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- Jan 5, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bluefin Tuna Sells for a Record JPY 510 Million at Toyosu's New Year Auction
- A bluefin tuna landed at Oma, Aomori Prefecture, sold for JPY 510.3 million at Toyosu Market's New Year first auction on 5 January 2026, the highest price since records began in 1999[1]
- The fish weighed 243 kg, about JPY 2.1 million a kilogram (around $3.2 million in all)[3][4]
- The buyer was Kiyomura, whose president Kimura Kiyoshi runs the Sushi Zanmai chain; it broke the JPY 333.6 million record Kiyomura set at the 2019 auction[2][4]
- Kimura said he had expected to pay about JPY 400 million, and Sushi Zanmai served the fish at its usual JPY 398-598 a piece[2]
- It was caught by Oma fisherman Ito Toyokazu, whose 440 kg catch in 1994 is the model for the tuna monument at Cape Oma; Oma supplied the top tuna for the 15th year running[3]
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- [1]90%news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015018931000news.web.nhk· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Jan 5, 2026 ✓· 48% of score
NHK, 5 January 2026: 'Tokyo's Toyosu Market held its New Year first auction on the morning of the 5th' (東京の豊洲市場で5日朝、新年恒例の「初競り」が行われ), where the Oma bluefin fetched JPY 510.3 million.
- [2]75%The ¥500-Million Tuna: Record Price Set at Japan Fish Market's New Year Auctionnippon.com· Published Jan 16, 2026· 18% of score
Previous record was ¥333.6 million at the 2019 first auction, the first after the move from Tsukiji; Kimura said he expected to pay ¥400 million and would sell the sushi at the chain's usual ¥398-598 a serving.[1]
- [3]85%2026年1月5日、東京・豊洲市場の初競りで、大間マグロに5億1,030万円の値が付きました！ (Oma Tourism Association)oma-wide.net· Published Jan 8, 2026· 17% of score
The Oma town tourism association: a 243 kg Oma tuna sold for JPY 510.3 million at the 5 January 2026 first auction, bought by Kiyomura president Kimura Kiyoshi; caught by Ito Toyokazu of the Dai-juichi Chohomaru; Oma's 15th straight year as the top tuna.[1]
- [4]80%Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2 million at Japan's Toyosu market auction (CNN/AP)cnn.com· Published Jan 5, 2026· 17% of score
AP: a 243-kilogram bluefin sold for 510 million yen ($3.2 million), about 2.1 million yen a kilogram, at the predawn auction; Kiyomura beat the 334 million yen record it set in 2019.[1]
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