Largest fish market
- Who
- Tsukiji fish market
- What
- 497082 square metre(s)
- Where
- Japan (Tokyo,)
- When
- 31 December 2011
The largest fish market is the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, known as the Tsukiji fish market, which handles 497,082 tons of seafood per year and is located in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan.
The data used for this record is for the year 2011. Tsukiji fish market is also one of the largest wholesale food markets in the world, but the data used for this record is only for seafood. The market hosts 266 restaurants, mostly dedicated to seafood. It also held the auction for the most expensive fish ever sold.