ignorant btw. But 1 or 2 bad ones create the impression that they all are like that. ^^;

Nice pics btw. What a nice day for a walk. ^^

Hmmm, It upsets me when I see Gaijin disrespecting Japanese traditions and cultures. And my friends wonder why some of the Japanese hate Gaijin, it's because previous tourists have given them a bad example! and ruined it for those of us who do love the culture and traditions :(

Lovely photo~

I'd imagine the places at Tsukiji use only the freshest ingredients. Simply divine.

Hamarikyu garden sure has a few rules. ^^ Looks like a very tranquil place to be though.

Nice pictures as always :)

I went to the fish market a couple of years ago and thankfully no one in our group (or any of the other groups we saw at the time) behaved badly whilst we were there. We worked under the rule that people were there to work so it was best to keep out of their way and just observe (and be amazed that the guys on the little motorised carts didn't crash every 2 minutes). When we were there you couldn't go into the tuna auction itself but could view from outside of it's area. The sushi we had at 6am afterwards was absolutely excellent to :)

Admittedly at the time we were all pretty stunned and suffering a bit from culture shock (and jet lag). We'd arrived in Tokyo (for the first time) from the UK the previous afternoon and then got up at 5am to catch taxi's over to the fish markets area. Of the three taxis our group took our one dropped us off in slightly the wrong place so we spent 20mins wandering round lost in a strange city with only a tenuous grasp of the language ... it was quite amusing really (even a the time, we figured if we couldn't find it we'd wander around a bit and then we could always get a taxi back to the hotel) ...

Hamarikyu Gardens is such a nice place, did you go in the tea house?

*drool*
Fish.....

OM NOM NOM.

"Sucks to be me".

LOL...have you undone your pants to lie down?

I can't imagine how beautiful those gardens must look during spring/summer.

and that Gaijin video pissed me off >.< wanted to strangle those guys.. People work so they can earn a living, show some respect for it. No wonder that "Gaijin" aren't really liked

usually about 400 yen a piece for the cheap ones and up to around 700 for the more expensive ones in Denmark.. Always buy a set though, it's way cheaper.

a fine rule,.. I should live by that as well

oh man, I miss japan.

Kagami is back!!

What beautiful scenery - oh yeah, the river and buildings are nice too

Wow, such a beautiful park...=3 Really love those pics.

Too bad the gaijin had to misbehave (again)....now I can't watch the market when I get to JP -_-

I AM BUILDING FACE. HEAR ME ROAR!

Somehow this pic looks like out of a video game.

This adds character. :3

o_O..is it tasty? I've never eaten it :-(

hey, who's taking this pic then?

like this photo!

nice photo!
the food make me feel hungry ...

I love the light in this picture ^^

Great photos, the garden looks great

flip flops not allowed!

now that would be a nice place!

left outside for stray cat ^_^
meow!

oi chotto matte you cant take pictures here!...

Kawaiiiii!

How incredibly clean!

今度ここヘロケハンに行こう。

Beautiful picture!

I cannot look at crabs without thinking of Deadliest Catch anymore...

Man, what irresponsible jackasses those gaijins in the first video are. It's really all thanks to these pricks that Japanese tend to view foreigners in an antagonistic way.

No Sailboats? :/

Fantastic photos, thanks for posting them!

I kind of thought the video with the sea urchin was kind of scary though. I don't know if I could eat that.

For a second there, I thought this was a giant big-mouth billy bass. Be cool if it was! =)

The sun reflecting off the high buildings looks great. Nice shot

Now to put this in someones bed, like in the codfather. sorry, sorry XD

You must construct additional pylons ^^

Scary ;_; My girlfriend always makes fun of me when she eats prawns. She has them all the time ^^;;

I'll have 500, please.

It's like the city grew around it... So pretty.

Geoffrey?

Just sometimes is ok though ;)

;_;

Thank god i saw the auction summer of last year! A saw one of the men selling the fish, stick his finger in the raw fish and taste it! Me and my aunt we like, "WHAT?!"
While there, we tried to have the utmost respect for the people working and we kept our hands away from any of the fish. We did ask to take a picture with the fish and the seller and he handed me the fish to hold! I wasn't expecting that, but that was a great experience.

Is this salmon roe?
If so, my favorite.^_^

I've always found photo's like this so pretty.Something about a water's reflection just makes me like it.

Rivalry between the two buildings..

If I ever get to visit Japan I'll have to try and walk through there to see the blending of the old and new buildings.

