Photo: Big Ben in Japan / CC BY-SAThe wholesale trade left for Toyosu in October 2018, and a lot of visitors think Tsukiji closed. It did not. The outer market — the four hundred-odd streets of knife shops, tamagoyaki stands, dried fish, tea, kitchenware and small sushi counters — stayed exactly where it was and is open to anyone.
This is the version that fits a port day. Toyosu's tuna auction starts around 5:30 in the morning and its close-up viewing deck is allocated by advance ballot; Tsukiji needs no booking, no alarm clock and no ticket.
Toyosu's tuna auction starts around 5:30 in the morning and its close-up viewing deck is allocated by advance ballot; Tsukiji needs no booking, no alarm clock and no ticket.
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See dates and book →The outer market is, and it never moved. Only the wholesale trade relocated to Toyosu in October 2018 — the streets of knife shops, tamagoyaki stands, dried fish and small sushi counters are open as before, need no booking, and are the version that fits a cruise call.
Only if you are willing to be there before six in the morning. The tuna auction starts around 5:30, the close-up viewing deck is allocated by advance ballot, and the upper observation window is behind glass. For nearly every cruise passenger, Tsukiji Outer Market is the better use of the hours.
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