Japan trip day 4: Tsujiki, Akihabara, Asakusa & Kappabashi

A long day today, starting at 8, with a trip to Tsujiki, the central market for Tokyo.
There are a few areas to Tsukiji, and I wandered around the inner market, where there was row upon row of stalls selling fish & seafood, all doing a brisk trade. After having a look, I went for some fresh sushi at a restaurant nearby. When I arrived at the restaurant at 9:30, there was a queue of about 15. By the time I was seated at 10:25, the crowd had grown to 25, and when I finished, there was at least 30 people waiting. The sushi there was special – the fish was at room temperature (unlike sushi elsewhere where you can tell the fish has been chilled), and all were brilliant, especially the o-toro, which resembled Japanese beef in appearance.
After the sushi, I wandered some more, and found the outer market, where there were more stalls selling all manner of foods, both cooked & uncooked. There was a row of ramen/udon/donburi stalls on the outside, and if I didn’t have the sushi, would have gone for one of the meals there.
After realising that I couldn’t spend the whole day at Tsukiji, made my way to Akihabara, to walk around there. There were all manner of manga/electrical items on sale there, and some interesting and unusual items, such as warm canned Oden, and warm canned ramen.
Next stop was Asakusa, where the Sensoji temple was located. For some reason, I found the Sensoji temple experience underwhelming. It may have been the gauntlet of shops you need to run through before getting there (as is the case with Sydney Airport), or it might be something else. I took a few photos there & continued onto Kappabashi.
Kappabashi is the restaurant supplies area, where you can find all you need to run your own restaurant (except perishables, which you can find at Tsukiji). The area has everything from plates & cutlery, to pots, pans, chefs whites, menu stands and even replica food models. Unfortunately, the replica food models are pricey (such as a piece of sushi going for 1000 yen, and a bowl of gyudon for ~5750 yen), so I passed on buying any.
Dinner was at a place called Tenya, which is a chain that specialises in Tendon, or tempura on rice. One bowl costs 500 yen, and is very reasonable, with some fish, squid, a prawn and a few vegetables.
I’m due for a more relaxed day tomorrow, so I’ll see what I feel like doing in the morning.