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This market, the biggest in the world, is a must-see for any visitor to Tokyo. Huge interest in the early-morning tuna auctions has led to restrictions on the number of observers, but the stalls that surround the market are heaving with sea creatures of every imaginable description. The later you go, the slower your progress as the number of shoppers builds up. But, in any case, this is a place to be savoured. And, amazingly, it doesn’t smell of fish.
Metro: Tsukiji (on the Hibiya line)
An amazing aray of Japanese antiques furniture & crafts trucked into the scerenity of the Togo shrine in Harajuku, an area more commonly known for its comtemporary Japanese hip-hop pop boutiques, than for traditional culture.
Just of Takashimaya dori, from 7.00am on the first, fourth & fifth Sunday's of the month. Metro Yoyogi Koen
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