There are hundreds of frozen tuna laid out on the floor of the market. It gets rather crowded but it was still quite a site.
So now you must be confined to a small area, roughly 4 feet wide by 50 feet long that runs down the center of where the frozen tuna are auctioned off. Tourists would touch the fish, blind the auctioneers with flashes and generally cause issues with the auctions. This is the biggest draw to Tsukiji and it was its most problematic. Recently, the market has changed its policy on tourists during the hours of the auctions.
That fact helps keep you awake that early in the morning. You really have to pay attention or you can get hit, maimed or killed in many different ways. 20,000+ trucks move in and out of the market every day and there are thousands of little carts that zoom by at dangerous speeds moving fish and other items throughout. There are no areas sectioned off just for tourists (actually one, will get there in a bit), and no pedestrian paths. That is what Tsukiji is like for the people who work there. Imagine if people came to your place of work and stood right where you needed to be with flashing cameras, blocking your path while you are trying to make deadlines. The reality is that while you stand in a path taking pictures there are people trying to get by and make money. This is a real place of business and millions of dollars worth of fish and seafood are bought, sold and packaged there everyday. The thing about Tsukiji is that it isn't meant for tourists. We grabbed a taxi outside the hotel and headed to the market. Unfortunately the auctions start at 5:30 in the morning! Not wanting to miss this, we met our guide - Amaya san - in the hotel lobby at 4am. He also had a band that had a song about fish heads.One of the most interesting places to see in Tokyo is the Tsukiji fish market and most notably the tuna auctions that happen there. It seems to be a little wider than I expected.īilly Mumy? I think he does collect props. This does clear that up! I also think my head is a little too round from the front view on the top of the head. I seem to remember a more recent interview showing his collection (and he had the original Gort helmet).Īnd his wasn't in as perfect condition as this one is.Ī most excellent resource, thanks for that Dave! I was definitely unaware of the round vents under the jawline and wasn't 100% sure of the holes in the earpieces. If I am thinking of the right person, he collects props. I believe an original helmet is currently owned by the kid from Lost In Space.
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They also used a static fiberglass full bodied Gort.
One seamed up the back, and one seamed up the front, There may have been more than one original helmet. This is a "restored" helmet.and there have been many replicas. This Hollywood Auctions show seemed to be full of scripted untruths many times. I question some of his "facts" about this helmet. You get to see the underside very clearly. If you want a good view of the Helmet, this video shows it nicely from multiple angles.
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