The world’s largest fish market moved from Tsukiji to this purpose-built complex on reclaimed land in 2018, where 500 tonnes of seafood are auctioned every morning in a chilled hall. Visitors watch from a glass corridor as buyers inspect frozen tuna by torchlight and the auctioneer sings prices in a chant. Three buildings of wholesalers, a sushi row and a rooftop lawn facing the bay complete a site that feels like an airport for fish.
Take the first Yurikamome train to Shijo-mae to catch the auction, eat sushi for breakfast on the third floor, then wander the Senkyaku Banrai street outside. The whole thing is done by ten, leaving the day for Odaiba or Tsukiji.
Tips
- The tuna auction runs from about 5:30 to 6:30 and is watched for free from a glass gallery, with a lottery for the closer observation deck
- Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi moved here from Tsukiji and still draw hour-long queues from before opening
- Senkyaku Banrai, the Edo-themed food street and rooftop onsen by the entrance, fills the day after the auction