Many Tsukiji romanticists don't realize just how centrally located the current market is. It's a ten-minute walk, literally just one kilometer away from the Gi

Many Tsukiji romanticists don't realize just how centrally located the current market is. It's a ten-minute walk, literally just one kilometer away from the Ginza, which is the most expensive real estate in Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/vQrLyjDXZLz https://goo.gl/maps/vQrLyjDXZLz Zoom out to get some additional perspective. So aside from being a tourist attraction, it doesn't make any sense for the market to be there. The new market, in Toyosu, is closer to expressways and the sea, and even has a (currently very quiet) train station ready waiting for the day it opens: https://goo.gl/maps/CmQ97P4MgSS2 https://goo.gl/maps/CmQ97P4MgSS2