| | Encyclopedia: Tsukiji fish market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | The market opens every morning except Sundays and holidays at 3:00 AM with the arrival of the products by ship, truck and plane from all over the world. |
 | | Hancho hocho, a half length blade at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo An oroshi hocho in use at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Oroshi hocho (おろし包丁, literally: wholesale knife) and hancho hocho (半丁包丁, literally: half tool knife) are extremely long highly specialized knives used in Japan to fillet... |
 | | In case of large fishes as for example Tuna, large tools are needed, and frozen tuna is often cut like logs with a large band saw, and unfrozen Tuna is cut using extremely long knives called Oroshi hocho and Hancho hocho. |
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