築地(つきじ)

つきじ
noun
Tsukiji, Tokyo district known for its fish market
proper-nounplace-namefood
1. Tsukiji (district of Tokyo); its fish market
A district of Chūō Ward, Tokyo, famous for decades as the site of the city's great wholesale fish market. The wholesale market moved to 豊洲(とよす) in 2018, but the outer market of food shops and sushi restaurants remains, and the name still suggests fresh seafood.
築地(つきじ)で寿司(すし)を食(た)べた。
I ate sushi in Tsukiji.
築地(つきじ)の場外市場(じょうがいしじょう)は朝(あさ)から賑(にぎ)わっている。
Tsukiji's outer market is lively from early morning.
市場(しじょう)が豊洲(とよす)に移(うつ)った今(いま)でも、築地(つきじ)という名前(なまえ)には新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)のイメージがある。
Even now that the market has moved to Toyosu, the name Tsukiji still brings fresh fish to mind.

The name means "built land": the area was reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the seventeenth century.

Common expressions

  • 築地市場(つきじしじょう): the former Tsukiji wholesale market (closed 2018)
  • 築地(つきじ)場外市場(じょうがいしじょう): the outer market, still open to shoppers
  • 築地(つきじ)直送(ちょくそう): shipped directly from Tsukiji, an old selling point for seafood
  • 築地本願寺(つきじほんがんじ): the district's large, Indian-style Buddhist temple

Cultural note

The market's pre-dawn tuna auctions drew tourists from around the world. The move to Toyosu was delayed for years by debate over soil contamination at the new site.

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Added 2026.9.23 15:52 · Revised 2026.9.23 15:54
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