It is hard to imagine the scale of the Tokyo Fish Market. After spending hours exploring the market you realize you cannot see it all unless you lived in Tokyo and worked in the market every day. This is a working market, but unlike other ports in the world, it serves everyone. Local seafood wholesalers and international sushi buyers are here. Women shopping for their family dinner and locals coming for a quick lunch on the freshest seafood.
The market is most famous for it’s live tuna auction where buyers shop for Japanese and global clients
Species of seafood you have never seen
As a foreigner who doesn’t speak Japanese (and most locals do not speak English), you can only wonder at what you are seeing at some of the stalls
There is chaos in this market as traders mix with chefs, locals and tourists
Restaurants in the market
There are tons of places to eat inside the market. Not just takeaway. There are small sit-down restaurants and counter service of great, really fresh food
