The other day a huge tuna was caught off Japan and was sold for 3.2 million yen (36,700 dollars). That’s a hefty price tag, running around 7200 yen per kg. It was caught near the Nagasaki prefecture which is below Fukuoka and Saga prefectures. Here’s a quote (and picture) from the article (Google News).

A monster tuna caught off Japan turned heads at a Tokyo fish market Friday, where the 445 kilogram (981 pound) bluefin — the biggest caught here since 1986 — sold for 3.2 million yen (36,700 dollars).

“Many of the people who work at the market have never seen a tuna that big,” said an official of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which runs the Tsukiji fish market, the world’s biggest seafood market.

I’ve been to a few fish markets, including ones in other countries, but I’ve never been to the Tsukiji fish market. Apparently visitors are allowed to check out the market between 5am-6am while some auctioning is still going on. I heard it’s an interesting experience and it looks pretty impressive. Here are some photos from the market that I found on Flickr: The entrance, items for sale, a lot of fish, tentacles, and some large fish for sale. You can read more about the market here.

This entry was posted on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at 3:00 pm and is filed under News in Japan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.