Toyosu Market is the wholesale fish market that replaced Tsukiji’s inner auctions in October 2018 — the public-facing destination is the tuna auction viewing deck (05:30 daily), the seafood and produce wholesale halls visible behind glass, and the Edomae Yokocho sushi-counter strip on the 3rd floor with the same chefs who worked Tsukiji’s inner market.
What to Expect
Three buildings connected by elevated walkways. Building 7 (Wholesale Market for Fruit/Vegetables): produce auctions, less photographed but full Tokyo wholesale rhythm. Building 6: tuna auction viewing deck (05:30 starts; arrive 05:15 for the front rail), seafood wholesale halls behind glass, second-floor walkway looking down on intermediate wholesalers cutting fish.
Building 6 third floor — Edomae Yokocho: 13 sushi/seafood restaurants. Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi moved from Tsukiji’s inner market and run 90-minute queues; smaller stalls behind them are equally good with no wait.
Consider This Instead
For the surviving public-facing market with daytime hours (no 05:30 wake-up), Tsukiji Outer Market remained open after the inner auctions moved — same sushi breakfast culture, no auction viewing.
How to Get There
Getting There
- 1Take JR Yamanote Line → Shimbashi
- 2Transfer to Yurikamome elevated line → Shijo-mae Station
- 3Walk via covered bridge → Toyosu Market entrance
- 1Take Toei Asakusa Line → Shimbashi
- 2Transfer to Yurikamome → Shijo-mae Station
Tips
- 05:30 tuna auction = 04:00 alarm. First Yurikamome from Shimbashi runs 05:00; arrive viewing deck 05:15.
- Reservation tuna-deck slot. 120 visitors per slot via official site; non-reservation walk-in line opens 05:30 if slots remain.
- Sushi Dai 90-min queue or back-stalls 0-min. Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi are the famous names; the smaller stalls behind them serve the same fish from the same auctions.
- Closed Sundays + irregular Wednesdays. Check the official market calendar before going.
FAQ
Toyosu or Tsukiji?
Toyosu = wholesale auctions + early start (05:30) + Tsukiji’s old chefs in Edomae Yokocho. Tsukiji = outer market only, daytime hours (08:00–14:00), street-food atmosphere. Most travellers do Tsukiji for the experience, Toyosu for the auction.
Can I bid at the auction?
No — wholesale only, intermediate wholesalers and licensed buyers. The viewing deck is glass-separated; you watch, you don’t buy.
Best sushi at Toyosu?
Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi for the queues. The smaller back-row stalls (Iwasa Sushi, Sushi Bun) get the same fish from the same morning auctions, no wait.
