魚河岸うおがし

noun

riverside fish market

Refers to a fish market located along a riverbank, historically associated with the old Nihonbashi fish market in Tokyo. Often used in proper names or historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、日本にほん橋ばしの魚河岸うおがしは大たい変へん賑にぎわっていた。

  In the Edo period, the Nihonbashi riverside fish market was very bustling.

• この辺あたりには昔むかし、魚河岸うおがしがあったと聞きいています。

  I heard there used to be a riverside fish market around here long ago.