Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market and the famous Tuna Auction | Tokyo
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Tsukiji fish market (築地市場, Tsukiji shijō) is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo. The market handles more than 400 different types of seafood from tiny sardines to 300kg tuna, from cheap seaweed to the most expensive caviar. Overall, more than 700,000 metric tons of seafood are handled every year at the three seafood markets in Tokyo, with a total value in excess of 600 billion yen (approximately 5.5 billion US dollars). Tsukiji alone handles over 2000 metric tons of seafood per day. The number of registered employees varies from 60,000 to 65,000, including wholesalers, accountants, auctioneers, company officials, and distributors. The market opens most mornings except Sundays and holidays and some infrequent closing days in the week at 3:00 a.m. with the arrival of the products by ship, truck and plane from all over the world. Particularly impressive is the unloading of tons of frozen tuna. The auctions start around 5:20 a.m. Bidding can only be done by licensed participants. The auctions usually end around 7:00 a.m. Afterward, the purchased fish is either loaded onto trucks to be shipped to the next destination or on small carts and moved to the many shops inside the market. There the shop owners cut and prepare the products for retail. Official homepage: http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm Soundtrack "Double Helix" by Antimatterman http://www.antimatterman.com/ This documentary belongs to a series called "ADEYTO -visual diary-" that began due to the fact that ADEYTO is to busy to actually write a diary entry. Shot by ADEYTO on a digital photo camera. Created by ADEYTO.
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Disgusting. The oceans will be empty by 2050, plus those fishes are full of mercury.
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Surprised to see that it's all frozen, I saw a documentary/show on it before and it was all fresh. Some even went as high as $1million+ for blue fin.
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I would still rather eat tuna from a can. Its cheap and delicious.
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oh nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Save the Tuna!!!
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like a spy
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Around that yes. It is like truffles, caviar and saffron, food for the elite who buy it only for status symbol. The fattiest tuna belly is indeed very delicious, but not worth the price for admission (usually about $35 for a single piece of Nigiri).
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i ve heard rumours about more then 1200usd per one kilo
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absolutely right men good call
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the best ones at certain points the season can reach into the 100's of thousands.
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The food of a tuna is small fish, such as a sardine. Then, who is the enemy of a tuna? If tunas increase in number, what will happen to marine ecology? The food of a whale is a lot of krills. Who is the enemy of a whale? If whales increase in number, what will happen to a marine ecosystem?
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i wonder how much one fish costs
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So humans are some of the stupidest creatures on the planet? Good point, good point.
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Japan isn't the one that test nuclear weapons under water. it's obvious that its the americans that are greedy when it comes to fishing. the southern blue fin tuna will soon be extinct...thanks to the fucking ameriCUNTS.
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Has nothing to do with him being american...
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yet the states made a law so wild salmon, and fish farming of salmon goes under the same category to make wild salmon not being extinct...
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why don't you think before you comment
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the Americans have done more damage to the oceans through overfishing, industrial pollution and chemical waste, yet you think it's appropriate to spert your bullshit about overfishing when the japanese have one of the strictest fishing laws in the world. Ignorant Americans are amongst the stupidest creatures on this planet
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To name just one but not just Japs,As you say but all humans but the nuke thing hasn't helped as some elements store in the food chain like they did in mushrooms in chenobyl.Crazy Crazy world i wouldn't know where to start
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well said & true!
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every nation fishes for tuna. Japanese are just known for it and they have quotas and restrictions on how much they are allowed to catch and fishermen abide by those rules