Tsukiji Market is without a doubt the largest wholesale fish market in the world. More than 5,000,000 lbs ( $28,000,000 worth) of fish imported from 60 countries on every continent passes through daily. It supplies Japan with one third of all the seafood it consumes. The market's maze of stalls showcases a huge variety of seafoods from squid, sea-urchins, sea eel to pickled octopus and crab. Daily tuna auctions are held at which each tuna depending on quality can fetch up to $10,000. The market which covers over 56 acres of reclaimed land south of Ginza also handles meat, fruit and vegetables. For many, visiting the market is one of the highlights of a visit to Tokyo.
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