Travel News Tsukiji Fish Market about to close

[thomas]

Sort of travel-related: next Saturday, October 6, Tsukiji Fish Market will close its gates after 83 years of continuous operation. The new market at Toyosu ("Toyosu Fish Market") will open on Oct.11. Tsukiji's outer market with all the restaurants and retailers will remain at their present location. The inner market will be demolished and rebuilt some time after the Tokyo Olympics.

It's the end of an era. And not everyone's thrilled.

Fishmongers mourn closure of famous Tokyo fish market - Japan Today

Tokyo cuts ribbon on new fish market to replace Tsukiji - Channel NewsAsia

 

[Lothor]

It will be interesting to see how successful they are with capturing the thousands of rats suddenly fleeing the area!
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts - Channel NewsAsia

 

[HanSolo]

Yeah typical government sickos. What's the last good thing they did? Demolish an icon and ruin local businesses just for parking spaces for the Olympics.

It's the Olympics that should be done away with. It's not been a force for good for a long time now, it just brings out the worst in national governments.

 

[musicisgood]

Did they every solve the ground water problem?
Here in Kokura, Fukuoka, we have a fish market. On Sunday it is basically shut down. (We went on a Sunday) But it is very old, famous and it really looks pre wwII era. Not sure about the rat problem, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. It's called Tanga Ichiba Market.
Tanga Ichiba (Kitakyushu) - 2018 All You Need to Know Before You Go (with PHOTOS) - TripAdvisor

 

[Kamasama]

We went to Tsukiji last week. Lots of fun. At least they are leaving the outer markets in place. So close to Ginza. I didn't realize you could walk from the market to the big Kabuki House on the main dori.

 

[thomas]

It seems that some of the first tourists at Toyosu Fish Market were disappointed:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/13/national/tokyos-toyosu-market-opens-doors-eager-public/

Tokyo's new Toyosu fish market opens doors to public - Japan Today

I find no mention of whatever happened with the contaminated ground water. Has this been resolved?

Who has plans to visit?