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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.
Honolulu Fish Auction. Honolulu Fish Auction has been operating since 1952, selling between 70,000 and 90,000 pounds of fish per day, operating six days per week. It is the sole large-scale auction for tuna west of Tokyo, Japan, and its operations are based on the same system used at the former Tsukiji Market Auction in Tokyo. [1]
The Toyosu Market (豊洲市場, Toyosu Shijō) is a wholesale market in Tokyo, located in the Toyosu area of the Kōtō ward. There are two markets for seafood, one for general wholesale and one for bidding, and one market for fruits and vegetables, with each in its own building. Tourists can observe the auction market on a second floor ...
The 613 pound fish caught off the coast of northern Japan's Aomori prefecture was bought by the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain.
Tuna being processed with an Oroshi hocho tuna knife at the Tsukiji fishmarket. Fish is a highly perishable food which needs proper handling and preservation if it is to have a long shelf life and retain a desirable quality and nutritional value. [3] The central concern of fish processing is to prevent fish from deteriorating.
Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World is a non-fiction book by Theodore C. Bestor, published in 2004 by University of California Press. It discusses the Tsukiji fish market. The book includes content on the economy aspect, cultural aspects, [1] and folklore.
Long magurobōchō, used to filet tuna at the Tsukiji fish market A magurobōchō in use at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. A magurobōchō (Japanese: 鮪包丁, lit. "tuna knife"), or magurokiribōchō (鮪切り包丁, lit. "tuna cutter kitchen knife"), is an extremely long, highly specialized Japanese knife that is commonly used to fillet tuna, as well as many other types of large ocean fish.
Thunnus thynnus orientalis. (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) The Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is a predatory species of tuna found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean, but it is migratory and also recorded as a visitor to the south Pacific. [3][4] In the past it was often included in T. thynnus, the 'combined' species then known as ...