The second day of our trips to Japan is always the most challenging as we battle jet lag. This is the longest day as most of us usually wake up around 3AM (8AM HST). It's a battle to stay up until 10PM or later so that we have normal sleep patterns for the rest of the trip.



There is no better day to go to the World's largest fish market, Tsukiji. Tsukiji is indeed Japan's pantry. You can find any species of fish from around the world at Tsukiji.



Tsukiji is broken up into sections. The inner market is home to the auction. As you move outward, there are wholesalers. On the outside, there are retailers.



My breakfast was this Otoro Donburi. Chunks of Otoro scrapings on a bed of sushi rice, with japanese scallions. The bowl included a crab claw. The total cost......1400 yen. What a deal. The quality of fish used by the restaurants in Tsukiji. Kurt, our resident fish expert concurred that the fish was fresh and of high quality. The otoro melted in our mouth.