Daily Life at Nachikatsuura's Tsukiji Market

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 07: A buyer inspects the fresh Bluefin tuna at Kiikatuura fresh tuna market on February 7, 2014 in Nachikatsuura, Japan. Kiikatsuura fresh tuna market is well known as one of Japan's most famous fresh tuna markets, annually handling thousands of tons of Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin and Albacore tuna. The biggest bluefin tuna from today's catch weighing 301 kilograms and sold for 1.63 million yen at auction. Nachikatsuura is also home to the Kumano Nachi Taisha, a Shinto shrine, part of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)