Uogashi Yokocho — Local services in Tokyo

Uogashi Yokocho is a large, no-frills marketplace located on the 4th floor of the Wholesale Market Building of the Toyosu Fish Market. The industrial-vibe indoor space is filled with vendors selling spices & seasonings, kitchen ware, produce, pottery, raw/prepared/specialty foods, teas, souvenirs, knives, tools and anything Japanese food-related. Needless to say, I was in heaven and forgot to take a single pic!

I was finally able to find individually-wrapped packs of seasoned nori which I love to snack on, as well as furikake seasoning which I use on rice and popcorn. My spouse spent a lot of time in the kitchen ware shop and bought yet another Japanese knife.

On our way out, we bumped into the sushi chef of the restaurant we had dinner at a few nights before, so you know this is where the pros shop!

OVERALL: A must-do when visiting the Toyosu Fish...

If you want knives and scaling items, anything too cook fish with, etc. This is where you can get the best prices. I did not need any new knives but the quality and the prices were hard to beat. Picked up a couple of fish scales and they were 30% less than the discount store we saw them at. There are some tourist shops here but this is where the tools, spices, and again great high quality knives...

豊洲市場「水産仲卸売場棟」の「見学ギャラリー」エスカレータで4階へ上がったところにある「魚がし横丁」。早い時間にパッと行くことをオススメ。しかしあまり早すぎると、プロの目利きの方々の邪魔になるので、遅すぎず、早すぎず、で。大定で玉子焼き（甘くないやつ）買って、跳ね鯛で大根買って、うおがし銘茶でお茶買って、鰹節やら海苔やら買って、最後にお土産に伊藤ウロコで粋なTシャツやら缶バッジ、トートバッグ、前掛けなど買って。あー忙し（笑）、そして、楽し。しかし何度も行ってるのに、イマイチどこに何があるのかいまだ位置関係の全貌が掴めず（笑）。。。いつも適当にさまよって回遊してるうちに、目的のお店にたどり着くパターン。プロ仕様ゴム長靴と楽しい雑貨のお店「伊藤ウロコ」さんだけはエスカレーター上がってすぐUターンなので迷わないけど、、。本当は「通り」の名前など系統立てて覚えれば良いのかもしれない。ま、いっか！迷ってるうちに偶然バッタリ出会う楽しみ...