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Tsukiji in full swing.

Tsukiji in full swing.

Photographer: Marka/Universal Images Group Editorial
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Visit Tsukiji, a ‘Great Wonder of the World,’ While You Still Can

Some 480 different kinds of seafood, with $14.6 million worth sold daily. Japan’s iconic fish market is still booming after 82-years—for now.

If you're visiting Tokyo and looking forward to eating well, chances are you’ve been told not to miss Tsukiji, the oldest and biggest fish market in the world. From being the focus of such popular movies as Jiro Dreams of Sushi to being the backdrop of pop music videos (remember Clean Bandit?), the iconic market has become synonymous with Japan's world famous food culture. Tripadvisor.com ranks it among the top five things to do in the Chuo Ward, the heart of the city that includes the booming Ginza district. It’s here that a single Bluefin tuna sold for $632,000 in January.

Yet its fate remains in waters as muddy as Tokyo Bay.