day 5 - tsukiji fish market, ginza

day ５ (wed): shinjuku(新宿) --> tsukiji(築地市場)　--> ginza(銀座)

took the oedo-subway line and headed to tsukiji-shijo for fresh sushi and sashimi breakfast. it's another windy day. followed some tourists who were also heading in the same direction.

walked around the market and tried an ebi-stick, peppered with wasabi. it was delicious!

left: no smoking sign pasted on the floor
right: the wasabi ebi stick

random view of tsukiji market

went around hunting for sushis. was intending to look for sushi-dai but then didn't seemed to notice it. anyway it didn't matter and we settled for sushi-sei - a deluxe sushi set. the setting reminded me of my game - sushi chef, where patrons are seated on a long bench where the sushi master will prepare your orders right in front of you.

the sushi store we ate in


some sushi i ate


left: note the damn thick tamago
right: snow-crab sushi and i forgot the other sushi

delicious!! went for another round of sushi as my friend wanted to try blue-fin tuna sushi/sashimi before heading over to ginza.

bought some chopsticks along the way (which did not make their way back to singapore, haiz). went straight to mitsukoshi. originally intending to hunt for a jacket, i ended up buying a full black label suit!! i like the suit though haha.

some kabuki theater along the way


left: ginza wako building, symbol of ginza
right: random shot of buildings in ginza

another random shot of ginza


my burberry suit after collection

walked around ginza, nothing too interesting. my friend went into dolce & gabbana store and i gotta practice my translation again. keeping my sentences simple and direct, i managed to minimize the hassle. gosh, i definitely need to further brush up my japanese.

some interesting cars in sony building - 1-seater emission free car

anyway, i felt a sense of accomplishment for today. got praised twice for my usage of japanese for today, yay!

anyway we tried to look for an eating place in ginza, but the place seemed to be void of eateries lol. headed back to shinjuku for dinner then.

taking the marunouchi line back - it had safety doors!


random shots of shinjuku at night

btw just realized we seemed to hear plenty of singlish for the day, so i presume they are from sg. 2 couples at the fish market, a group of hokkien-speaking guys at ginza mitsukoshi, some girls reading a local map at ginza, a handful of both guys and girls right outside the hotel and shinjuku west haha. din realized that tokyo is such a popular holiday destination for singaporeans haha.

had a great but broke day. tomorrow let's head to mount fuji, away from the city.