• A member of the media looks at buildings from the rooftop garden at Toyosu Market.
    A member of the media looks at buildings from the rooftop garden at Toyosu Market.
  • Guests attend the opening ceremony of Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan. The Toyosu Market, where the iconic Tsukiji fish market will relocate to, is scheduled to begin operations on October 11. Photos by Tomohiro Ohsumi for Bloomberg
    Guests attend the opening ceremony of Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan. The Toyosu Market, where the iconic Tsukiji fish market will relocate to, is scheduled to begin operations on October 11. Photos by Tomohiro Ohsumi for Bloomberg
  • The fish wholesale market is seen from the observation deck at Toyosu Market
    The fish wholesale market is seen from the observation deck at Toyosu Market
  • Signage is displayed at the entrance to Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
    Signage is displayed at the entrance to Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
  • The Toyosu Market, foreground, stands in Tokyo, Japan.
    The Toyosu Market, foreground, stands in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, gestures as she inspects the fish wholesale area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
    Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, gestures as she inspects the fish wholesale area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
  • A member of the media walks through the auction area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan, The Toyosu Market, where the iconic Tsukiji fish market will relocate to.
    A member of the media walks through the auction area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan, The Toyosu Market, where the iconic Tsukiji fish market will relocate to.
  • People walk through Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
    People walk through Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Men look at floor plans of the fish wholesale area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.
    Men look at floor plans of the fish wholesale area at Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan.

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Toyosu: Tokyo mayor opens replacement for city's iconic fish market - in pictures

The world-famous Tsukiji market closes next month

The National

September 14, 2018

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Tokyo's mayor insisted that the city's new fish market would be safe, as she inaugurated a "cutting-edge" facility to replace the world-famous Tsukiji, which closes next month.

"Toyosu market is safe. I want to say that" to all the wholesalers, buyers and consumers, said Yuriko Koike, referring to the new complex, located on a former gas plant further east of Tsukiji.

The new market will be "cutting-edge" with "highly advanced hygiene control", pledged Koike.

The 83-year-old Tsukiji market had come under fire for its old-fashioned buildings and safety standards.

Plans to move the market have been in the works for years, and the relocation was originally scheduled for 2016.

But myriad delays set back the timeline, including the discovery of soil contamination at Toyosu, sparking safety fears at the new location.

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