Sushi in Tsukiji

I had Sushi in Tsukiji on a whim today. I went to see a doctor in the morning. The diagnosis finished pretty earlier than I had thought. So, I got much free time after that. A friend who likes Sushi is coming to visit to Japan on New Year's eve. So, I was thinking about him at that time and I remembered that another friend had told me about a good Sushi restaurant in Tsukiji. That's why I decided to go to Tsukiji to have Sushi and look the Sushi restaurant and all over beforehand. I was surprised there are many Sushi restaurants around Tsukiji subway station. They all have old fashioned or traditional looks. The sushi restaurant that she told me is in TSUKIJI (fisher) MARKET. But unfortunately, she hadn't told me the restaurant's closing time. When I arrived at the restaurant, they just closed fifteen minutes ago. (they close at 2 p.m.) So, I had to go to another Sushi restaurant instead. The Sushi was pretty good!

On the way to home, I stopped off at Tower Record in Shibuya to check out new CDs. The background music was Beethoven's ninth symphony's fourth movement. I used to sing that as a chorus member in Tokyo. I can clearly remember all notes and lyrics even now! It's obviously common that they sing the song and listen to the symphony in December in Japan. Everybody in Japan might realize the fact that this year is about to end when they listen to the music