Tsukiji Fish Market
The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji fish market (Japanese: 築地市場, Tsukiji shijō) is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind.
The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors (few Japanese casually visit the market), especially for visitors who have arrived from Narita International Airport; the best times to visit are between 5:00AM and 9:00AM.
You can get a variety of the most fresh AAA sushi grade fish here, simply because they’re just fresh out of the sea. It is definitely any sushi chefs and chef’s dream to be here. Usually bidding for fish starts early in the morning with the best choice going to the highest bidder in the market. You wouldn’t want to miss it but you would need to wake up extraordinarily early to catch the action.
The Tsukiji fish market is located near the Tsukijishijō Station on the Oedo subway line and Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya subway line. There are two distinct sections of the market as a whole. The “inner market” (jonai shijo) is the licensed wholesale market, where the auctions and most of the processing of the fish take place, and where licensed wholesale dealers (approximately 900 of them) operate small stalls. The “outer market” (jogai shijo) is a mixture of wholesale and retail shops that sell Japanese kitchen tools, restaurant supplies, groceries, and seafood, and many restaurants, especially sushi restaurants. Most of the shops in the outer market close by the early afternoon, and in the inner market even earlier.
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