Toyosu Market
Toyosu Market is Tokyo's wholesale market for fish and produce, toured from corridors above.
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Toyosu Market
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Toyosu Market is Tokyo's wholesale market for fish and produce, toured from corridors above.
Entry is free, and on market mornings the windows look down on the tuna auction, no booking needed.
MoreWhat kind of place
Toyosu Market opened on October 11, 2018, for both fish and produce, after Tsukiji Market, its predecessor, closed on October 6, 2018. Today, 1,400–1,700 tons of seafood change hands here every day, and about 3 million people visited in fiscal 2025.
With kidsThe part that matters
The tuna auction runs about 5:30–6:30 a.m., and the corridor windows look down on it, mostly on frozen tuna, with bells piped through speakers.
Later, the fruit and vegetable building's corridor overlooks forklifts and turret trucks (small market carts). On a summer Saturday, three brothers aged 7, 3 and 1 kept watching them, still racing about after noon.
In the fish intermediate wholesale building's fourth-floor shop area, children can climb a real turret truck and stand beside a life-size tuna panel. So here, the working market itself is the show.
By age0-1 / 2-3 / 4-6
- Ages 0-1Next door in Senkyaku Banrai, a separate food and shopping complex, the third-floor food court has counter seats around a kids' area, so you can eat while keeping an eye on your child. At a weekend lunch, one mother could relax there while her 1-year-old played and came back to eat.
- Ages 2-3The site is large, so come ready for a lot of walking; one 2-year-old asked to be carried, which at 13.5 kilos took effort. If a small child tires of looking and listening, though, Toyosu Gururi Park, a 4.5 km path around the market, has play equipment for a change of pace.
- Ages 4-6The rooftop lawn is the place to run: on a Saturday afternoon it was nearly empty, unlike crowded Senkyaku Banrai, so a 5-year-old ran around freely with her little brother.
By weatherRain, heat, cold
- Rainy dayRain changes little, because covered walkways link the station and every building, so the corridors work in any weather. Only the rooftop lawn, mostly grass, turns slippery underfoot when wet.
- Hot dayOn a hot day, keep to the covered corridors and buildings, because that rooftop lawn, with its view of Tokyo Bay, has almost no shade.
- Cold dayThe station and buildings are connected by covered walkways, but the auction viewing area is a bit chilly—the ground-floor deck is kept at 12–18°C (54–64°F) like the auction floor—so bring a layer.
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- Own foodOutside food allowed：none
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Where it is
Toyosu Market's address is 6-6-1 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo.source
Before you go
- The market, restaurants and shops included, is closed to visitors on Sundays (though Sunday, December 27, 2026 is open), public holidays and other closed days, mainly Wednesdays, so check the market calendar before you plan. The rooftop lawn stays open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. even on closed days. Some 2026 days (October 14, November 4 and 25, December 30) open only the fish section, with the fruit and vegetable section closed. And on Saturday, October 24, 2026, fireworks shut the visitor route and the restaurant and shop areas to newcomers from 2 p.m. (leave by 3 p.m.), and the rooftop lawn from 11 p.m. on the 23rd through the 24th.
- For market days, the official site gives visiting hours of 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. (one GO TOKYO page says 3 p.m.), but restaurants close around 2 p.m. and shops thin out after noon, so come in the morning.
- The tuna auction can be watched free, with no booking, from the second-floor visitor corridor from about 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. on market days, ending earlier or later with the catch. From there, the main view is the frozen tuna; fresh tuna is hard to see. The corridor opens at 5 a.m., and a family arriving at 4:45 found a line already. On a June 2026 visit, the Yurikamome line ran from Toyosu from 5:15, but its first train from Shimbashi, at 5:45, was too late for the start of the auction, so consider a taxi or staying nearby; an Australian family felt the auction alone was worth the trip only when staying close. Taxis have no stand inside and drop you at the gates, though, and visitors enter only by the pedestrian deck that starts at the ticket gates of Shijo-mae Station (27 minutes on the Yurikamome from Shimbashi, 3 from Toyosu), so walk round to it. There is no parking for visitors' cars or bicycles, and the market asks you to come by public transport; drivers use private parking nearby.
