Monday, March 3, 2008

Video: Tsukiji Fish Market

Link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUe2SzAVRQY

March 3, 2008, around 8am in Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan. This was a "quieter" corner of the market (so we could record a quick movie without getting too in the way), but, nonetheless, it was still pretty hectic (more than the video does it justice).

You can see/hear the basic gist of the market: cramped aisle after aisle of boxes and buckets full of every possible sea creature imaginable (56 acres - it goes on and on and on). Band saws cutting through giant frozen fish (heard in the background). Knives chopping. People shouting. Floors slippery from blood and water.

Amazing place. Well worth the visit.

3 comments:

traci said...

very cool!

i miss you guysssssssssssssssss!

mom said...

cool videos, i really enjoyed them! i can just imagine what the fish market smelled like. mom

Anonymous said...

i hope you guys brought some rain boots to wade through the blood water. very cool videos!!! xo riot