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We were up early this morning to visit Tsukiji fish market which Laura had told us was her favourite memory from when she visited Tokyo a few years ago. There's a famous action held every morning where sellers bids high amounts on the first tuna of the day for good luck.
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It was fun looking at all the weird and wonderful sea creatures that we had never seen before but the market was a scary place to be, with little forklift trucks racing around everywhere.
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I was terrified we were going to get hit by someone but they seemed very used to dodgy the tourists.
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After the stress of dodgy trucks, we were relieved and excited to sit down at one of the market restaurant sand tuck in to some super fresh sushi.
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We ordered some sashimi and egg omelette which came in giant bowls of rice. It was amazing how cheap the prices were.
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As it was our last night in Japan, we decided to do the tourist thing and go up Tokyo Tower to take in the views of the city. Though the tower isn't as tall as The Skytree, we felt it was more of a classic landmark and we have a Nano Block version of it at home which Jenny sent us. It also has the cutest pair of mascots ever, though I'm not sure why one had a plaster on it's head.
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The view from the top was fantastic and it was nice to get a sense of just how big Tokyo is. There were giant clusters of skyscrapers and buildings to be seen from every direction unlike most cities where you usually have one cluster.
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There was a glass panel on the floor which you could stand on which was super scary. We treated ourselves to drinks and nibbles in the cafe while we waited for sunset.
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We love to get our money out of landmarks by going up just before sunset so we can see the city during the day and night in one visit.
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I managed to get a bunch of squished pennies on our way out and, because Japanese is so much cuter than everywhere else, they had purikura machines rather than the usual tacky photo setup for tourists so we got our photo taken.