Tokyo fish market

This item appears on page 22 of the March 2009 issue.

Tokyo’s huge Tsukiji fish market once again is open to tourists, as of Jan. 19, 2009; a ban had been enacted Dec. 15, 2008. Tourists are allowed to visit the entire market from 5 to 6:15 a.m. They will be given guidelines against touching the 600-pound fishes and disrupting auctions with flash photography.