Tokyo CNN —A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious fish market, setting the second highest price on record during its new year auction.
The highest bid on record is $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) for a 278-kilogram tuna in 2019.
A 276-kilogram bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about about 1.3 million U.S. dollars).
First opened in 1935, the fish market was originally located in Tsukiji and was one of Tokyo’s most popular travel destinations.
A 276-kilogram bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about 1.3 million U.S. dollars) is carried into an Onodera sushi restaurant.
Persons:
”, Shinji Nagao, Sushi, Masahiro Takeuchi, “ I’m, I’ll, Issei Kato
Organizations:
Tokyo CNN, Michelin, Onodera Group, Kyodo, Reuters, Onodera, Oma, NHK, World Wildlife Fund, WWF
Locations:
Tokyo, Los Angeles, Aomori, Tsukiji, Toyosu