It's 12:30 a.m. and Thomas and I are camped out at Jonathan's a 24-hour
restaurant waiting for the Tsukiji fish market's famous tuna auction
So it's 2:15am we're leaving Jonathan's and we're heading down to Tsukiji market the reason
we had to camp here for so long was because the metro stops at around
midnight, the taxis cost a whole heap of money and the tuna auction actually
starts at 5 o'clock in the morning but they say you have to get there around
2:00 or 3:00 a.m. to get in line they only take a hundred and twenty people
and it's first come, first served so hopefully were one of those 120 people
off we go
it's 3:15 a.m. and we've been let into the waiting room. So they allow 120
people into the tuna auction. That's it, once the limits reached they don't let any
more people in for the day so we started lining up at 2:15am I think it was.
We waited outside until there were about 60 people and they've let us in as the first
group. We leave for Tsukiji Market, the inner auction bit at 5:25am and the tuna
auction starts at 6:00 a.m. we have about 20 minutes there to watch the action
and then we leave and then the next group comes so the next 60. It's packed in here
already and there's still two and a half hours before we get to go in and see anything
it's crazy
We're on the move! Tsukiji is the world's biggest fish market and the tuna
auction is serious business last year the first tuna of the season sold for six
hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars and because it is such serious business in
there we don't know if we'll be able to talk so there'll just be a lot of filming
going on
that was so quick fire it was really exhilarating to watch I mean I don't even
know how they comprehend what they're bidding for, what the price was. It was just over
like that in two seconds, it was amazing. But all really quite calm. Very calm very orderly, it just
got done it was pretty damn cool now with all that fish we've been
seeing it's probably time to eat some wouldn't you think? We've been awake pretty much
all night so is it breakfast is it dinner?
it's just sushi! Fish!
we're in the queue for sushi breakfast at Daiwa Sushi, don't know how long we'll be waiting
but I'm sure it will be worth it.
We've sat down at the sushi bar, there's about 12 seats and I'm talking quite quietly because it's
quite quiet in here and quite intimate so I don't want to be too in-your-face
We opted for the omakase set which is the chef's choice
It is amazing. Life changing sushi.
I'm so devastated that that is over. That was absolutely phenomenal. I have no words it was just so so so spectacular
my favorite was probably the otoro which is the fatty belly of the tuna and I can
see why they go for such huge prices that was amazing!
Oh wow phenomenal experience. Life changing! It was life-changing, sorry we
didn't talk much as Sheena said it was very calm and quiet in there. Everyone was just
in their moment. Yea and sometimes with the camera it's got a big microphone
on top and stuff you want to be a bit more subtle and not ruin it for other
people so we kept it a little bit quiet. What was your favorite of the array? So I
loved the otoro- oh sorry you just said that - the tuna belly and also the uni which was the
sea urchin we had uni sushi I think 2 vlogs ago this tasted
completely different, this just melted in your mouth and it
was just milky and creamy and so delicate ohhhh. How about you?
Ummm, the tuna as well the one that we started with oh my god it was like eating
fish butter, heavenly and there was also a little prawn just like a little
side dish, no rice or anything, just a tiny piece of a prawn with a little
excuse me a little piece of shell on it just grilled oh my god. It was like the
prawn that kept on giving. The flavors coming out of that thing
unbelievable. So we had tuna belly, lean tuna like the bit of the bright red tuna
from the spine, squid, sea urchin, eel, a white fish sort of like kingfish maybe we
weren't quite sure. Tuna and salmon roe. Uhh what else? I think that's about it. And we finished with the omelet.
And the omelet what an array. It was incredible. Expensive but worth every penny. It was
3780 yen which is about $40 each I think. But well worth it.
Well worth it! but we've now not slept at all we've now spent more than
all of our money for about three days so I think we might head home get out of
this rain have a sleep because it's now about I think nine o'clock in the
morning and we just haven't really been to bed at all
but Tsukiji fish market tuna auction well worth a visit it is you know you
have to get up early be there at about 2:00am. About 2:00am - I mean by by around
4:00-4:30am there was definitely no spaces left but if I was getting up that early
to make sure you get in line I wouldn't be pushing it that late because you
could well miss out and it was a great experience. It was a
phenomenal experience and make it special and come over here so we're very close
to where the tour finished and make it special and come and grab some sushi
to start your day. At Daiwa Sushi. What an experience. Thank you so much for watching
we hope we've inspired you to eat and explore like a traveler, not a tourist. See you next time. Sayonara!