Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market is the biggest seafood market in the world, in addition to being one of the largest wholesale markets of any kind to exist.
The market has been a favorite for both visitors and locals for the last eight decades, thanks in part to its longstanding tradition of auctioning off huge tunas to celebrate the New Year.
Bidders will put in serious amounts of cash to try and get the first fish of the year, some of which have been sold for over $1 million.
But this year's auction was the last that will take place in the market's current location — the massive indoor portion of Tsukiji will be moving to another location in Tokyo, ending nearly a century of tradition. It's expected to close sometime this year.
Let's take a step inside to explore what the market was like at its busiest.
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The Tsukiji fish market is the place to go for prime seafood. According to Lonely Planet, nearly 2,500 tons of fish worth more than $15.5 million are sold at the market on a daily basis.
In one of the biggest longstanding holiday rituals in Japan, huge tunas were auctioned off to bidders looking to get the first fish of the year.
This year, a 440-pound bluefin tuna sold for a staggering $117,000. The winner was Kiyoshi Kimura of Kiyomura Corp, which operates a chain of sushi restaurants.
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