Kikuyo Syokudou （きくよ食堂）| Seafood Dining | Hakodate Fish Market

I'm in Hakodate （函館） now!!!

I should get up early, and go to the Hakodate Fish Market （函館朝市）!!! Actually I have a custom to jog in the morning every day, and it is not difficult to do so. How lucky I am!!

Yesterday I jogged around the Motomachi area （元町地区）on the hill, and enjoyed historical buildings and beautiful scenery from the higher ground!
(*If you are interested in the historical beautiful hilly area, please refer to my other post→click here!)

This is Hakodate Morning Market↓

Look at the seafood! All of them are very fresh!

I went to Kikuyo Syokudou （きくよ食堂）, one of the most traditional seafood restaurants around here, founded in 1956

They serve a wide variety of seafood dishes, the most popular and famous of which is "Ganso Hakodate Tomoedon （元祖函館巴丼）", a bowl of rice topped with fresh scallop, sea urchin, and ikura or salmon roe.!! Yummy x 2!!

I recommend "Ikasomen （イカソーメン）" or fresh squid sashimi made of alive squid↓ Surprisingly (or naturally), it is still moving when it served! Hahaha!

I also recommend "Benijyake Harasuyaki （紅鮭ハラス焼）", char-grilled red salmon belly. It's very appetizing!

Anyway, let's enter it! I arrived at this dining at 6:30 in the morning, and I was the first customer here! Yes!!!

As you can see, this is a very popular restaurant!!

Voila!
This is "Tomoedon （巴丼）". I hope you can see how fresh the seafood is!!! I love the local sea urchin the best!!!

Look at this poster! They serve a special seafood bowl served only in this main dining （本店）. I have to try it, too! Hahaha!

Here we go!
This is "Sakenoousama oyako yukhoe bukkakedon （鮭の王様　親子ユッケぶっかけ丼）", a bowl of rice topped with dices of king salmon, salmon roe, squid, avocado, and wakame leaves （めかぶ）.

Wow! Wow! Wow! It's like a seafood jewel box!!!

Mix them together and

eat it! Yummy x 2!! The rice is also cooked over charcoal, and it has distinctive aroma!!! Perfect!

*If you need general information about the Hakodate Fish Market （函館朝市）, please refer to my other post→click here!

■Where is the "Hakodate Morning Market （函館朝市）"?

It is across from the JR Hakodate Station↓

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■Tour guide information■

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Hakodate Morning Market （函館朝市）

The Hakodate Morning Market （函館朝市） is located south of JR Hakodate Station （JR函館駅）, and as its name indicates, has many shops operating in the morning from 5 a.m. (6 a.m. during the winter) to noon.
The roots of the market are in farmers selling their products in the plaza in front of the station after World War Ⅱ. The market subsequently moved to its present location and developed into its current form.
There are now over 450 shops mainly handing crabs, salmon, salmon roe, and other fresh seafood caught in the ocean around Hokkaido, but also including vegetables, fruits, dried goods, clothing and a wide variety of items.
Visitors can enjoy meals made from fresh ingredients at restaurants in the market, with a bowl of rice tipped with sashimi!
The market is always very bustling, with over 1.8 million shoppers visiting every year!

Well, well, well, let's go!

Each shop has some fishing tanks like this↓

Alive king crabs, botan prawns,

Pacific oysters,

scallops,

whelks,

Pacific flying squids........... All of them are very fresh and still moving!!

If you like to eat a seafood bowl, I recommend the restaurant alley called Donburi Yokocho Ichiba （どんぶり横丁市場） in the market.

Tastes very yummy x 2!!!

One of the popular attractions here is a big seawater tank for fishing squid.

After we enjoy fishing squid, a chef cooks (slices) it. Would you like to eat very fresh sashimi?

See?? It is translucent and still moving!!! I love it!

One of my guests works in the fishing industry, and wanted to eat fresh sea urchin. We tried sea urchin reserved in the sea water （海水ウニ） first↓

Soon after that, we found some fresh (alive) horse-dung sea urchin in the market!

This was super yummy x 2!!!!

We also enjoyed hairy crabs, even after a big breakfast at hotel! Hahaha!

