Sushi has a long history, more than 1000 years in Japan. it was a fermented sour fish ปลาส้ม and rice, prepared for days, months or even years. a revolution took place some 200 years ago at a metropolis with more than a million people, now called Tokyo. it was a rebellion to the old tradition. sushi are now prepared in front of the customers and eaten immediately.
modern sushi started as street food in the days of shogunate. sushi preparing in front of customers today reflect the early days of ordering at roadside stands แผงลอย ร้านอาหารตามสั่ง
some shops came to cater very expensive sushi to daimyos and rich merchants.
they are the origins of sushi masters today. their skills were handed down to next generations mainly by On-the-Job-Training to pupils. they were something like sushi academies. few shops were hereditary.
there is a fish market place in Kanazawa. Oh-mi choh.
owners of some stores are traders of precious fishes. a store master trades billions of yens per year in local and national auctions. they are providing best fishes used for sushi in Kanazawa area from all over the country. best Japan sea fishes to Tokyo market.
They provide better income for fish hunters and sushi masters.
there is a nationally famous sushi master in Kanazawa. he is over 90 years old now, but still providing sushi face to face, for his longtime customers and their guests only.
there is the Tukiji (now moved to Toyosu) auctions market in Tokyo. They are at the top among thousands of auctions nationwide. a system producing wealth on fishes.
Mt.Fuji at distance. many sailing ships anchored in Tokyo bay.
appeared in some foreign blogs. copyrights unknown.
this picture depicts Tokyo seaside in early 19th century.
a stall providing sushi.
