First Tsukiji Market Auction of 2017: tuna price peaks at 74 Mio JPY!

Tsukiji Market – Fish Auction (picture by Lagardère Active Digital)

In short:

First Fish Auction of the year at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, where the first red tuna (maguro)of the year 2017 (212 kg) was sold for as little as 74.2 Millions JPY (about 605.000 Euros), the second highest price since the record breaking price of 155.4 Millions JPY in 2013. For the sixth time, it is the restaurant chain “Sushizanmai”, headed by Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, who bought the giant tuna fish.

At this level of prices, it’s time to become a fisherman and to learn more about red tuna fishing!!

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