Karato Fish Market
The Karato Fish Market serves as the kitchen of citizens where the general public can purchase all sorts of fresh fish and seafood. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday every week and on national holidays, the first floor of the market turns into the big open-air seafood stall “Iki-iki Bakangai.” There, crowds of visitors from all over Japan and other countries enjoy fresh hand-rolled sushi, “fuku jiru” blowfish soup and “fuku sashi” blowfish sashimi in a festive mood.
View scenic routes that include this spot
PANORAMIC VIEWStreet address
- 5-50 Karato-cho, Shimonoseki-shi
About YAMAGUCHI Access
- 7 minutes by bus from JR Shimonoseki Station
Opening Hours
- Weekdays and Saturdays
5:00-15:00
Sundays and national holidays
8:00-15:00
Closed
- Obon, New Year holidays, and other irregular holidays
Best season
- All year
Point
- <Iki Iki Bakan Gai>
Fridays and Saturdays
10:00-15:00
Sundays and national holidays
8:00-15:00
・Located close to the Kaikyokan Aquarium, the "Haikara‘t Yokocho" amusement park and the Kamon Wharf souvenir shop.
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Iwakuni Castle
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Yuda Onsen
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
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Tokiwa Park
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
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Motonosumi Shrine
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
