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Tsukiji

Tsukiji



Tsukiji is a district of Chûô, Tokyo, Japan, the site of the Tsukiji fish market. Literally meaning "reclaimed land," it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 1700s, during the Edo period.

There are also districts named Tsukiji in Kobe and Amagasaki, cities in Hyôgo Prefecture, although neither are as well known as Tokyo's.

Tsukiji is built on reclaimed land out of what were once lowland marshes along the Sumida River delta. Throughout the Tokugawa period, earth from the shogunate's extensive moat and canal excavations was systematically used to fill in the marshes along the river, creating new commercial districts and waterfront housing.

The Great Meireki Fire of 1657 destroyed over two-thirds of Edo's buildings, including Honganji temple in Asakusa, the enormous Kantô headquarters of the Jodo Shinshu sect. As a result, the temple site was relocated to Tsukiji, where many of the residents of nearby Tsukudajima were instrumental in its reconstruction. A number of other temples were also erected on what is now the outer marketplace. In addition, many private residences for samurai and feudal lords were constructed along the southern edge of Tsukiji. In 1869, Tsukiji was designated as an approved residential area for foreigners.

The Great Kantô earthquake on September 1, 1923, and the resultant fires which raged in its aftermath, caused incalculable damage throughout central Tokyo. A significant portion of the Tsukiji district burned to the ground, and the old Nihonbashi fish market was completely razed. In the citywide restructuring following the quake, the Nihonbashi fish market was relocated to the Tsukiji district, and after the construction of a modern market facility, reopened in 1935.

For many tourists in Tokyo, the Central Wholesale Market, better known as the Tsukiji fish market and said to be one of the best sushi destinations in the world, is synonymous with Tsukiji. It is also the largest fish market in the world handling more than 2000 tons of 450 types of seafood daily.

Besides Tsukiji Market, the Tsukiji Honganji is key temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism.

Tsukiji Shijo
Tsukiji Shijo
Kachidokibashi
Kachidokibashi
Namiyokei Narijinja
Namiyokei Narijinja
Tsukiji Honganji
Tsukiji Honganji