Tsukiji fish market~Part 1 Tuna auction

11 o'clock at night, the Tsukiji Market seen from Kachidoki bridge. It is late at night but many trucks come and go.
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The relocation of the market is coming up soon, and the tours earlier this week were filled to capacity near midnight.
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It is raining, but many people were already forming a line. The capacity is 120, but there aren't that many people yet. Getting in the line.
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It is 12, and reception is starting. Actually, the official starting time of reception was 5.
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In the waiting room. Visitors are given a paper about precautions and a colored vest to wear. The vest indicates that you take part in the tour.
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It still wasn't full of capacity at the time everyone in line had entered the room, but reception finished at half passed 12. The last visitor was greeted with an applause.
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120 visitors are separated into two groups of 60, in the order in of reception. The tour for the first group starts at 5:40.
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Waiting 5 hours. You must wait in the room until the tour starts, and no going out.
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Half passed 5, the first group is called to move to the auction area.
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It is morning.
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Moving to the auction area, lead by security guards.
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The intermediate wholesales area.
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Many motorized vehicles come and go. Needless to say, the vehicles have priority and they do not stop for tourists.
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Entering the wholesales area, usually off limits for tourists.
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Finally entering the auction area.
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Entering.
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The auction area for frozen tuna. Tourists can see the auction from the visitor area at the end of the room.
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The frozen tuna that will be sold at the auction.
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Buyers checking the tuna before auction.
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Buyers check the quality of the tuna by looking at the cutting plane of the tail.
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Buyers gathering for the auction.
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Buyers are still examing the tuna.
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It is 6 o'clock. The auctioneers ringing bells.
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The auction starting.
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Buyers use hand signs to bid.
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The tuna are auctioned one after another.
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The auctioneers see the hand signals of the buyers and determine who is the highest bidder in an instant. One tuna is auctioned in just seconds.
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In the room, several auctions take place at the same time.
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The auction goes on in a solemn atmosphere.
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The auction goes on, but it is the end of the viewing.
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Lead by security guards, leaving the auction area from an other exit.
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The passage between the Wholesales area and the Intermediate wholesales area. Many vehicles going through a narrow passage.
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Intermediate wholesaler's shops.
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Frozen tuna being cut.
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Cutted fozen tuna.
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Leaving the Wholesales area.
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Very busy outside.
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Frozen tuna taken somewhere.
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Walking through busy traffic.
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Styrofoam containers piled up.
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The colored vests are recollected near the Kaikōbashi gate, and the tour ends.
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After the tour, entering Uogashi-yokochō.
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Uogashi-yokochō, is an area of shops and restaurants inside Tsukiji Market.
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At the far end is the first store of Yoshinoya, the major fast food chain serving gyūdon.
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Yoshinoya first opened at the Nihonbashi fish market in 1899, and moved to Tsukiji as the market Moved to Tsukiji. The store moved here in 1959.
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It is a very small store, but it has a U-shaped counter like other Yoshinoyas.
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The gyūdon, beef bowl, of Yoshinoya.
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As the Tsukiji Market closes, this Yoshinoya will be closing too.
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The larger area of Uogashi-yokochō.
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Products being loaded on trucks.
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Leaving the Tsukiji Market from the Kaikōbashi gate.
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