Tsukiji Market 築地市場 at 4.30am, limited to 120 visitors per day to watch tuna auction, we are almost the last few to join the auction. We are assigned to the 2nd batch, waited from 4.30am till 5.50am in the waiting room.
Goodness from ocean, they are huge!
The hall is separate into big size tuna and medium size tuna, these are the medium size tuna.
These are the big size fishes.
Man using tool to check on meat quality and fats marbling.
Tuna marbling
My feet vs the huge tuna.
Showing how fishmonger swing tuna onto his cart.
Man carrying paint to mark tuna
After tuna auction, we rush to check out the popular sushi parlor Sushidai 寿司大but gave up immediately after seeing 40 pax in the queue. We have been up since 4 odd, i don't think we will enjoy if we have to queue 2 hours for breakfast.
Went next door to the second best sushi in Tsukiji. According to Daniel from Daniel Food Diary, Daiwa sushi 大和寿司 was opened by the owner of Sushidai 寿司大.
We ordered the standard 3500 yen set a pax, expensive breakfast.
Fatty otoro in front of me
Sea urchin and Toro (semi fat tuna)
Now this is otoro (fatty tuna)
Sushi can never get fresher
I heart this ikura roll, where can i find this in Singapore.
On the way back to hotel we pass by koniyaku store.
Salmon and mentaiko, so fresh so cheap.
Have you seen $60 (4000yen) a box mushroom (not truffle).
Fresh wasabi and sesame leaf.
After catching up few hours of sleep, we decide to lunch at Tsukiji again before we explore Tokyo.
Saw this crowded store along the road on our way to Tsukiji train station.
Almost everyone ordered uni (sea urchin) set, this only cost us 1000 yen. A big slap of fresh sweet uni on a bowl of hot rice for only $15.50 SGD, where to find.
A close up shot to make you guys envy! :p
My seafood bowl, goodness from the sea.
Almost cried when i ate this butterscotch bread 感动, so delicious, taste like Almond Roca!
The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an open air museum in the western suburbs of Tokyo, which exhibits a range of historic buildings from the Tokyo area. The buildings were relocated or reconstructed here in order to preserve a chapter of architectural history, which has been almost completely lost in fires, earthquakes, wars and city redevelopment.
Most of the buildings exhibited are from the Meiji Period (1868-1912) or more recent times, and include among others, a politician's elegant former residence, a farm house, a public bathhouse, various shops and a police box. The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is a branch museum of the superb Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Ryogoku district.
A place worth coming.
Their design look so modern hundreds of years ago!
Inho says his family has a bigger model of Sony TV when he is young.
Houses from the 1800, kitchen is outside the house.
Tycoon house, with beautiful garden.
Commercial street
Back to town, Aikihabara for Mr. Otaku.
Dinner at Go Go Curry, only 1000 yen $15.50 mega curry rice for two.
Back to town, Aikihabara for Mr. Otaku.
Too many choice, Mr Otaku takes really long to select. 
I wanted Amazon Box Man but Mr Otaku comment that this is only a box and it cost $50, too expensive, bias.
Too bored so i snapped a picture of my purchase earlier in SoftMap electronic stores.
He finally set his eyes on 3 Gundam sets.
Happy otaku man very satisfied.
One crazy decision i made, recommended by colleague, we took a night coach ($80SGD a pax) from Tokyo all the way back to Osaka.
Disclaimer: Partial captions (location history) are credited to JapanGuide.com, this trip is heavily planned using JapanGuide.com, captions are for my reference to pictures i took.
Disclaimer: Partial captions (location history) are credited to JapanGuide.com, this trip is heavily planned using JapanGuide.com, captions are for my reference to pictures i took.