You may be surprised, but we wanted to eat something sweet, too, and found this local melon! it was very juicy and recommendable!!

During the summer time, you can enjoy super-delicious Yubari Melon here!!

And again we wanted to eat something salty, and enjoyed this grilled whelk!

We fully enjoyed the Hakodate Morning Market （函館朝市）!

■Where is the "Hakodate Morning Market （函館朝市）"?

It is across from the JR Hakodate Station↓

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■Tour guide information■

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Takezushi （竹寿司）| Sushi Bar | Kushiro

Takezushi （竹寿司） is a sushi bar in the Washo Fish Market （和商市場） in front of JR Kushiro station.

This fish market is famous for....................

"Kattedon （勝手丼）", a bowl of rice topped with your favorite fresh seafood like this↓ Yes! You can select your favorite sashimi on rice!! Cool!!
(If you're interested in this seafood bowl, please refer to my other post→☆)

This time we dropped by "Takezushi （竹寿司）", a sushi bar in this fish market.

We chose this sushi bar, because we wanted to eat something local which it is difficult to find in other places except eastern part of Hokkaido.

The menu is like this, and we ordered

"Tokusen Nigiridon Set （特選握り丼セット）"↓ Tokusen means special selection. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?

Voila! This is the sushi and seafood set!

How do you like the mini seafood bowl? All of the sashimi is very fresh!

Look at the botanebi prawn! It is very big and plump!!

How about sushi? Salmon, sea urchin, Sakhalin surf clam, and..................

octopus roe!!! How rare it is! Have you ever eaten it? We really enjoyed the texture!!

The set comes with shrimp soup↓

■Where is "Takezushi （竹寿司）" in "Washo Fish Market （和商市場）"?

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■Tour guide information■

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Akkeshi One Day Tour （厚岸1日ツアー）

This is a one day tour of Akkeshi, through which I believe you can fully enjoy the town. How do you like it? Please leave your comment!

①Akkeshi Station
When you arrive at JR Akkeshi Station,

please take a picture with this panel! Yes! Akkeshi is an oyster town!!

②Yabu Soba （藪蕎麦）

Then you should drop by this soba shop in front of the station, and

enjoy oyster soba↓, or an oyster bowl! Yummy x 2!! See the details→☆

③Cape Aikappu （愛冠岬）

Then let's get started with Cape Aikappu!

If you ring the bells with your boyfriend or girl friend, you will be happy forever!

On the way to the cape, you may encounter wildlife such as shika deer↓

④Benten Shrine （弁天神社）

On the way back to the station area, we can see Benten Shrine from Akkeshi Ohashi Bridge （厚岸大橋）. Looks like it is floated on the ocean, but actually it is on Kakijima Island （牡蠣島）, and enshrined with Benzaitenza statue （弁財天座像）, an important cultural asset of Japan.

⑤Fish Market （漁業組合市場）

Well, well, well, let's enjoy seafood at the fish market, located near the station, too!

Akkeshi is a paradise of seafood such as oysters, scallop, prawns, and so on!

⑥Marine Museum （海事記念館）

Within a walking distance from the fish market, there is Marine Museum.

We can learn the history of Akkeshi and its fisheries.

⑦Conchiglie （コンキリエ）

This roadside station is on the hill, and 

we can enjoy the ocean and the townscape!

Let's enter the building. On the first floor, there is a souvenir corner with a wide variety of oyster items.

Personally, I recommend delicious ice cream there↓ See the details→☆

 On the second floor, we can enjoy seafood BBQ↓

Scallops, oysters, abalone, sea urchin, Pacific saury, and you name it! See the details→☆

⑧Ujiie Machiaijyo （氏家待合所）

Last but not least, please get an oyster rice box lunch at the dining.

They make this box lunch depending on your train time! I recommend you to make a reservation in advance! See the details→☆

How do you like the tour?

Please fully enjoy the town if you have chance to visit there!!

■Where is Akkeshi （厚岸）?

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■Tour guide information■

Do you need a nationally-licensed English-speaking tour guide when you travel to Hokkaido?I'll guide you! Plz click here!