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TOYOSU FISH

MARKET

EXPERIENCE Beyond the Center ⌂ 6-6-2 Toyosu, Koto-ku  Shijo-mae Stn, Yurikamome line
東京都中央卸売市場豊洲市場

The largest market of its kind in the world and the beating heart of
Japan’s gastronomic culture, the Toyosu fish market turns over some
1,200 tons of seafood every single day. Most visitors come here not to
buy fish, but to soak up vibrant market life and to eat the freshest sushi.
After years of delays, this state-of-the-art fish
an hour, with huge fish laid out in long rows
market opened in 2018 in Toyosu, just 1 mile
(2 km) away from the previous site at Tsukiji.
for buyers. While visitors are not able to pur-
Sleeker and less chaotic than its predecessor, This takes place from 4:30am, and lasts up to
chase directly from the market, many sushi
Toyosu’s purpose-designed layout eliminates vendors that plied their trade in the shadow
previous tensions between tourists and market of the old Tsukiji market have also made the
traders. Head to the observation deck to watch move over to Toyosu, providing hungry visi tors
the daily tuna auction below (book in advance). with some of the freshest sushi imaginable.
TUNA FISH
SUPPLIES
Toyosu spe cializes in
maguro (tuna) from
as far away as New
Zealand and the North
Atlantic. The Japanese
consume about 30 per­
cent of the annual
global 1.7 million­ton
tuna catch, and eat
80 per cent of tuna
raw, as sashimi, which
requires the best cuts
of fish. The Pacific
Ocean’s South Blue Fin
tuna, a favorite for
sashimi, is declining
steadily in spite of
efforts to manage
numbers. The Japanese
fishing industry has
come under a great
deal of scrutiny, with
other governments
exerting pressure on
Japan to keep an eye
on its activities.

Bustling stalls laden
with fresh fish in the
Toyosu Fish Market
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