Bells, Bids, and Traffic Jam as World’s Largest Fish Market Reopens in Tokyo

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike inspects the first tuna auctions on the opening day of the new Toyosu fish market, which has been relocated from Tsukij, in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 11, 2018. Reuters/Issei Kato

TOYOSU, Japan—The world’s largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Oct. 11, after final auctions at the previous facility in Tsukiji, one of the top tourist attractions in the Japanese capital.

The long-delayed opening of the gleaming new $5-billion Toyosu market on reclaimed land was marked by a minor truck fire and an early morning traffic jam.