Please wear a mask at the Toyosu Market.
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- 1 Toyosu Market has days off (closed market days)
- 2 Closed market days can be checked on the website.
- 3 Basically, Toyosu Market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and national holidays (exceptions apply)
- 4 Neither the restaurant area nor the visitor route is open to the public on market closure days of the Toyosu Market
- 5 The busiest days for the Toyosu Market tour route and restaurants are Saturdays.
- 6 The best time to visit and eat and drink is on “Wednesday Opening Day”.
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Toyosu Market has days off (closed market days)
Toyosu Market is the largest fish market in Japan; it was relocated from Tsukiji Market in 2016.
The Toyosu Market is easily accessible from central Tokyo, and with the development of the Toyosu area, it has become an even more popular tourist attraction.
However, did you know that the market is not open to the public every day, and that the entire market is closed on certain days?
To avoid having to go all the way to Toyosu Market only to find that it is closed, be sure to check the days when the market is closed before heading out to see the tuna auction, sushi restaurants, and other attractions.
Closed market days can be checked on the website.
Reference: Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market website
The Toyosu Market’s closed days can be found on the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market website.
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Annual Calendar of Market Opening and Closing Dates 2023
The most popular place for tuna auction and fresh fish is the “Fisheries Department.
Please note that the “Fruits and Vegetables Department” which handles fruits and vegetables and the “Meat Department” which handles meat have different days off.
Basically, Toyosu Market is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and national holidays (exceptions apply)
The Toyosu Market is basically closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and national holidays, but there are exceptions.
In some cases, the market is open on Wednesdays after consecutive holidays, or closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
As mentioned above, be sure to check the calendar before visiting or stocking up on food and beverage.
Neither the restaurant area nor the visitor route is open to the public on market closure days of the Toyosu Market
On days when the Toyosu Market is closed, the general public is not allowed to enter either the restaurant area or the visitor route.
Please note that the tuna auction itself is of course not held.
The busiest days for the Toyosu Market tour route and restaurants are Saturdays.
The days of the week when the Toyosu Market is most crowded for tours and dining are Saturdays. This is not an option.
If you don’t like crowds, you may want to avoid Saturdays; lines can form around 11:00 a.m.
The best time to visit and eat and drink is on “Wednesday Opening Day”.
There are many sushi restaurants in Toyosu Market, and all of them are popular, so you may not be able to get in even if you went all the way there.
However, there is one day when the market is usually crowded, but not so crowded that you can’t get in. That is the opening day of the market on Wednesdays.
Many people think that Wednesdays are closed, so restaurants are relatively empty.
On Saturdays, the restaurant area is crowded and popular sushi restaurants have long lines, so if you aim for this day, you may be able to enjoy gourmet food at the Toyosu Market smoothly.
On Wednesdays, restaurants, supermarkets, and other retailers often take a break from delivering goods from the market to their stores, so there are fewer visitors to stock up.
If you aim for the market opening day on Wednesday, both the food and the tour will go smoothly!
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