- For a closer view from the deck inside the tuna floor, apply online for the free lottery: entries open early each month for the next month and close around the 10th, with up to 5 people per group and 100 people a day, and babies count as one person. Winners gather at 5:30 a.m. at the PR Corner on the third floor of the Administration Building and watch from 5:45 to 6:25; on a June 2026 visit, volunteer guides explained in English. On the deck, fresh tuna sells first, so it is easier to see early on; around 6 a.m., the frozen tuna side is easier. Everyone must show ID, and children of elementary-school age or younger without photo ID show a health insurance card; without it, you cannot join. The deck is kept at the auction floor's 12–18°C, so bring a layer, and the way there involves stairs, though the official route map also shows an elevator beside them.
- The visitor corridors are barrier-free with elevators in each building, and a listing site shows a nursing room, a diaper-changing space and a family restroom without saying where, and warns its list may be out of date; Senkyaku Banrai next door has a nursing room and changing tables. Getting up to the Uogashi Yokocho shopping street on the fourth floor can be harder: one mother found only an escalator route and gave up with her stroller, so bring a baby carrier if you go up.
- Eating and drinking are banned in the corridors, on benches and on the rooftop lawn, so plan meals at the market's restaurants. They are small, with no stroller parking, though staff are kind to strollers and children; most ask for one set per person, and some require a set for any child who takes a seat, however small. Lines also grow long after 8 a.m. on weekends and long holidays, and one visitor found more restaurants with lines after 11 even on weekdays; at Sushi Dai, one visitor's numbered ticket, taken at 6:15, gave a 10:30 seat. On a three-day weekend in November, a family whose children rarely eat sushi waited about 20 minutes for a grilled- and simmered-fish restaurant, which had children's tableware.
- The wholesale floors are closed to sightseers and sell only to the trade, and Uogashi Yokocho sells processed foods and tools, not fresh seafood; it serves the trade early, so go after 8 a.m., and eating while walking is not allowed. Turret trucks (small market carts) and three-wheeled motorbikes drive through the sales floors, so watch out for them and look both ways when crossing a passage.
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- A listing site's facility list shows a nursing room in the visitor area, without saying where, and notes the list may be out of date.source
- Senkyaku Banrai, the separate complex next door, has a nursing room and diaper changing tables.source
- A listing site's facility list shows a diaper-changing space in the visitor area, without saying where.source
- A listing site's facility list shows a family restroom in the visitor area, without saying where.source
- The visitor corridors are barrier-free, and wheelchairs and strollers can use them; each building has elevators.source
- The visitor route has wide corridors and elevators, and a stroller gets around it without trouble.source
- One mother found only an escalator route up to the shopping zone (Uogashi Yokocho) and gave up with her stroller; this concerns that route only, not the whole visitor route.source
- Shijo-mae Station and the market buildings are linked by covered walkways, so the visit works in any weather.source
- Each building on the visitor corridors has elevators.source
- Signs in the visitor corridors are in both Japanese and English.source
- On a June 2026 visit, a few volunteer guides explained the auction in English on the lottery deck.source
- Eating and drinking are not allowed in the corridors, benches included; eating in the market's restaurants is fine.source
- The rooftop lawn bans eating and drinking, so do not bring purchases there to eat.source
- There is no age limit for visiting, and strollers are fine; the auction deck meets at 5:30 a.m., so mind your child's condition.source
- Watching from the auction deck is free (the lottery deck; no general entry fee is given officially).source
- Entry is free, and visitors can still see the famous tuna auction.source
- On market days only, the official market site gives visiting hours of 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the visitor route, restaurant and shop areas included; closed days allow no entry.source
- Restaurants in the market are open from early morning until about 2 p.m., and almost all are closed after that, even within visiting hours.source
- One GO TOKYO area page gives public entry as 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., while other official pages say 5 p.m.source
- On Sundays, public holidays and other closed days, the market cannot be entered, restaurants and shops included.source
