Toyosu Explained

is neighborhood in Kōtō, Tokyo. Toyosu has six numbered chome ("blocks"). It is the location of the wholesale Toyosu Market, which took the role of the Tsukiji fish market after it became solely a tourist attraction.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo between the Sumida River and the upmarket Ginza shopping district, the wholesale market is open to the trade only and does not allow access to visitors.[6] [7]

History

In 1937, the area of Toyosu was created on reclaimed land.[8] There were dockyard, power plant, gas plant, freight station, warehouses till the early 1990s. Its proximity to central Tokyo made it valuable real estate, so the redevelopment was robust. Highrise apartments, office buildings, shopping centres were built one after another.

The former gas plant site was chosen in 2001 by former Governor of Tokyo Shintarō Ishihara for relocating Tsukiji fish market,[9] but there was a longstanding controversy over this plan due to the toxic contamination of the chosen relocation area.[10] The move to Toyosu Market was planned to have taken place in November 2016, in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11] Part of the plan was to retain a retail market, roughly a quarter of the current operation, in Tsukiji.[12]

On 31 August 2016, the Tsukiji fish market move was postponed.[13] The Tsukiji fish market was caught in a controversy with the shop owners surrounding the former fish market rioting as they would lose their job if the fish market transfers its location.[14] Opening of the fish market was subsequently rescheduled for 11 October 2018 despite concerns about pollution.[15]

Education

Koto Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Toyosu 1-3-chome are zoned to Toyosu North Elementary School (豊洲北小学校). Toyosu 4-chome is zoned to Toyosu Elementary School (豊洲小学校). Toyosu 5-6-chome are zoned to Toyosu West Elementary School (豊洲西小学校).[16]

Toyosu 1-4-chome and much of 5-chome are zoned to Fukagawa 5th Junior High School (深川第五中学校). Toyosu 6-chome and parts of 5-chome are zoned to Ariake Nishi Gakuen (有明西学園) for junior high school.[17]

Transportation

Economy

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tsukiji Market Ends 83-year History . 9 October 2018 . Tomoko Kamata . . 8 March 2021 .
  2. News: Foodies bid farewell to Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market . 6 October 2018 . Fumito Akiyama, Wataru Suzuki . . 8 March 2021 .
  3. News: Tsukiji: Japan's famed fish market to relocate . 6 October 2018 . . 8 March 2021 .
  4. News: A Famed Tokyo Fish Market Is Relocating . Katie Lockhart . 1 October 2018 . .
  5. News: Rich . Motoko . Motoko Rich . 6 October 2018 . As Tokyo Fish Market Closes, Sellers and Customers Honor an Era of Grime . New York Times .
  6. Web site: McCurry. Justin . Tokyo catch: Fish market bars tourists . The Guardian . 5 December 2008 . 17 February 2009.
  7. Web site: Lina. Goldberg. 10 of the world's best fresh markets. CNN Travel. 24 February 2013. 24 February 2013.
  8. Web site: Toyosu Business Friends . Toyosu History . 30 September 2009 . 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722122336/http://www.toyosu.or.jp/toyosu/rekisi/ . 22 July 2011 . ja.
  9. News: As relocated Toyosu fish market prepares to open, plans for old Tsukiji site in limbo . Mainichi Daily News. 3 September 2018.
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  11. Web site: Tsukiji fish market to get new home in late 2016 as Olympics beckon. 11 April 2015. Asahi Shimbun . 18 December 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412104640/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201412180071 . 12 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Hiroyuki . Takei . New fresh fish market planned when Tsukiji market moves . Asahi Shimbun . 9 February 2012 . 7 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140211062539/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201202090011 . 11 February 2014.
  13. News: Smelling something fishy, Koike puts Tsukiji fish market relocation on ice. 31 August 2016. The Japan Times Online. Osumi. Magdalena.
  14. News: Trouble at Tsukiji: World's biggest fish market caught in controversy . 3 August 2018. The Guardian. 10 November 2016. McCurry. Justin.
  15. Web site: Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market enters final days before big move, with many still sceptical of relocation plan. 4 October 2018. South China Morning Post. 4 October 2018.
  16. Web site: 江東区立 小学校・義務教育学校前期課程 通学区域一覧. Koto Ward. 2022-10-09.
  17. Web site: 江東区立 中学校・義務教育学校後期課程 通学区域一覧. Koto Ward. 2022-10-09.

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