...love this... (would have said - lovely - but without the accent it would sound awkward...)

Where be the hamachi?

Wow, in the video during the fish auctions so many gaikoku-jin taking photos and crowding around instead of buying fish! If I were the seller i would be angry!

Tsukiji Market is really an awesome place though, wonder if they would charge a fee to go in for foreigners (Then again, the question would be how to identify fast, and the swiftness of authentic buyers going in.)

I have to say Danny. When I read your blogs on Google Reader, it makes me smile every time I see a awesome high quality image of Japanese Life. I really love "Img ID#91006" because night life MUST be amazing.

And the roads looks so brilliant!

I love what you are doing and keep up the good work. I really respect you as you are my only connection to be able to see what Japan is really like. Well Done Danny :)

Danny rather than taking a picture you should be helping this person go up they look old and shriveled

So much space over there...only wish it was the same here....

Danny, I heard there are a lot of strong rumours that Tsukiji fish market is subject to move soon or later due to toxic chemicals in the local soil (e.g. arsenic). Is that true?

Not surprisingly there would be a lot of objection to the move, but I have a feeling that Tsukiji fish market as a symbol of the Japanese culture may be a matter of being history.

uhm.. かにみそ? I pass... :p

Interesting photos:)

kinda reminds me of Yuko Ichihara's place.. :D

i like this one..^^

..great photo.

I would have to be here! ^^

I wish our parks were like this.

I would be here every morning, if I could.

u have made me crave sea urchin very much right about now. And some fresh oysters to go with that. *drool*

This pic must have turned out even better than you imagined. On the spot, it must have looked like another grimy fishmonger's ally. But the blue tint, low sun, and long shadow really reveal the beauty of the image.

It's lovely. :)

Serves me right for buying that all-expenses-paid trip to the spa off eBay.

Is this a fruit blossom tree? This trellis must be beautiful in the spring.

Thanks for the reverse shot featuring the pavilion. I wonder who has the better view of the garden, the people by the lake...or the people up in the tall buildings behind it.

I wouldn't say the architecture in this area is pretty. But there are some interesting features, such as this strange bridge.

I wonder what this is. Is that a bunker?

I am having a major headache, but my backache seems to have vanished...

Is this a true color image? Are the street lights on this road really green?

Japan...where the roads are made of green asphalt.

I would literally sit here and just relax for the rest of the day. X3

I seriously want some right now.....

Beautiful building with trees =p

Man, those people are a-holes for just fooling around.
For the other tourist, I understand why they would show up there cause I do have that Lonely Planet guide book, and it does make the fish market seem interesting. But when I go next month, I'm pretty much not doing anything the book mentions other then visiting the Ghibli museum.

I usually stay at this Korean inn when I stay in Tokyo and many Koreans who traveled from Korea wishes to visit Tsukiji when it opens. Then they usually wake up later than they are suppose to and ends up not able to go lol. I myself never visited there yet, I would like to go but going there myself is kind of let down >.>

I think this floor was custome made... doesn't match the rest of the duilding

Ah now i can't unsee that.

I also went to the Hamarikyu Garden. It was in spring, it's really beautiful.

love the angle... and the black & white... this is beautiful!!!

This looks like a jumbled mess. Wonder what the utility company pays for headache medicine...

Img ID#90995
Wow! Mr. Danny, this picture is very beutiful......

I like the subtle environment changes between nature and the city.

Nice boated fish .__.

Explosions?

Gaijin being banned from the auction area.
I hate ( Gaijin ) this world is disgust my....

Thanks for the photo spread, Danny. Certainly looks different at Tsukiji on Sunday than on the weekdays. I've been there twice and it is an amazing flurry of activity. You really have to pay attention so as not hinder the workers. Hamarikyu koen is a surprisingly serene place. My first time there was in the spring. It is gorgeous and certainly feels removed from the frenzy of Tokyo. If you haven't been there in the spring, I highly recommend taking a look.

sumimaseenn... wasabi onegaishimasuuu.....

japanese sure love to kill whales, and american sure love to kill people (even though there is no whale nor people in this photo)

Is this wooden carve?

Here in Venezuela we eat prawns too. they are delicius, raw or cook

A group of tourist trying to make a break for it.

Gaijin garlic wreath

Danny Choo's missing wanted poster.

Where's Godzilla?

Future spot reserved for "No GaiJin"

ROLMAO :D

So good!

I understand forbidding ball games, but what's wrong with jogging?? o_O

Great photos, the garden looks great

Hairy!