Tsukiji Fish Market: A Guide for Visitors tokyocheapo.com

The Tsukiji Fish Market has appeared in literally every guidebook about Tokyo and is (still) high on most visitors’ Tokyo bucket list.
Pro tip: You can visit the new Toyosu Fish Market and the historic Tsukiji Market on the same day.
Brief history of Tsukiji Fish MarketReplacing an earlier market in the Nihonbashi area that was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, Tsukiji Fish Market opened for business on the site of the former foreigners’ settlement in 1935.
Here are a few photos to give you a feel of what Tsukiji Fish Market once was—in its heyday.
Name Tsukiji Fish Market Pricing info Free Address 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan Area(s) Tsukiji Website Website Business hours 9:00-14:00, many shops closed Sundays and some Wednesdays Places Mentioned Tsukiji Market