- Closed days are mainly Wednesdays, Sundays and public holidays, and the restaurants close on those days too.source
- On some 2026 days (October 14, November 4 and 25, December 30) only the fish section opens and the fruit and vegetable section is closed.source
- The market is closed on Sundays, public holidays and other market holidays; Wednesdays close irregularly, so check the official market calendar.source
- National holidays are often market holidays too; check the market calendar.source
- To watch the tuna auction up close from the deck inside the tuna floor, apply online in advance; places go by lottery, not first come, first served (the second-floor corridor needs no application).source
- There is no parking for visitors' cars or bicycles, and the market asks visitors to come by public transport; drivers use private parking nearby.source
- Toyosu Market's address is 6-6-1 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo.source
- The rooftop lawn is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.source
- The rooftop lawn keeps the same hours on market closed days too.source
- Viewing from the deck runs from 5:45 to 6:25 a.m.source
- Lottery entries for the deck open early each month for the following month, on the official site.source
- Each group can apply for up to 5 people, and 100 people are chosen for each day.source
- Everyone counts toward the lottery numbers, babies included.source
- On the day, everyone in the group, companions included, must show ID; children of elementary-school age or younger without photo ID show a health insurance card.source
- Anyone whose ID cannot be checked on the day cannot join the auction viewing on the deck.source
- Lottery winners gather at the meeting point at 5:30 a.m. on the day.source
- Without applying, anyone can watch the tuna auction from the second-floor visitor corridor.source
- Fresh tuna is hard to see from the no-booking corridor, so the frozen tuna auction is the main view there.source
- The wholesale floors are not a tourist area and cannot be entered for sightseeing.source
- The wholesale floors sell only to the trade; ordinary shoppers cannot buy there.source
- The Yurikamome takes 27 minutes from Shimbashi Station to Shijo-mae Station.source
- The Yurikamome takes 3 minutes from Toyosu Station to Shijo-mae Station.source
- The ticket gates of Yurikamome's Shijo-mae Station lead straight onto the market's pedestrian deck.source
- However you arrive, you enter the market only from the pedestrian deck, not from the gates or the bus stops inside.source
- There is no taxi stand or waiting area inside the market; taxis drop you at the gates.source
- Eating while walking is not allowed in the Uogashi Yokocho shopping area.source
- The Uogashi Yokocho shopping area has about 70 specialty shops, mainly on the fourth floor of the fish intermediate wholesale building.source
- Uogashi Yokocho sells no fresh seafood, only processed foods and tools.source
- Uogashi Yokocho serves the trade early in the morning, so after 8 a.m. is best for visitors.source
- Shops on Uogashi Yokocho start closing after noon, so the market advises coming in the morning.source
- Turret trucks (small market carts) and three-wheeled motorbikes drive through the sales floors, and the market asks visitors to watch out for them.source
- From the second-floor corridor, the tuna auction can be seen from about 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. on market days; the end time shifts with the size of the catch.source
- Most restaurants ask for one set per person and do not allow several people to share one dish.source
- The market's restaurants are small inside and cannot take large groups.source
- Visitors cannot enter at the gates or the bus stops inside the market; arriving by taxi at a gate, walk round to the pedestrian deck.source
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the visitor route closes to newcomers from 2 p.m. for the Tokyo Bay fireworks, and visitors must leave by 3 p.m.source
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the restaurant and shop areas cannot be entered from 2 p.m.source
- The rooftop lawn is closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, through Saturday, October 24.source
- On weekends and long holidays, long lines form at the restaurants after 8 a.m.source
- Yurikamome trains from Toyosu start at 5:15 a.m., but the first from Shimbashi, at 5:45, is too late for the start of the auction (a June 2026 visit).source
- Watch out for turret trucks inside the market, and look both ways when crossing a passage.source
- Even on weekdays, one visitor found more restaurants with lines after 11 a.m.source
- If you go up to the shopping zone, a baby carrier is advised.source
- By early afternoon, one visitor found almost all the shops already closed.source
- The auction viewing area is a little cold, so a layer to put on helps.source
- Getting to the auction viewing involves stairs.source
