Yokohama Nanbu Market

About

A large permanent wholesale-market complex established in 1973, selling vegetables, seafood, groceries, household goods, clothing, and other merchandise. Its food-specialty retail area includes numerous market shops, while the wholesale seafood section periodically opens to general visitors.

1-1 Torihama-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Yokohama Nanbu Market offers buyers and curious visitors an up-close, working view of one of Japan's largest wholesale market complexes. This sprawling facility in Yokohama was established in 1973, and every day it moves vegetables, seafood, groceries, household appliances, clothing, and general merchandise through its stalls and warehouses. Dozens of market shops draw shoppers to the food-specialty retail area, while the wholesale seafood section opens periodically to the general public. If you're sourcing food and beverage products, household goods, or apparel, the market gives you a realistic picture of how Japanese wholesale trade operates. And for traders exploring wholesale market opportunities in Japan? There's plenty to observe here — from pricing and packaging to the daily rhythms of vendors who supply retailers across the region.