The second central wholesale market of Kyoto City (京都市中央卸売市場第二市場)

The second central wholesale market of Kyoto City is specialized in meat. The market was established in 1969 in Kisshoin Ishihara Higashinokuchi, Minami Ward, based on the central wholesale market law (the present wholesale market law).

Summary

The second market was established for playing the role of distributing meat in Kyoto City and in the surrounding areas. With a slaughter facility being provided at the same site, cattle and pigs conveyed there from the places where they have been raised are sectioned and auctioned.

The amount of transactions (in fiscal year 2005): \7.63334 billion
The number of cattle handled: 7,648
The number of pigs handled: 15,425

[Original Japanese]