Tsukiji Market Tokyo Closed To Tourists

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Best quote goes to: "Traders complained that tourists had been “hugging” huge tuna in poses for photos, while others had licked fish".
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[Darren Wheeler]

Damn those fish-huggers...

Damn those fish-huggers...

Gives the trees a rest! y)

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Best quote goes to: "Traders complained that tourists had been “hugging” huge tuna in poses for photos, while others had licked fish".
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NOooooo n(

can't see how imposing a bad ending in May will change anything if its tourists ?|

thanks for info Tink y)

[HighFlyer]

I never did get to see this, but then I couldnt quite stomach getting up at 4.30am to look at fish. A shame though, the market is an institution.

Damn those fish huggers!

IDamn those fish huggers!

And lickers... :0

IDamn those fish huggers!

And lickers... :0

fish lickers?

#shudders#

can't see how imposing a bad ending in May will change anything if its tourists ?|

The holidays are currently happening in Japan finishing with Golden Week (the busiest of them all) at the beginning of May hence why the ban is probably happening now.