Japanese Tsukiji Market: Tuna Wang you shoot four million

The Tsukiji market in Tokyo once a year new year "tuna Wang" auction, a weight of 269 kg of bluefin tuna, 5, sold for 56490000 yen (about 4640000 yuan) a record high, the equivalent of every kilograms of 210000 yen (about 17000 yuan).

In January 5th, the chef cut bluefin tuna. Graph / people.

The Tsukiji market is one of Japan's biggest food wholesale market. In 2012 the first tuna auction held the same day, the produced in Aomori Prefecture tuna from a Tokyo sushi chain go, price and unit price per kilogram were the highest since the Tsukiji market since 1999 have relevant auction record.

Take the new year "tuna" sushi shop owner said, after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, the economy remains in the doldrums, hope to make a little contribution for disaster recovery.

[Sina blogger's Tsukiji Market]