【Reading】つきじしじょう / つきじいちば

【English Name】Tsukiji fish market / Tsukiji market

Tsukiji Market (Tsukiji Shijo) was a public wholesale market located in Tsukiji, Chuo Ward, Tokyo, and one of Japan's most representative markets. From its opening in 1935 (Showa 10) to its closure on October 6, 2018 (Heisei 30), it supported the food supply of the Tokyo metropolitan area for 83 years.

The site covered roughly 23 hectares. It handled seafood, fruits and vegetables, poultry and eggs, pickles, and processed foods, with about 480 varieties of seafood and 270 varieties of produce on display. Boasting the largest trading volume in the country, it functioned as a "benchmark price market" (tatene shijo) that influenced price formation at other markets. Daily visitors numbered over 42,000 and the vehicles coming and going reached around 19,000, with the market operating 24 hours a day from procurement to sale.

Its predecessor traces back to the Nihonbashi fish market (uogashi). After being devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, a temporary market was set up in Tsukiji on land that had belonged to the former Ministry of the Navy, which became the origin of the relocation to the present site. It was formally developed as part of the Imperial Capital Reconstruction Plan and is said to have been modeled on the markets of Milan and the Bronx. The distinctive arc-shaped form of the buildings derives from the alignment of the former National Railways freight line that once ran into the market grounds.

After its closure, its functions were taken over by the new market in Toyosu, Koto Ward. A redevelopment plan for the former site was announced in 2024, including the construction of a multipurpose stadium and commercial facilities. The official reading is "Tsukiji Shijo," though it was colloquially read as "Tsukiji Ichiba."