Originally Posted by
jib71
Seems people aren't so interested in the "real" Japan after all.
Yes, how many visitors have actually slept on a rice field like I did in a drunken stupor 15 years ago on Hokkaido?
As for fish markets in Asia, Noryangjin in Seoul, 24/7, is far more interesting in culinary terms than Tsukiji. More variety of food available for visitors to eat, some of the seafood there is also priced beyond ordinary mortals in Japan.
In Japan, Hakodate on Hokkaido is the "keeping it real" champion of all the fish markets I have seen. Akashi in Kansai also quite good. But in my uneducated opinion, fish markets in Korea are more interesting if the purpose of visiting is also to eat and enjoy fresh fish and seafood.