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JAPAN: Tsukiji Fish Market to close 2014

By Erik Bergin | 03/12/2012 0 Comments

TSUKIJI FISH MARKET TO CLOSE — The famous Tsukiji fish market, the world’s largest fish market and a must-see slice of Tokyo that tourists flock to before dawn, is set to close in late 2014, the Guardian reported.

The world’s largest seafood market will move to the neighbouring district of Toyosu and is set to become 40 percent larger.

The increasingly decrepit state of Tsukiji and its position on prime Ginza real estate are the reasons behind the move.

Wholesale stalls at the Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo. Photo: Erik Bergin

→ RELATED Read about the plans for a new Tsukiji fish market (Tofugu.com)

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Erik Bergin

The editor of the Traveling Reporter works as a business news editor, and is a frequent traveler. When not doing any of that, he spends time on his boat and tries to figure out where to travel next. Two of his top destinations are the Philippines and San Francisco. Email Erik! Follow the Traveling Reporter at Stumbleupon, Tumblr, Chime In, Pinterest, Google+, Weibo, Storify, Facebook, Traveldudes, Myspace.