Breaking Down a Whole Tuna Inside Tokyo's Toyosu Market

Watch one whole tuna be cut down by hand at Toyosu Market, Tokyo's fish market — from the first knife to a single slice. A Japan documentary filmed over one morning at a family-run tuna wholesaler. We follow a tuna wholesaler from before the first cut. A whole tuna arrives early in the morning, is broken down by hand, and is carried to the shop, where it is cut into blocks for customers. Then the owner explains how the shop chooses fish: every tuna is different, and every customer prefers something different. The film ends with a taste of nakaochi, the meat scraped from along the backbone. 📍 Ishiji — Toyosu Market, Tokyo, Japan ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 A whole tuna, before the first cut 0:26 5 AM at the market 0:49 Breaking the tuna down 2:27 Back at the shop 3:54 Meet the owner 4:11 Two kinds of customers 4:42 When is tuna best to eat? 5:11 Every tuna is different About the shop Ishiji is a family-run tuna wholesaler at Toyosu Market. A tuna wholesaler (nakaoroshi) buys tuna at the market and sells it on to restaurants and other buyers. 🎥 Previous Episode：How Real Samurai Armor Is Made by Hand in Tokyo    • How Real Samurai Armor Is Made by Hand in ...   UNSCRIPTED JAPAN is a documentary series about Japanese traditional crafts and the people keeping them alive. Filmed in October 2026 at Toyosu Market, Tokyo. 豊洲市場のマグロ仲卸で、1本のマグロが手で切り分けられていく様子を、解体前の姿から最後の一切れまで追いました。ある朝に撮影したドキュメンタリーです。 📍 東京・豊洲市場 ⏱ この動画の流れ 0:00 解体前の、マグロ1本まるごと 0:26 午前5時の市場 0:49 マグロを解体する 2:27 店に戻って 3:54 店主の紹介 4:11 好みの違う、2種類のお客さん 4:42 マグロはいつ食べるのがいい？ 5:11 マグロは一本一本違う 🎥 前回の動画：How Real Samurai Armor Is Made by Hand in Tokyo    • How Real Samurai Armor Is Made by Hand in ...   UNSCRIPTED JAPANは、日本の伝統工芸とそれを守り続ける人々のドキュメンタリーシリーズです。 #tuna #tokyo #japan #toyosumarket #tunawholesaler #japandocumentary #japanesefood #unscriptedjapan