Foodies bid farewell to Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market

New location opens Thursday, but without the old site's popular restaurants

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Tsukiji's wholesale market was famous for its tuna auctions. This catch from the water off Oma in northern Japan was sold for more than $120,000. (Photo by Kento Awashima)

FUMITO AKIYAMA and WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Tsukiji market wrapped its last fish on Saturday after operating for 83 years, marking an end to a symbol of Japan's seafood-rich food culture.

The open-air market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward will be succeeded by a new, enclosed facility opening in nearby Koto Ward on Thursday.

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