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Tokyo revealed: To market, to market!

Tokyo boasts an abundance of markets selling regional specialties from all over Japan. Topping the list is the brand-new Toyosu Market, which opened autumn 2018. As fascinating as the diversity of merchandise on offer at these markets — from fresh fish and vegetables to antiques — are the vendors themselves, who have plenty to say about their wares. Interacting with them is one of the delights of a market visit

Get to the point: Aritsugu sells and repairs knives and other tools for professional use, including the tekagi hooks indispensable at tuna auctions. At the front of the shop, craftsmen sharpen knives with great concentration. | KYODO

Feb 29, 2020

Toyosu Market

Toyosu Market is the largest and most important of the 11 facilities that constitute the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market. When the legendary Tsukiji Market grew antiquated and overcrowded, it relocated to Toyosu in October 2018. Consisting of four buildings that respectively house management offices, the Fish Wholesale Market, the Fish Intermediate Wholesale Market, and a fruit and vegetable market, the complex occupies 40.7 hectares, about 1.7 times the area of the Tsukiji site.

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Tokyo revealed: To market, to market!

Toyosu Market

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