Toyosu Market Area Guide
豊洲市場
Updated: Mar 15, 2026
The wholesale market that took over from Tsukiji in 2018 and handles most of Tokyo's seafood. Visitors can watch the tuna auction from dedicated viewing decks and eat at the sushi and seafood-bowl restaurants inside. Go early: trading starts before dawn and many restaurants close by early afternoon.
Getting there
Access
Directly connected to Shijo-mae Station (Yurikamome).
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Shop, event and article names are shown in Japanese so you can search for them and show them to staff on site.
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Toyosu Market
What Toyosu Market is
Toyosu Market took over from Tsukiji in October 2018 and handles most of the seafood traded in Tokyo. It is a working wholesale market rather than a tourist attraction, but purpose-built walkways, viewing decks and a restaurant floor let visitors watch the trade without getting in the way of it.
Watching the tuna auction
The auction happens in the early morning. An upper observation deck looks down on the auction floor, is free and needs no booking, and is the option most visitors use. A lower glass-walled gallery puts you much closer but requires an advance application, and places are limited. Check the official market website for the current application method before planning around it.
Hours and closed days
Visitor areas open very early and wind down by late afternoon, and the market closes on Sundays, most Wednesdays and public holidays. The closed days change month to month, so check the official market calendar for the date you plan to visit. Restaurants inside follow the market rather than city hours, and many stop serving in the early afternoon.
Eating at the market
The restaurant blocks hold sushi counters and seafood rice bowl specialists, several of which moved over from Tsukiji. Queues form before opening at the best-known shops, so arriving early matters more here than almost anywhere else in Tokyo.
What else is nearby
Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai next door has an Edo-themed food street and a rooftop hot spring looking over the bay, which pairs naturally with an early market visit. Toyosu Gururi Park wraps around the district with open views of the Rainbow Bridge, and Tokyo Big Sight and the Ariake arenas are a short ride away on the Yurikamome.
Frequently asked questions
- What are Toyosu Market opening hours?
- Visitor areas open very early in the morning and wind down by late afternoon. The market is closed on Sundays, most Wednesdays and public holidays, and the closed days vary month to month, so check the official market calendar before you go.
- Can I watch the tuna auction at Toyosu Market?
- Yes. The upper observation deck overlooking the auction floor is free and needs no booking. The lower glass-walled gallery is much closer but requires an advance application with limited places.
- How do I get to Toyosu Market?
- Take the Yurikamome to Shijo-mae Station, which connects directly to the market buildings by walkway.
- Is Toyosu Market worth visiting instead of Tsukiji?
- The wholesale trade and the tuna auction are at Toyosu. Tsukiji still has its outer market of shops and stalls, so many visitors do Toyosu early in the morning and Tsukiji later.
- What time should I arrive at Toyosu Market?
- Early. The auction is in the early morning, the best-known sushi restaurants build queues before they open, and many shops stop serving in the early afternoon.