Some 400 shops in the Outer Market 
Tsukiji Market opened as the central wholesale fish market of Tokyo in 1935. It has since attracted many people as the “kitchen of Tokyo.”
All shops in the Outer Market cater to professional chefs, specializing in ingredients that range from fish, shellfish, and roe to kelp, bonito flakes, dried foods, and other delicacies. Apart from food, the market also sells professional cooking utensils and tableware used at restaurants—seldom carried at general kitchenware stores—which are perfect as souvenirs.