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| Tsukiji Hongganji |
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| The outside of Tsukiji Hongganji |
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| Hi and good morning |
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| Wash your hand before entering |
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| Peep on the inside of temple |
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| The Drum |
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| Washing hand or playing? |
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| Overview of Hongganji （本願寺） |
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| Side View |
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| In front of Tsukiji Hongganji |
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| 鮭 (Salmon) |
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| Sushi bar along outer market |
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| Walking around the market |
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| Fresh seafood |
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| Crab |
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| Live prawns |
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| Fresh seafood |
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| Walk deeper |
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| and deeper |
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| 築地市場 |
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| Oyster |
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| Oyster |
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| Their "forklift" |
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| Forklift or Mover or Delivery cart? How you call it? |
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| Along one of the street |
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| Guess what we bought? |
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| It's Yaki Tamago (Egg roll) |
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| Peep on the inside of Hongganji |
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| Peep on the inside of Hongganji |
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| Peep on the inside of Hongganji |
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| "What's that?" |
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| ¥100 for a plate of Yaki Tamago |
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| Yaki Tamago, looks delicious |
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| Peep on the inside of Hongganji |
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| Salmon in the box ready for delivery to other part of Japan |
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| So many stalls selling the Egg rolls |
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| Bought coffee and rest here for a sip |
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| Preserved section |
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| Oden, dip stick into hot soup and wait for it to cook (like fishball lok-lok) |
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| Dried section almost to the corner stall, selling beans |
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| Varieties of beans |
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| Are they preserving the fishes? |
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| Are they sending them out? |
On Day 4, we went to Tsukiji Fish Market in the morning, but not very early for the auction (I heard it had been prohibited to tourists already). As we were bringing 2 kids, we did not want to take the risk.
Before we go into Tsukiji Market, we went to Hongganji to get some positive energy. Well, because the station exit was just a stone throw away and we were drawn in by the elegant look of the temple. This time round in Tokyo, we seldomly have the chance to visit temple, so we grabbed the chance to go in.
The inside of Hongganji was peaceful. We just relax and sit by the chairs. Not sure if photos were allowed, but I would say that the interior was rich with sparkles, lol...
To go to the market, turn left after walking out from the temple and walk straight. It's easy to spot. I do not know what is "inner market", probably the place where they trade? Anyway I think it's enough to stroll slowly inside the outer market, it is like open-air pasar. While you walk around, you can sit down to try freshly cut sushi, buy dried goods, beans, squids, and even egg roll (yaki tamago). As we were not going back to hotel early, we did not buy any fresh seafood. We bought some dried beans, dried figs, dried bbq fish and sotong stripes. Quite a nice grab.
My blog continues to Akihabara & Ameyoko next...
