This picture taken on September 27, 2018 shows a man working at a wholesale store at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. - For decades, Tokyo's Tsukiji market has been the beating heart of a world-class culinary capital, supplying Michelin-starred chefs and drawing tourists who queue for hours to glimpse pre-dawn tuna auctions. But this week it will finally shut its doors and relocate from its dilapidated but central location to a new site in eastern Tokyo, after a lengthy and controversial process, hindered by pollution rows and construction delays. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-FISHING-FOOD-TSUKIJI-TOYOSU,ADVANCER BY SARA HUSSEIN (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Tokyo's iconic fish market closes
Following years of delays and plenty of controversy, Tokyo's Tsukiji wholesale fish market, one of the city's most popular destinations for international visitors, has finally shut its doors.
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This picture taken on September 27, 2018 shows a man working at a wholesale store at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. - For decades, Tokyo's Tsukiji market has been the beating heart of a world-class culinary capital, supplying Michelin-starred chefs and drawing tourists who queue for hours to glimpse pre-dawn tuna auctions. But this week it will finally shut its doors and relocate from its dilapidated but central location to a new site in eastern Tokyo, after a lengthy and controversial process, hindered by pollution rows and construction delays. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-FISHING-FOOD-TSUKIJI-TOYOSU,ADVANCER BY SARA HUSSEIN (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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