It's a fishy business, so stay away, tourists told in Japan

[Taka-Okami]

'OPERATORS of the world's biggest fish market, which is also one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions, have moved to ban sightseers from the multimillion-dollar morning sales.'



http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/its-a-fishy-business-so-stay-away-tourists-told-in-japan/2008/02/22/1203467386450.html

[succubusqueen]

"They need to know that this is a wholesale market and is not for sightseeing,"

actually I agree....I never understood the whole "lets go to the fish market thing"....

[2triky]

I thought tourists were banned from the fish auctions sometime ago

[Greji]

I thought tourists were banned from the fish auctions sometime ago

They have been banned on numerous occasions. It's sort of a "Let's reinvent the wheel" sort of thing! It happens every several years!

[blackcat]

Japan Yokouso!



Please to go and look at our paved over temples but don't see something that is an interesting part of our culture (or take pics of our illegal fishing catches world-over LOL) just follow the flag girl stay on path and piss off.

and please don't come again!

Fuckwits don't deserve tourists!

[2triky]

They have been banned on numerous occasions. It's sort of a "Let's reinvent the wheel" sort of thing! It happens every several years!

Thanks Greji...I was a bit confused because I was positive I had heard and read that a ban had been instituted before.

[TennoChinko]

I am waiting for the news story that'll break out when a foreign chef from a place like Gordon Ramsay's gets physically assaulted and told to leave when trying to buy the morning catch!

[Mulboyne]

Thanks Greji...I was a bit confused because I was positive I had heard and read that a ban had been instituted before.

They've done it before but here's a thread with some of the recent restrictions.