Who like’s sushi? Tokyo, Japan.

I’m not writing in Tricky Traveler for a long time! Maybe because is winter and my traveling as been sleepy for the time. But the spring will arrive, and we will change it soon with some new projects. Today I remembered Tsukiji (pronounced tsu-kee-jee), the world's largest fish market in Tokyo Japan. Tsukiji is also the world's finest fish theater and a daily drama that you can witness for free. At 5 a.m., a few tourists were already ahead of us, squeezed into a roped-off aisle and surrounded by more than a hundred frozen tuna. The fish were laid out in neat rows on the floor of the chilly warehouse, giving off a faint frozen mist under the fluorescent lighting. We jostled for position and milled about excitedly, waiting for Tokyo's famous tuna auction to begin, and hoping for some good shots. Men in work shirts and rubber boots bent over the solid carcasses, inspecting them by lifting a three-inch flap of skin that had been neatly cut open on each one, or peering at the cut-off tail end with a flashlight. The weight of each fish was written in kilograms and at the same label we can read where it was fished, and how much it can cost. Even if you have only one day in Tokyo, you should spend part of the morning here. (It is closed on Sundays and some Wednesdays.) Seafood is at the heart of Japanese cuisine, and Tsukiji anchors a vast distribution system that delivers more than 2,200 tons of it every night. The immense bounty turns into daintily wrapped supermarket packages of two or three slices of perfect salmon or arrives at restaurant sushi counters by lunchtime. The market's operations are staggering. Throughout the night, the seafood arrives from all over the world, delivered by tankers and trucks from other ports and the airport. It is just fantastic! Can you now worth a bit more the sushi you have at the sushi bar at the corner!