Toyosu Market

In short

Toyosu Market is a central wholesale market in Tokyo that opened on October 11, 2018, following its relocation from Tsukiji. As one of the world's largest seafood markets, it allows the general public to view early morning tuna auctions from a visitor walkway. The market is divided into three blocks: the Fruit and Vegetable Building, the Intermediate Wholesale Market Building, and the Fish Wholesale Market Building, all interconnected by connecting walkways.

• ​Tuna Auctions​​: In Block 7's Fish Wholesale Market Building, you can view the tuna auctions from the visitor walkway.
• ​Uogashi Yokocho​​: In Block 6's Intermediate Wholesale Market Building, retail shops offer food-related products such as cooking ingredients and kitchen knives.
• ​Rooftop Greenery Plaza​​: A lawn stretches across the roof, offering views of the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower.

History and Highlights

​Toyosu Market​ is a central wholesale market in Tokyo that opened on October 11, 2018, after relocating from Tsukiji. It moved from Tsukiji Market, where the market had operated for 83 years. Covering approximately 40.7 hectares—about 1.7 times the size of Tsukiji Market—it is one of the largest seafood markets in the world.

The market is separated into three blocks by roads. Block 5's Fruit and Vegetable Building handles produce such as vegetables and fruits. Block 6's Intermediate Wholesale Market Building is the largest structure in Toyosu Market, where local fishmongers and sushi restaurant operators come to purchase seafood. Block 7 contains the Fish Wholesale Market Building, where seafood auctions including tuna take place, as well as the Administration Building, which houses the Tokyo Metropolitan Government promotional corner and dining establishments. Each building is connected by walkways, with direct links to Shijo-mae Station on the Yurikamome line.

Members of the public can walk along the visitor passages inside the grounds and patronize restaurants and retail shops. In the early morning inside the Fish Wholesale Market Building, frozen tunas are neatly lined up and auctioned off one by one. The price for a single tuna is determined rapidly in just three to five seconds.

Viewing and Experience Points

• ​Viewing Tuna Auctions​​: The auction floor is temperature-controlled and accessible only to authorized personnel. Visitors can view the proceedings from the visitor walkway overlooking the auction floor and listen to the exchanges between buyers and sellers via speakers. There is also a smaller observation deck accessible only to those selected through a lottery.
• ​Intermediate Wholesale Market Building and Uogashi Yokocho​​: From the visitor walkway, you can look down over the intermediate wholesale floor. The walls feature panels with photos explaining seasonal fish. Inside the building, "Uogashi Yokocho" is lined with shops selling food items such as fruits, vegetables, dried goods, and seasonings, as well as culinary goods like kitchen knives.
• ​Rooftop Greenery Plaza​​: The rooftop features a green plaza with an open lawn, where you can look out toward the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower.

Tips for Visiting

Exiting Shijo-mae Station on the Yurikamome line, you can reach each building via covered pedestrian decks. Visitors enter through three entrances from the deck, with one entrance in each block. If you wish to watch the tuna auctions, after exiting the ticket gates, follow the walkway diagonally ahead to the left to the 3rd floor of the Administration Building in Block 7. Passing the entrance leads to a dining area, beyond which lies the PR corner where you can learn about the history and inner workings of the wholesale market. From the 3rd floor of the Administration Building, a connecting passage leads to the 2nd floor of the Fish Wholesale Market Building. Since auctions occur early in the morning and tuna is quickly moved out, it is best to visit as early as possible. As there are no parking or bicycle parking facilities for the general public, please travel by public transit. Next to the market is "Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai", an off-market facility.