Talk:Tsukiji fish market

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According to some tourist books I read, this market is NOT open to the public. Hence I don't understand why it would be a tourist attraction. The neighborhood though is a tourist attraction because there are many restaurants around the area. Some people assume freshness of fish served in restaurants is related to proximity to the fish market which may or may not be true depending on the supplier to the restaurants.

If only traders can get into the market, then the statement about tourist with jet-lag is irrelevant. For example, the NYSE is closed to the tourist, then tourists don't need to visit the stock exchange at business hours because it would make no difference.

The wholesale market is not open to the public, but the surrounding retail market　-- which is very large and is supposedly the best place to get sushi in Tokyo -- is. Exploding Boy 23:44, Jun 28, 2004 (UTC)

Although I have not personally done so, some of my friends have entered the market to attend the fish auctions. -- Sekicho July 1, 2005 22:40 (UTC)

I have also visited the auctions frequently, and also took some photos at this time. Numerous other tourists were around, and the only restriction we encountered was that we were asked not to use flash for photos since it distracts the auctioneers. -- Chris 73 Talk July 2, 2005 19:37 (UTC)

A permit is not required to witness the auctions at Tsukiji. My wife and I visited the market and watched the fresh and frozen tuna auctions as well as the uni auction on 2 November 2006. We both took photos with the flash disabled but there were several other tourists using their flash. We were told by our guides (former employees at the market) that it traditionally has been an open place and other than an incident in which a tourist apparently touched uni which made that area "off limits" there aren't really any restrictions on visitors as such. We walked all over the place, even in to the building that serves as the market's offices, but the guys we were with obviously were known.

Suggest: addition of ongoing controversy over proposed relocation of this market to another site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.78.11 (talk) 02:39, 13 October 2007 (UTC)