Travel Deeper - Japan @GarethLeonard

Gareth Leonard | Travel Deeper - Japan @GarethLeonard | Uploaded November 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
After spending almost four months living and traveling around Japan, I am now perhaps even more lost than I was at the beginning.

The problem with travel is, the more you learn and discover, you realize the less you actually know.

As soon as I think I have Japan figured out… a new door opens.

The only solution I’ve ever known for this uncomfortable position is to just absorb as much as possible - like tofu in a big bowl of Chanko Nabe - the goal is to take in substance and gain perspective.

New flavors change what I thought I knew about Japanese food. I see the process of sushi auctioned, packaged, prepared and presented. I see the amount care put into each bowl of soup. I see the precision taken by every day cooks - my palette evolves.

New adventures change what I thought I knew about Japanese culture. From the snow-capped mountains of Nozawa to the tropical waters of Ishigaki - My outlook widens.

And new relationships change what I thought I knew about Japanese people. As it has been with every other chapter in this life, what determines a viewpoint more than anything else - is the people I meet along the way.

Truth is, the reason I came to Japan was to find a place that was completely out of my element. I was in search of something unique to anything I’ve ever known. And luckily for me… that’s exactly what I found and I am forever shaped by this experience.
---
SUBSCRIBE ► bit.ly/TravelDeeper
---
FOLLOW ME:
+ INSTAGRAM ►instagram.com/tourist2townie
+ FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/tourist2townie
+ TWITTER ► twitter.com/tourist2townie
+ SNAPCHAT ►@GarethChat
+ WEB ► tourist2townie.com

MY TRAVEL VLOGGING GEAR:
- MacBook Pro 15” → amzn.to/2g9K6j3
- LaCie Rugged External Hard Drive → amzn.to/2fkojHR
- Sony a7ii → amzn.to/2gCeBDj
- Sony a7ii 24-70 Lens → amzn.to/2fhWexs
- DJI Phantom 4 Drone → amzn.to/2g9ALI4
- GoPro Hero 4 → amzn.to/2gvfJYI
- KNEKT Underwater Dome → amzn.to/2gez11u
- Rode Shotgun Mic → amzn.to/2gvg5yg
- Manfrotto 60” Compact Action Tripod → amzn.to/2gducpn
- Joby Tripod → amzn.to/2gdo6FA
- Zoom H2n Handy Recorder → amzn.to/2gdmKuE
- Backup Batteries for Sony A7ii → amzn.to/2fhYchl
- Backup Batteries for Sony RX100iv → amzn.to/2gvbqfO
---
P.S. Did you subscribe? If so, did you click on the notifications bell to receive updates when I launch a new video? If so, thank you!
---
TRAVEL DEEPER.

Iceland Road Trip Guide (Ep. 1) - Reykjavik to Ring Road

My Travel Nightmare: Surviving a Rare Amazon Disease (Leishmaniasis)

EATING PINE CONES in SIBERIA | Krasnoyarsk, Russia

My First Day in Tokyo | Apartment Tour, Harajuku, Shibuya Crossing, Sushi

My FAVORITE CITY in Russia? | Kazan, Tatarstan

LIVING on a HOUSEBOAT in Stavanger, Norway | Norway Travel Guide (Ep 1)

