Japan fish and candy

Wow, the culture and insightfulness of the local Japanese and their amazing places is overwhelming. Today we travelled to the largest fish market in Tokyo, the Tsukiji Fish Market. The smell was nothing to write home about, though the diversity and density of fish was massive, with over 2,000 tonnes of fish being imported in fresh from the sea every day. The highlight was watching the tuna auctions, where whole, unskinned, frozen tuna were sold to local families for 2 weeks supply of tuna, in cooking, sushi and other Japanese delicacies.  

After a lunch of fish, we took a minicab to the colourful Ameyoko market. The name "Ameyoko" is a short form for "Ameya Yokocho" (candy store alley), because candy was traditionally sold there. Also, “Ame” is short for America, because in the earlier days of the market, American products were sold from the black market. There I brought a beautiful Japanese robe, yellow with vines around it. I brought a toy robot for my cousin and some traditional Japanese candy. My favourite were these little cupcakes with little cherries and milkshakes on them. Very cute! All in all, I think Japan is a great country and the locals are so nice and helpful that this is the tourist destination to end all tourist destinations.