The Toyosu Market is a wholesale market in Tokyo, Japan.
There are two markets for seafood, one for general wholesale and one for bidding, and one market for fruits and vegetables, with each in their own buildings. Tourists can observe the auction market on a second floor viewing deck. There are restaurants with fresh seafood and produce from the market and shops. The market is built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay, and replaces the historic Tsukiji fish market. Auction tours, events, merchandise sales and restaurants can be used by general consumers and tourists. When it opened on 11 October 2018, it became the largest wholesale fish market in the world. It is also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind.
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The new complex
also includes a large rooftop terrace with lawns. Nikken
Sekkei designed the Fishery Naka Wholesale
Building, Fishery Wholesale Building, and Fruit and Vegetable Building.At 408,000 m2 (4,391,675 sq ft), Toyosu Market is almost
twice the size of the old Tsukiji fish market.
- · The first auction of Toyosu Market on January 5, 2019, businessman Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp which operates the Sushi-Zanmai chain, paid a record highest bid of 333.6 million yen ($3.08 million) for a 278 kilogram (612 pound) Pacific bluefin tuna
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The new market
is housed in a state-of-the-art complex, ensuring sterility and good hygiene.
There are 3 markets: a wholesale market for consumers, an auction market, and a
fruit and vegetable market
Train
- The nearest station is Yurikamome Shijō-mae Station. It is an automated and elevated train.
Bus
As for transit buses, the Toei Bus “市01” that connected Shimbashi Station goes to Toyosu Market. Tōyōchō Station and depart the previous "陽12-2" is also the end point, starting from the Toyosu market.
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