FOR LOVERS Street Tuna Dismantling Show - Cutting Skills

While Tokyo's world-famous fish market relocated from Tsukiji to Toyosu, there are still many shops in the area that are packed full of the kind of "food entertainment" you hunger for while in Tokyo!

Case in point: the tuna cutting show is an event performed right in front of your eyes. An entire gigantic tuna is cut into parts like otoro, known in English as fatty tuna, and chu-toro, semi-fatty tuna which is the delicious part that ends up as sushi on your plate.

The fish used in the cutting show is freshly delivered, freshly cut, and freshly prepared. The fish isn't frozen once from the time it is caught until the moment it is ready to be eaten as sushi or sashimi.

Savoring raw tuna at its freshest is a delight, especially after having witnessed how the massive fish is cut and prepared. A gourmet event such as this one is rare to come by, even for Japanese standards. So let’s take a closer look at some of the coolest spots you'll want to add to your Tokyo bucket list!