- Sushi Dai hands out numbered tickets at the door; one ticket taken at 6:15 a.m. gave a 10:30 seat.source
- With the numbered ticket, one visitor's seat at Sushi Dai came at 10:30, about four hours later.source
- One family waited about 20 minutes for a restaurant serving grilled and simmered fish, not sushi.source
- Some restaurants require a set for anyone taking a seat, however small the child.source
- That restaurant, on the third floor of the fish intermediate wholesale building, had children's tableware.source
- To enter the lottery deck, you walk along the corridor and then go down stairs.source
- On the lottery deck, fresh tuna sells first, so it is easier to see early on; around 6 a.m., the frozen tuna side is easier.source
- Applications for the deck close around the 10th of the month before your visit.source
- The meeting point is the PR Corner on the third floor of the Administration Building, next to Mosuke Dango.source
- At assembly time, many trains and subways do not connect well, so consider a taxi or staying nearby the night before.source
- One family arrived at 4:45 a.m., found a line already, and was let in at 5 a.m. exactly.source
- The public corridor opens at 5 a.m., and no ticket is needed to see the auction from it.source
- Restaurant staff are kind to strollers and children, but each restaurant is small, which a local mother found a concern at busy times.source
- A mother with a stroller found only escalators up to the market's shopping zone and gave up.source
- A family whose children rarely eat sushi chose a restaurant with grilled and simmered fish, where the children ate well.source
- An Australian family found the corridor view distant and felt the auction alone was worth the trip only if staying nearby.source
Basics
- Fee: Entry is free, and visitors can still see the famous tuna auction.source
- Hours: On market days only, the official market site gives visiting hours of 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the visitor route, restaurant and shop areas included; closed days allow no entry.source
- Booking: To watch the tuna auction up close from the deck inside the tuna floor, apply online in advance; places go by lottery, not first come, first served (the second-floor corridor needs no application).source
Once you've decided
evidence & sources (9)
- kosodate.kufu.jp: Nursing space, Diaper changing table, Family restroom
- suisan-navi.jp: Elevator, English support, Best-fit ages (guide)
- enfant.media: Stroller friendly
- japanwiththefam.com.au: Indoor / outdoor
- Public agency: Outside food allowed
- Official: main site
| Nursing space | Yes | A listing site's facility list shows a nursing room in the visitor area, without saying where, and notes the list may be out of date. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | kosodate.kufu.jp |
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| Diaper changing table | Yes | A listing site's facility list shows a diaper-changing space in the visitor area, without saying where. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | kosodate.kufu.jp |
| Family restroom | Yes | A listing site's facility list shows a family restroom in the visitor area, without saying where. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | kosodate.kufu.jp |
| Stroller friendly | Conditional | Yes: The visitor corridors are barrier-free, and wheelchairs and strollers can use them; each building has elevators. / Yes: The visitor route has wide corridors and elevators, and a stroller gets around it without trouble. / No: One mother found only an escalator route up to the shopping zone (Uogashi Yokocho) and gave up with her stroller; this concerns that route only, not the whole visitor route. | Web-checked | checked Jun ’23 | enfant.media |
| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | Shijo-mae Station and the market buildings are linked by covered walkways, so the visit works in any weather. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | japanwiththefam.com.au |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | ||||
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Yes | Web-checked | checked Sep ’26 | suisan-navi.jp | |
| English support | English menu & signs | Web-checked | checked Sep ’26 | suisan-navi.jp | |
| Outside food allowed | No | Eating and drinking are not allowed in the corridors, benches included; eating in the market's restaurants is fine. | Web-checked | checked Oct ’26 | shijou.metro.tokyo.lg.jp |
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| High chair | Not checked yet | ||||
| Kids' menu | Not checked yet | ||||
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | No | There is no age limit for visiting, and strollers are fine; the auction deck meets at 5:30 a.m., so mind your child's condition. | Web-checked | checked Sep ’26 | suisan-navi.jp |
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