Toyosu market, Central wholesale market in Toyosu district, Japan
Toyosu market is a large fish and produce wholesale market in Toyosu district, Tokyo, standing on reclaimed land along the bay. Three buildings contain sections for seafood, vegetables, and restaurants, linked by bridges and walkways.
The market opened in October 2018 as the successor to the old Tsukiji market, after the government cleaned up the site of a former gas plant. The move ended a decades-long debate about space and hygiene at the old location.
Traders still use hand signals during morning tuna trading that begins each day with an auction, carrying old market traditions into a new setting. Visitors watch through glass walls as professionals evaluate fish by color and flesh texture.
Shijo-mae station on the Yurikamome Line sits right at the market and leads via stairways to the viewing decks on upper floors. Arriving early lets visitors watch the morning auction through thick glass that separates work areas from visitor walkways.
In January 2019, a Pacific bluefin tuna weighing 278 kilograms (613 pounds) fetched the record sum of 333.6 million yen, making headlines worldwide. The fish decks also feature walk-in cold rooms that visitors can peer into through windows without stepping into the cold themselves.
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