Japan Photo of the Week: Tsukiji Samurai

Back in March, I decided I should try and head over to Tsukiji Fish Market before they tried to shut down some of the early morning access for tourists. I learned a few things from going. The first being that cutting fish can be really graceful, like this guy was making it with his knife/sword/katana/saw or whatever it is! Here are the other things I learned: Tsukiji is interesting. Tuna are big. Seafood is gross. Tourists are in the way. Yes Tsukiji was really cool, but after going, I realized in fact, Tsukiji is a workplace, and no matter how much the tourists try to follow the rules, we are in their way and sometimes preventing or delaying them from doing their job.