The Collins Family on the Web - Tokyo, Japan

Chizuko Waller was our Esprit Travel guide for our first two days in Tokyo. In addition to being an outstanding guide, she and her husband (an executive chef) co-authored a bagel cookbook for the Japanese market.

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Chizuko Waller was our Esprit Travel guide for our first two days in Tokyo. In addition to being an outstanding guide, she and her husband (an executive chef) co-authored a bagel cookbook for the Japanese market. / Chizuko Waller was our Esprit Travel guide for our first two days in Tokyo. In addition to being an outstanding guide, she and her husband (an executive chef) co-authored a bagel cookbook for the Japanese market.

Our first stop with Chizuko was the Tsukiji wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable market.

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Our first stop with Chizuko was the Tsukiji wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable market. / Our first stop with Chizuko was the Tsukiji wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable market.

This is what wasabi looks like before it is ground up and put on the plate with your sashima or sushi.

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This is what wasabi looks like before it is ground up and put on the plate with your sashima or sushi. / This is what wasabi looks like before it is ground up and put on the plate with your sashima or sushi.

Traditional hand carts are still used to transport goods at the market.

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Traditional hand carts are still used to transport goods at the market. / Traditional hand carts are still used to transport goods at the market.

This is one of the motorized carts used at the market.

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This is one of the motorized carts used at the market. / This is one of the motorized carts used at the market.

Drivers and carts at work

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Drivers and carts at work / Drivers and carts at work

Carving up fish at the wholesale fish market

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Carving up fish at the wholesale fish market / Carving up fish at the wholesale fish market

Sample slices of tuna

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Sample slices of tuna / Sample slices of tuna

Seafood for sale at the wholesale market

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Seafood for sale at the wholesale market / Seafood for sale at the wholesale market

Inside the Tsukiji Fish Market

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Inside the Tsukiji Fish Market / Inside the Tsukiji Fish Market

Live snapping turtles

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Live snapping turtles / Live snapping turtles

The Tsukiji retail market

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The Tsukiji retail market / The Tsukiji retail market

Yum!

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Yum! / Yum!

Fresh tuna

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Fresh tuna / Fresh tuna

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Another aisle in the retail market

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Another aisle in the retail market / Another aisle in the retail market

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These beautiful and beautifully dressed young women were about to venture into the gardens at the Meiji Shrine.

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These beautiful and beautifully dressed young women were about to venture into the gardens at the Meiji Shrine. / These beautiful and beautifully dressed young women were about to venture into the gardens at the Meiji Shrine.