Jul 15 2009 | shane sakata |

A buyer at the Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market in Tokyo takes time to inspect some ika (squid) carefully.

See more images and learn more about my early morning adventures at the Tsukiji tuna auction and the Tsukiji morning market.

Shane lives in Chiba Prefecture, about thirty minutes out side of Tokyo, and enjoys photographing temples, shrines and all things “traditional Japan”. She writes about Japan Travel and Culture on The Nihon Sun and co-hosts a weekly Japan travel chat on Twitter via Japan Discovered! Her images are often featured on her website. You can also follow Shane Sakata on Twitter.

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