Uwajimaya
Best Asian Market in Seattle · WA
The Moriguchi family's market since 1928.
Uwajimaya has been the Pacific Northwest's great Asian marketplace since 1928, when Fujimatsu Moriguchi began selling housemade fishcakes from a truck. Today its Chinatown-International District flagship is a destination in its own right — tens of thousands of Asian groceries, a seafood counter, a food court, and the Kinokuniya bookstore under one roof.
Four generations of the Moriguchi family have built it into a Seattle landmark and cultural anchor — the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Market.
What they're known for
- 30,000+ Asian groceries
- Fresh seafood counter
- Kinokuniya bookstore & food court
Customers said it first.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This record was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Selection follows the published criteria; Uwajimaya met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Seattle since 1928 — 98 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Seattle.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Seattle has kept Uwajimaya busy for 98 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Seattle regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best Asian market in Seattle for 2025 for nearly a century of the Moriguchi family's grocery, from a single truck to a Chinatown-International District anchor.
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The details, verified.
- Legal / trading name
- Uwajimaya
- Category
- Market
- Founded
- 1928, Seattle, WA
- Founders
- Fujimatsu & Sadako Moriguchi
- Location
- 600 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
- Centurion Award
- Best Asian Market in Seattle — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
Frequently asked questions.
What is Uwajimaya?
Family-owned Asian grocery founded by Fujimatsu Moriguchi in 1928, grown from a truck selling fishcakes into a Chinatown-International District landmark.
Is Uwajimaya award-winning?
Yes — Uwajimaya is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Asian Market in Seattle, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best Asian market in Seattle for 2025 for nearly a century of the Moriguchi family's grocery, from a single truck to a Chinatown-International District anchor.
Where is Uwajimaya?
Uwajimaya is in Seattle, WA.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Asian Market in Seattle Seattle, WA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record; the business did not have to apply for it to appear.
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