In Pictures: Tokyo's Tsukiji market relocates

A look at the famous Tsukiji fish market and the new Toyosu market that will replace it. Traders will sell their last wares on Oct 6, closing shop after one final tuna auction.

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Oct 04, 2018, 12:30 PM

The warehouses that housed vendors, and additional shops and restaurants, are expected to be levelled to make way, initially, for a transport depot for the 2020 Olympic Games. PHOTO: REUTERS

Frozen tuna lined up in rows, ahead of the first auction of the new year, at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. PHOTO: AFP

Opened in 1935, Tsukiji is walking distance from the swanky Ginza district, where some of Tokyo's most famed restaurants are located. PHOTO: AFP

A worker on an electric mini truck, or a so-called turret truck, in the market. PHOTO: AFP

A vendor at a wholesale tuna store in Tsukiji. PHOTO: AFP

A wholesaler collates the day's sales figures after trading ends. PHOTO: REUTERS

A cartful of frozen tuna. PHOTO: REUTERS

Different types of fresh fish for sale. PHOTO: REUTERS

Wholesalers load a freezer onto a truck. PHOTO: REUTERS

The new Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, also known as Toyosu market, where the Tsukiji vendors will be relocated. PHOTO: AFP

A section of Tokyo's Toyosu fish market prior to the official opening. PHOTO: AFP

Concerns have been raised about everything from Toyosu's location – how far it is from clients– to pollution at the new site. PHOTO: REUTERS

A section of the new Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. PHOTO: REUTERS

Gates for transport trucks at the new Toyosu market. PHOTO: AFP

The trading floors of the new market. PHOTO: AFP

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