Kizu Market

木津卸売市場Naniwa, Osaka

Food area

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At a Glance

Kizu Market, formally Osaka Kizu Wholesale Market, is a privately run wholesale market in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, operated by Gourmet Kineya. It ranks among the leading private wholesale markets in Japan and is the only non-central wholesale market in Osaka Prefecture that handles both seafood and fresh produce.

On a site of about 17,500 square meters, the market has auction floors for vegetables and seafood and roughly 150 wholesale shops. Restaurants, a food-supply center for professional buyers and a public bath share the grounds, and since 2010 the market has welcomed general customers. A morning market held on certain Saturdays lets beginners join the auctions, with events such as tuna-cutting demonstrations. The market traces its roots to street selling that began in 1714 and was officially licensed in 1810.