It's true what they say about space being a premium in Tokyo - our room though comfortable is tiny - there is just about enough space to move around without bumping into one another.

However, you need a degree to master the toilets, they come with warm seats and a selection of water jets to keep you clean and fresh as well as a built in air freshener and a button you can press to mask the noise of you having a tinkle.

Following a refreshing shower we take a dawn visit to the vast Tsujuki Fish Market which is a true highlight. The market includes the world famous tuna auctions where rock solid frozen tuna looking like steel torpedoes are sold for up to 1 million Yen or £5k each. Each day the market turns over £2 billion yen worth of sales and it is extremely busy. So much so that tourists are now restricted to limited times and numbers. We knew this but still walked in and while busy looking at the weird and wonderful produce we "unknowingly" enter a 'no go' zone where, after a few near misses of being mowed down by men zooming around on electric carts we are politely ushered to safer ground by the market police.

Once sold these tuna are sawn into pieces and make their way to various restaurants around Tokyo. Talking of restaurants we then head off to one of the many sushi bars close by. I must say that I (Suzanne) have never eaten or wanted to eat sushi - but as they say "when in Rome". Judge for yourself whether I will be returning for second helpings (see photo). The sushi is super fresh straight from the market and the care and attention shown here is superb. Fish is such an important part of Japanese cuisine and life that the fish have a dedicated temple at the market where the fisher folk say thanks for the produce.

After our fishy breakfast we head off to the 46th floor of the huge Dentsu building to get a panorama of Tsujiki, Tokyo Bay and downtown Tokyo.

It's a fifteen minute walk to upmarket Ginza - known as the Fifth Avenue of Tokyo which is full of exclusive department stores, gas lamps and other harbingers of the modern world including the huge Wako store which was the sight of the original Seiko stall.

Early evening it was off to Roppongi an upmarket area known for it's good nightlife. We had a few beers but were surprised that in such a modern city smokers and non smokers share the same space. Having sampled a little Japanese food and not finding it to our liking we spent quiet a bit of time trying to find somewhere to eat that served anything other than sushi, raw meat and noodle dishes topped with raw egg. Giving up and rather hungry we remembered a small Thai restaurant that caught our eye on a way to Rappongi. Luckily for us there were two spaces left at the bar and we had a hearty plate of Pad Thai. The Thai owner was so friendly she gave us a discount on the lager and then knocked some money off the bill.