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Impressed by the Tokyo fish market

Exploiting my jetlag, we beat the tourists to the Tokyo fish market in Tsukiji. Everywhere we walked there were men on motorized carts trying to run us over. Bathed in the scent of raw fish, this was a market my grandparents would have loved. Having stoked our appetite, we proceeded across the street for the best sushi I've ever had. Never having been frozen, this fish made all prior sushi experiences seem like warmed-up leftovers.

Because it was still very early, we decided to explore the inside of a skyscraper and a mall. Although the buildings were open, there was nobody around and none of the stores were open yet. It felt like being inside a William Gibson novel!

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Eating Gyoza

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Made it to Tokyo

After flying into Narita airport, renting a cellphone and taking a shuttle to Tokyo, I bumbled my way to my friend Chris' studio apartment. We grabbed a quick bite at a nearby eatery called Yoshinoya and then Chris showed me a multi-storey building, Shin-Maru Biru, that was filled with fancy restaurants. There was even a grocery store at which I satisfied my craving for some red-bean paste-filled snack.

Today we are going to beat the tourists by going to a fish market at 5am and then set off on a bus tour of Tokyo.

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