If Japan has fish markets, Toraja has a tedong (buffalo) market. However, it does not only trade buffalo. There is practically everything traditional here: from pigs to the famous Toraja black rice. Buffalo is the heart of Toraja mortuary rites. You might be surprised by how they are valued here. A record price of USD 74,541 (1 billion Indonesian Rupiah) was documented from a transaction of one tedong bonga (piebald buffalo) here.