now, overwhelmingly, pour into my harlt. >> reporter: the bang of the 2k3w568 h gavel has long been the heart of the community. they buy over 400,000 tons of seafood each year. for many of them, tsukiji feels like the antithesis to tokyo's unrelenting modernity. >> translator: i love this chaotic atmosphere. this is a real market. i will miss it here tremendously. >> reporter: in tsukiji's place will be toyusu market, a modernized venue not far from here. the move has been controversial. the discovery of polluted soil at the new site stoked fears over public safety. chemicals have been sealed up and that tsukiji's aging facilities mean the market has to move. but many people don't want to give up their piece of history.