Neighborhood · No. 19
Koto & Toyosu
江東・豊洲・東陽町
Toyosu replaced Tsukiji as Tokyo's wholesale fish market; inland, Fukagawa and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa have quietly become a third-wave coffee district.
Waterfront warehouses, Toyosu market, Fukagawa shitamachi
East Tokyo's reclaimed-land waterfront. Toyosu replaced Tsukiji as the city's wholesale fish market. Inland, Fukagawa and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa are quietly becoming a third-wave coffee district — Blue Bottle's first Japan store opened here. Further east, Higashi-Yojo is residential old-Tokyo with surprisingly serious small-restaurant pockets.
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FAQ
What replaced Tsukiji market and can I still visit it?
Toyosu wholesale fish market replaced Tsukiji in 2018 as Tokyo's primary tuna and seafood auction site, with public viewing galleries open from early morning on weekdays. The old Tsukiji outer market still operates as a retail and restaurant strip, but Toyosu is the live auction experience.
Why is Kiyosumi-Shirakawa famous for specialty coffee?
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa became a third-wave coffee district when Blue Bottle Coffee opened its first Japan location here in 2015, attracting further specialty roasters to the warehouse-edged streets of this former shitamachi area. The district's roaster lineup has rotated since the Blue Bottle anchor arrived — several have opened and closed.
What is Fukagawa and is it worth exploring?
Fukagawa is the old shitamachi district within Koto ward — historically a lumber and crafts area, now home to Kiyosumi Garden (a Meiji-era strolling garden), the Fukagawa Edo Museum, and a patchwork of small restaurants and coffee rooms in converted warehouses. Tokyo Unseen groups it with Kiyosumi-Shirakawa as the quieter, more historically rooted half of the area.