Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(01 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer inspects the fresh Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(02 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(03 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(04 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(05 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer looks fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(06 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer inspects the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(07 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(08 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(09 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer walks over the fresh Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(10 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(11 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(12 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(13 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(14 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A wholesaler buyer transports fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(15 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee arranges fresh tuna for auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(16 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers inspect the fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(17 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyers stand next to 301 kilograms weight fessh Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(18 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer looks fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(19 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: Buyesr walk over the fresh Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(20 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An employee walks through fresh tuna during the auction at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market(21 of28)
Open Image ModalNACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: An auction employee stands next 301 kilograms weight Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan\'s most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today\'s catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(22 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: A child places coins on the offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(23 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: A shrine priest prays for offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(24 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: Miko (shrine Maiden) stand beside to offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(25 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: Shrine priests stand beside to offer a 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(26 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: A man places a coin on the offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(27 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: A shrine priest transports the tail of an offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Wish For Economic Growth(28 of28)
Open Image ModalNISHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JANUARY 08: A man places a coin on the offered 2.6 meters long, 260 kilograms weight bluefin tuna at Nishinomiya Shrine, the head shrine of Ebisu sect, a deity of business, on January 8, 2014 in Nishinomiya, Japan. People wish for growth of their business and country\'s economy by placing coins on to the body of tuna that are offered to shrine. In 2014, Japan awaits the first sales-tax rise since 1997 in April. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)