Did you know that the Tsukiji market has the biggest and most expensive tuna in the world? Yes, a world record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) of a 612-pound (278 kilogram) bluefin tuna was sold at the Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market by the president of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura (the Tuna King) during the first tuna auction on January 5, 2019, following the relocation of Tsukiji market to Toyosu – a modern facility.

Million dollar tuna at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji market. (2023, April 26). Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 7.