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Tsukiji as seen from Shiodome, 2018. Tsukiji Market (築地市場, Tsukiji shijō) is a major tourist attraction for both domestic and overseas visitors in Tokyo. [1] Located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo between the Sumida River and the upmarket Ginza shopping district, the area contains retail markets, restaurants, and associated restaurant supply stores.
At 408,000 m 2 (4,391,675 sq ft), Toyosu Market is almost twice the size of the old Tsukiji fish market. Unlike the previous Tsukiji fish market, the public cannot attend the auction at floor level among buyers. Instead, visitors can watch the market from a second floor viewing deck or, upon registration, from a room at the same level separated ...
While the inner market moved in October 2018 to the new Toyosu Market, the many small neighborhood restaurants, restaurant supply stores and retail operations in the outer market have remained and act as a major culinary tourist destination. Tsukiji was the largest fish market in the world handling more than 2000 tons of 450 types of seafood daily.
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a scenic waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its ...
Tsukiji Hongan-ji. Shintomichō Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line) (approximately 2 minutes' walk); The station is located in the Tsukiji neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo.Only a few blocks south of the station (about 150 m) lies Tsukiji fish market, the largest seafood market in the world. [3]
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The name Tsukiji comes from the kanji characters meaning "reclaimed land". This new temple, named Tsukiji Gobo (築地御坊), stood until it was leveled by the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. The present Tsukiji Hongan-ji was designed by Itō Chūta of the University of Tokyo and built between 1931 and 1934.
"Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Pacific Affairs. 78 (3): 487–488. Schnell, Scott R. (2006). "Tsukiji The fish market at the center of the world". Asian Folklore Studies. 65 (1). Nanzan University: 98–100. JSTOR 30030378. Swedberg, Richard (2006). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World . By Theodore C ...