$Tsukiji Fish Market | Tuna Auction & Tokyos Freshest Sushi Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan is the largest wholesale fish market in the world. The Tokyo Fish Market sells over 400 different types of seafood being with more than 60,000 employees. For more information, visit http://www.tourist2townie.com/ SUBSCRIBE ► http://bit.ly/TravelDeeper FOLLOW ME: + INSTAGRAM ►https://www.instagram.com/tourist2townie + FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/tourist2townie + TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/tourist2townie + SNAPCHAT ►@GarethChat About Tsukiji Fish Market I arrived at the Tsukiji Fish Market at 2:15am to reserve a spot for the Tuna Auction that takes place before the fish market opens. TUNA AUCTION We are escorted across the Tsukiji Fish Market to a small doorway, which opens up into a huge warehouse filled with Tuna (maguro) and its buyers. The guys pace around the tuna, with a very methodical process. They examine a small piece of the tale, cut off for evaluation, and check its quality and fat content with a flashlight. Next, the tuna buyers break off small chunks of tale meat and rub it in their fingers to test its consistency and make up. Some even walk to another fish for inspection so they don’t tip their interest to other buyer’s watching. This is a very important process to get right as some of these massive fish can sell for up to 1.8 million US dollar - yes, that is the record to-date for a single fish sold here. Once everyone has picked their favorites, its time for the auctions to begin… Animated auctioneers yell out prices as stoic buyers calmly make their bids with a series of hand gestures which represent numerical amounts. Multiple auctions happen simultaneously, both fresh and frozen Tuna are sold separately, so there’s a battle between auctioneers to gain control of their own warehouse echoes. And when the dust clears, tuna’s are tagged and taken into the inner market to join all the other fish for distribution. TSUKIJI INNER MARKET The Tsukiji (SKI-GEE) Fish Market is the largest wholesale fish market in the world and the inside market or inner market is where all the wholesale business is done with restaurants, grocery stores, and other wholesalers. It is closed to the public before 9-10am, so if you want to go look around I recommend doing it after this time as the vendors will be much friendlier. TSUKIJI OUTER MARKET The outer market is where all the consumer-friendly vendors are. It’s an endless supply of Japanese cuisine and its components. They sell everything from giant raw oysters and grilled fish to knives and fruit. There is also a completely separate fruit and vegetable market next door. TSUKIJI FISH MARKKET - SUSHI RESTAURANTS There are literally thousands of options in front of you, so determining where to eat can be an overwhelming task to tackle. First, and most obvious, are the long lines of the highly regarded, TripAdvisor recommended, foreign-friendly sushi places. The quality is top notch and the prices reflect that. Then there’s the locally-known hot spots who boast similar lines, and equally as tasty offerings. Its really interesting to see some places with hour-long lines and then other’s right next door, completely empty. I wonder if it’s hype or is there a real difference in quality? I guess you’d have to ask the guys at the tuna auction to really know for sure. Away from the long lines, down the back streets, are a million hidden gems with no lines, and serving up a very similar spread. I really think its hard to go wrong here, given the source is so close by. But, in my amateur opinion, if you really want the freshest, pure taste of sushi at the fish market - I highly recommend going directly to the vendors who are cutting up and selling the fish. I visited a street stall breaking down the highest quality tuna you can get (otoro), for a fraction of the price as in restaurants. Thank you guys so much for watching the Tokyo Fish Market video, and if you have any questions, please leave a comment below. TRAVEL GEAR & VLOGGING EQUIPMENT: - MacBook Pro 15” → http://amzn.to/2g9K6j3 - LaCie Rugged External Hard Drive → http://amzn.to/2fkojHR - Sony a7ii → http://amzn.to/2gCeBDj - Sony a7ii 24-70 Lens → http://amzn.to/2fhWexs - DJI Phantom 4 Drone → http://amzn.to/2g9ALI4 - GoPro Hero 4 → http://amzn.to/2gvfJYI - KNEKT Underwater Dome → http://amzn.to/2gez11u - Rode Shotgun Mic → http://amzn.to/2gvg5yg - Manfrotto 60” Compact Action Tripod → http://amzn.to/2gducpn - Joby Tripod → http://amzn.to/2gdo6FA - Zoom H2n Handy Recorder → http://amzn.to/2gdmKuE - Backup Batteries for Sony A7ii → http://amzn.to/2fhYchl - Backup Batteries for Sony RX100iv → http://amzn.to/2gvbqfO - Amazon Kindle → http://amzn.to/2gBiiZ6 P.S. Did you subscribe? If so, did you click on the notifications bell to receive updates when I launch a new video? If so, thank you! TRAVEL DEEPER.$

YOSEMITE National Park SOLO TRIP 🇺🇸 One Day Hiking & Camping Offseason Guide