It feels like everyone and their mother is going to Japan these days. If you’re dreaming of Tokyo and find yourself stuck in Los Angeles this weekend, Mitsuwa Torrance is hosting a Toyosu Market Fair, complete with a live filleting of a bluefin tuna and a variety of premium sashimi and saku (sashimi block) cuts sourced from Tokyo’s Toyosu, the largest wholesale seafood market in the world.
Not familiar with Toyosu? It’s the bigger, more wholesale-oriented alternative to the tourist-friendly Tsukiji Fish Market, and home to one of the highest-profile bluefin tuna auctions in the world. Every morning at the crack of dawn, fish buyers place bids on the frozen catch, with small cuts of each fish eventually making their way to sushi bars and restaurants around the world. Yes, this includes L.A., where top sushi restaurants like Sushi Kaneyoshi in Little Tokyo, Atwater Village’s Morihiro and Gardena’s Sushi Sonagi source most, if not all, of their fish from Japan.
In addition to other types of fish, shoppers will be able to buy cuts of bluefin from the live cutting, which will happen at 1pm on both Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. Witnessing the filleting of the roughly 200-pound specimen is likely the closest thing you can get to visiting Tokyo’s Toyosu or Tsukiji fish markets without hopping on a plane.
If you’re looking for more ways to channel the Land of the Rising Sun in L.A., might we also suggest visiting one of L.A.’s stunning Japanese gardens or a day trip to Little Tokyo?
Mitsuwa Marketplace Torrance is located at 3525 W Carson St and is part of the Del Amo Fashion Center. It is open from 9am to 9pm daily.