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Tsukiji pose

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Tourists pose for a photo in front of a sushi restaurant at Tsukiji fish market, one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo.

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and soon not to exist thanks to the greed of the Ishihara regime. So very sad. New place is almost deliberately inconvenient for visitors and casual tourists.

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@patricia: The tourists are the least of my worries, read this:

The relocation of the Tsukiji market to Toyosu has been moving forward despite concerns over the safety of the new site due to health issues. Tokyo Gas Co., which had a factory there, revealed in 2001 that the area contains high levels of lead, arsenic, hexavalent chromium, cyanogen, and benzene. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has insisted the safety of the new site can be ensured.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish -
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Cool pic!

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I'd like to see this place in person before the move. Maybe even watch when they auction the tuna catch.

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There are other fish-markets with tuna auctions in Tokyo that have less rules than tsukiji for watching.

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It"s ME...didn't know that. Where are they?

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