Go Native 70 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Don't really understand the attraction myself. I've helped out at the docks in Iwanai unloading fish from boats which was fun enough but standing around watching auctions...I just don't get it. Not a place I've ever wanted to go to. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Caught that myself just before coming to work. They were total idiots and I almost felt sorry for the Japanese dudes who were just trying to get on with their work. Also didn't notice any Japanese, seemed 100% foreigners from what I saw - I wonder if many Japanese actually do go there. Not itching to get there myself either. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I can imagine them making more of a story out of it than it deserved though. Idiots? Sure. But what % of the people are causing no problems? Like someone else said they should really prepare a special area and charge people a bit to get in. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Missed that but is this place even set up to be a tourist place at all? Sounds like it isn't, just a market that has 'caught on' being popular. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: bobby12 If you tell them you are there for scientific research then I think they will have to let you in ;-) Only if you have a club and a machete Funny that its because of the problem gaijin, of course not the Japanese tourists. I saw this on NHK news, there was a big sign up saying that visitors were prohibited in the auction house and there was this guy giving the big crossed-arm signal to a Gaij women with him shouting at her "No allow, no allow!!", she looked as if she was just walking past the door and made no attempt to actually enter. Link to post Share on other sites
A lawyer 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Quote: Funny that its because of the problem gaijin, of course not the Japanese tourists. But do Japanese tourists visit it? Like someone else mentioned in the pieces I have seen on tv in the last few days, almost all of the people looking on were foreigners. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Am I being cynical or could it be that too many gaijin are appauled at the number of fish being caught? Japan has an appauling track record for exceeding fish quotas.they harvest more fish, particularly tuna, than any othe rnation on earth. maybe this stuff is better not to be seen by pesky gaijin. I'd like to go there. I'd pay good money to be appauled. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Some people appalled, perhaps. The Japanese consume 25% of the world's tuna catch. No bad going. It's not just the Japanese catching the blue fin. It's very lucrative so everybody is at it and selling to the Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 thurs, the spelling nazi! I was appalled at the spelling too, but thought to let it slide. I'd pay a small entry fee to have a look at the auction process and the markets afterwards. I didn't see the report (obviously!) but could someone who did, tell me if the other parts of the markets are still open? As I mentioned earlier, we have planned to go there for a look, but might have to give it a miss if the ban stays on, or if the ban includes the rest of the markets there as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 It's all to apoorling for me. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 it's only the auction chamber. You can still get some fresh stuff outside at the stalls/huts Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Isn't the auction the 'fun' bit though? Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Guess it depends on your definition of fun... In retrospect, I could actually pass on the actual auction process and just stroll through the wholesale market area then go grab a bite to eat and be satisfied. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 the draw is the freshest food, straight from the market. A few months back, some HK restauranteur sucessfully bid for the largest blue fin available at a snip of US$45,000. Tourist. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 do they have a similar set up in HK? Link to post Share on other sites
gurningbob 0 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Originally Posted By: The Skiing Lawyer Quote: Funny that its because of the problem gaijin, of course not the Japanese tourists. But do Japanese tourists visit it? Like someone else mentioned in the pieces I have seen on tv in the last few days, almost all of the people looking on were foreigners. Not many. It is almost all foreigners (the two times I have been and on other accounts I hear) and so the 'foreigner' angle is justified. Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 This is only a temporary closing for a month or so right? So are they going to be making changes when they re-open? Seems strange that they would close just for a few weeks and then reopen unchanged. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Opened up again today. Amazing - looks like they have changed NOTHING - apart from add more security people. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 maybe it was a publicity stunt, or an ongoing one. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 or maybe they are just very dim. Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 On the news just now they said they gave out flyers with info on it, had signs posted up and generally there were no problems. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Was reported on CNBC in Switzerland this morning.... LOL Link to post Share on other sites
12" 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Japan likes covering coverage of Japan overseas. It was on CNN and BBC too. Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Anyone been of late to this place? Still open I presume? Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 It's a fish market. If you're not there to buy fish, find something else to do. I can't believe it's a tourist attraction... "Oooh, look at that.... fish!" Having said that, never been there. Link to post Share on other sites
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