Atlas Obscura
Shiogama Seafood Wholesale Market in Shiogama, Japan
This old-school market was established in 1965, and is often the next stop after watching the early morning tuna and fish auctions at the nearby Shiogama City Fish Market. The city of Shiogama has the largest number of sushi restaurants per capita in Japan, so seafood here is a way of life. At the market's many stalls, the day's catches are sliced up and readied to be sold to customers. While w…
Open to visitors, has about 100 different stalls