Japan Tokyo Tsukiji fish market

The market is located near the Tsukijishijo Station. There are two distinct sections of the market as a whole. The "inner market" 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" 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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Various types of seafood found in the inner market

And others that you can find in the outer market

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