Alukho uhambo oluya e-Tokyo oluqedwa ngaphandle kokuvakashela iMakethe yaseTsukiji (築地市場, Tsukiji shijō), imakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yezinhlanzi nezilwane zasolwandle emhlabeni. Ngokwezilinganiso, amathani angaphezu kuka-2000 ezinhlanzi ezibiza ngaphezu kuka-US$15 million adayiswa lapha nsuku zonke – lokho kuyisamba samathani angu-616,000 ezinhlanzi ezibiza ngaphezu kuka-US$4.25 wezigidigidi unyaka ngamunye!
Uma ivela olwandle, khona-ke kungenzeka ukuthi uthole eCentral Fish Market, okuyikhaya lamahektare phezu kwamahektare abathengisi bezentengiselwano. Impela, okugqamile kubavakashi bangaphandle nabasekhaya bekuhlala kuyindali ye-tuna yansuku zonke, lapho ama-behemoth angamaphawundi angu-600 engathola amanani afika ezinkulungwaneni ezimbalwa zamadola ngekhanda ngalinye.
Uma ungakaze ube nelungelo lokubuka indali ye-tuna yodumo yakwa-Tsukiji, isenzo siqala ngabo-5 ekuseni lapho abathengi bengeniswa endaweni yombukiso. Lapha, imigqa phezu kwemigqa ye-tuna eqandisiwe iphonswa ngokucophelela futhi iqhutshwa izandla ezingochwepheshe kufunwa inyama yezinga eliphezulu kakhulu. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, lesi sigameko siqala ukuphithizela kwezingcingo nezimpendulo njengoba abathengi befuna ukuphisana ngezinhlanzi ezikhetheke kakhulu.
Ngokudabukisayo, izivakashi zingakwazi ukufinyelela kulesi sigcawu esimangalisayo kulandela izikhalo ezikhulayo zabahwebi bezinhlanzi zokuthi izivakashi bezibaphazamisa emsebenzini wabo.
Kusukela ngo-April 1, 2008, izivakashi zizokwazi ukubuka indali ye-tuna kuphela endaweni ekhethiwe, futhi izikhathi zokungena nazo zikhawulelwe kusukela ku-0500 kuya ku-0615. Kuye ngokuthi le mithetho emisha iphumelele kangakanani ekunqandeni iziphazamiso, maningi amathuba. ukuthi kusetshenziswe imithetho eqinile esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
Ngokuka-Ihei Sugita, osebenza eCentral Fish Market, izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe bezinomkhuba wokuthinta nokuthwebula izinhlanzi ezivela emazweni azo. “Endaweni edayisa amakhulu amaningana ama-tuna ngosuku, lokhu kuthinta ibhizinisi lethu. Kusiphatha kabi ukubenqaba ngokuphelele njengoba bevakasha besuka phesheya, yingakho sigcina leli windi lesikhathi elizosithinta kancane.”
Esikhathini esedlule, indali ye-tuna yansuku zonke e-Tsukiji yayiheha idlanzana lezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe kuphela usuku ngalunye. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva nje ukuthandwa komcimbi kuye kwadlondlobala, ikakhulukazi njengoba bayanda abavakashi bomhlaba abaya beba nelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi ngemvelaphi ephansi ye-sushi abayithandayo.
Njengoba kunethuba elihle lokuthi izindali ze-tuna zingase zivalwe ngokuphelele eminyakeni ezayo, kuhle ukuzama ukubamba amazwibela alo mcimbi ohluke ngokuphelele kuyilapho ungakwazi. Uma uzithola usuphumile ebusuku e-Tokyo, isincomo sethu ukuthi umane wenze iphathi eqinile e-Roppongi kuze kuphume ilanga, bese ugibela ikhebhu esheshayo uye e-Tsukiji. Yiqiniso, i-hangover ezayo kanye nephunga lezinhlanzi eziluhlaza azikho inhlanganisela ehlakaniphile, kodwa sithembele - ukuba phakathi nohlanya lwendali kuwufanele ubungozi!
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- True, an impending hangover and the smell of raw fish are anything but a wise combination, but trust us – being in the middle of the auction madness is worth the risk.
- Since there is a good chance that the tuna auctions may become completely closed off in the years to come, it’s probably worth trying to catch a glimpse of this wholly unique event while you still can.
- If you happen to find yourself out at night in Tokyo, our recommendation is simply to party hard in Roppongi until the sun rises, and then hop a quick cab to Tsukiji.
