Whale fin meat from off Japan's northern coast ... The most expensive item at the market was the tail meat, which is considered a delicacy known as "onomi." It was sold for a whopping 200,000 ...

This is larger than some whales—the beluga whale included ... These eggs are used to make caviar, which is considered a culinary delicacy. Beluga sturgeon caviar is highly sought after.

In Shimonoseki, where 250kg of fin whale meat was flown from Hokkaido for the event, the tail meat – a delicacy known as “onomi” – fetched the day’s highest price at ¥200,000 (RM5,820 ...