Quality seafood direct from Japan
Tsukiji Fish Market - Tokyo, Japan
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Tsukiji Express® is the ultimate door-to-door service, providing easy access to the highest quality fish and seafood from the world's largest fish market – Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan.
We carefully inspect and select the best offerings from the world's most famous fish market, always in accordance with our customers' specifications. Then we handle them with care, pack them to retain the peak of quality and freshness, and express ship direct to our most discriminating customers. Our special Tsukiji Express service significantly reduces the time and distance between Tsukiji Market, your kitchen, and the dining pleasure of your customers.
About Tsukiji Fish Market:
• Tsukiji Market is the largest wholesale fish & seafood market in the world. It has been operating since 1935.
• More than 1.5 million tons of seafood passes through Tsukiji each year, with a total value in excess of 5.5 billion US dollars.
• More than 400 kinds seafood can be found at Tsukiji Market – from tiny sardines to tuna weighing as much as 300 kg, from inexpensive seaweed to the most expensive caviar.
• Fishermen from all over the world send their best fish and seafood products to Tsukiji Market.
• The Market opens at 3:00 a.m. six days a week, with only limited closings for holidays. It is the center of the seafood industry in Japan.
• More than 65,000 people are employed at the Market, including wholesalers, auctioneers, company officials, buyers, distributors and accountants.
• Tsukiji Market has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Japan.
“Ike Jime is a Japanese fish killing technique. The spinal cord and main blood vessels are severed at the head and tail, a long needle is pushed down the spinal cord, and the fish is placed in ice water to bleed out.”
— Dave Arnold
Director of Culinary Technology of The French Culinary Institute
(August 11th, 2009, Dave Arnold’s Blog)
Why do we do Ikejime in Japan?
1. This is the best method to preserve the freshness of the fish.
2. Umami grows and enhance its flavor.
