🗺️ Nakaminato Fishing Market那珂湊おさかな市場

Nakaminato Fish Market is a tourist market characterized by seafood, attracting millions of visitors each year. The market is adjacent to Nakaminato Fishing Port, which has the highest catch volume in Ibaraki Prefecture, surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean. Nakaminato Fishing Port is also one of Japan's important offshore fishing bases. The Nakaminato Fish Market, located near the fishing port, is uniquely blessed with a wide variety of seafood. Visitors can taste large fish such as bonito and tuna, freshly caught from the port, as well as various white fish dishes like flounder and sea bream, making it a food paradise for fresh catches and delicious meals. The market features a total of 12 shops, including fresh fish stores, seafood shops, and restaurants. At the fresh fish stores, customers can buy the day's catch at reasonable prices, and the vendors will help process the fish, such as scaling, gutting, and filleting. The seafood shops also sell "ichiyaburi" products like squid and mackerel processed with natural salt, as well as handmade pickled seafood, which are unique delicacies of the fishing port. The menus at the various restaurants are quite rich, allowing visitors to enjoy local seafood caught from nearby waters. Particularly popular is the "Sanbai Don" from "Nakaminato Hama Koya," which features a variety of seasonal seafood piled on top of rice, almost overflowing the bowl. Another recommended dish is the "GOZOORI Seafood Don" (ごっそり海鮮丼) from "Umisushi Umehanatei," which not only offers popular monkfish dishes in winter but also includes 13 ingredients such as tuna and salmon roe. Additionally, after indulging in the delicious seafood at Nakaminato Fish Market, it is suggested to visit nearby popular attractions such as "Kokuei Hitachi Seaside Park" and "Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium."

The tourist market adjacent to Nakaminato Fishing Port. It houses 12 shops, including fresh fish stores, seafood shops, and restaurants. You can purchase a variety of locally caught fresh fish from the nearby sea at reasonable prices.