Formally called the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market, Tsukiji is home to one of the world’s largest fish markets where more than 400 different types of seafood are handled every day. In the atmosphere of hustle and bustle, vendors sell not only fresh fish and other marine products but also fruits, vegetables and meat. The tuna auction that starts before dawn vividly illustrates a brisk trade of seafood unique to Japan and has always been a popular attraction among Japanese and foreign tourists.
(正式には東京中央卸売市場と呼ばれる築地には、毎日400種類以上の魚介類が取り扱われる世界最大の漁業市場のひとつがある。活気のある雰囲気の中で、業者は鮮魚や海産物だけでなく、果物・野菜・肉類も売る。夜明け前から始まるマグロの競りは日本独特の活発な海産物販売の様子を生き生きと伝え、国内外の観光客に人気である)