Brightly coloured fish packed into boxes on sale in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market


Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market is a large market for fish, fruit and vegetables in central Tokyo. It is the most famous of over ten wholesale markets that handle the distribution of fish, fruit, vegetables, meat and flowers for metropolitan Tokyo. Tsukiji Market is best known as one of the world's largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day. The sight of the many kinds of fresh fish, shellfish and other seafood and the busy atmosphere of scooters, trucks, sellers and buyers hurrying around, make Tsukiji Market one of Tokyo's major tourist attractions


Size: 5110px × 3421px
Location: Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Japan
Photo credit: © Nigel Wildman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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