Fishmongers, customers and tourists bid a sad farewell to the famous fish market, which was a Tsukiji mainstay for 83 years.
Tsukiji Market is famous for being the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world.
Located in a huge facility first constructed in 1935 between Ginza and the Sumida River, the famous site has been a hub of activity for fishmongers, customers, and curious tourists for 83 years, but on Saturday, the market closed its doors at its decades-old location, giving up its prime real estate after the government decided to move the market to Toyosu, roughly 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) away.
So it was a sad day when the locals bid farewell to Tsukiji, and people from around the world made the pilgrimage to experience one final taste of the market before it closed the curtain on the end of an era. Photos from the final day captured all the atmosphere that made the market so enticing for so many people. CHECKOUT THESE TWITTER POSTS:
さぁ最後の築地だ！ pic.twitter.com/rx3DSmLKu8
— 美松鮨 (@mimatsu_sushi) October 5, 2018
As always the day started early, as trucks, forklifts and turret trucks were spotted transporting goods around the facility shortly after midnight before the last opening of business.
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築地市場も今日が最後。 pic.twitter.com/MfYNq6zXHP
— 谷津憲郎 (@yatsu_n) October 5, 2018
最後の日でも、人やターレやトラックがせわしく行き交う。 pic.twitter.com/HIHkgPaHZu
— 谷津憲郎 (@yatsu_n) October 5, 2018
こちらも。 pic.twitter.com/I02EGRDY2L
— 谷津憲郎 (@yatsu_n) October 5, 2018
今日の築地は、ものすごいことになってます。4連休前で、たいへんな物量です。全盛期の築地市場が帰ってきたようです。 pic.twitter.com/ik0rx7BxVk
— 豊洲市場担当記者@日刊食料新聞 (@nikkan_toyosu) October 5, 2018
築地市場、別れの一本締めで、だんだん最後の日の実感が湧いてきたところでしょうか。みんな、なんとも言えない表情を浮かべています。 pic.twitter.com/dD8I7ZOqUk
— 豊洲市場担当記者@日刊食料新聞 (@nikkan_toyosu) October 5, 2018
築地市場エビ競り場。
4連休前で五割増しの入荷です。
台風の影響がなくてよかったです。5時20分から競り開始、これは豊洲市場でも変わりません。
競りの前に記念撮影、盛り上がったあとに築地市場最後の競り開始。
50分で約4トンのエビを競り残すことなく終了しました。#築地水米 pic.twitter.com/l4eJo4qCy2
— 築地水米 (@ebiwassy) October 5, 2018
午前６時。冷凍マクロのセリ pic.twitter.com/ZqvlyZI9bq
— masaki ikegami (@chakichakiike) October 5, 2018
