Ryan and I got up at the crack of dawn to get to the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market on Tuesday. Jason was not feeling well, with some sinus issues and a fever, so he and Kelly slept in. All spots for the tuna auction were already gone when we arrived at 4:30am. Supposedly people were lined up at 3am! We still got to walk around a bit and see some of the fish and vegetable stands and get in line early at Sushi Dai, meaning the wait was only 45 minutes. The sushi was delicious and all the people working there were all very friendly. It really does look like a hole in the wall, with maybe a total of 15 stools around a small sushi bar. Here are some pictures of Ryan eating sushi he would never eat at home (salmon roe and sea urchin).
      

After sushi, we headed back to the hotel to nap and do laundry. Ryan watched an awesome YouTube video on operating a Japanese washing machine in order to figure out which buttons to push. Gotta love YouTube! The four of us then headed out to the Meiji-Jingu Shrine and gardens, where we cleansed our hands and mouths before entering, as is the tradition.  The shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shokan.  They were both forward thinking leaders, introducing Japan to Western cultures and technology, and taking an interest in national welfare and world affairs.

We walked down to Shibuya, the crazy people crossing, which was not as crazy as I had expected (I think it was probably off-peak hours), where we met Chen for another delicious meal of sushi!