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18 Octopus Displayed at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan

Tsukiji Fish Market is the world’s largest wholesale seafood operation. The inner market (jōnai-shijō) has over 900 vendors. Among the chaos and darting forklifts are displays of everything imaginable from the water such as this boiled octopus (tako). Set your alarm extra early and arrive by 5:00 a.m. to witness the auction. The highest bid on record was $632,000 for a 466 pound bluefin tuna. By 11:00 in the morning, most stalls are closing down. Unfortunately, this historic market will be moved in 2018 in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

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Octopus Displayed at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan

5 Chome-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan

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