Shimizu Fish Market “Kashi no ichi”
(Located in front of JR Shimizu Station)
The Fish market loved by the locals
The best place to eat very fresh local seafoods with reasonable prices for lunch and dinner
Shimizu Fish Market called “Kashi no ichi” is located in front of JR Shimizu Station.
From Shimizu Port, you can reach here in 30 minutes on foot. (about 2.0km away / 5-10 minutes by car)
Since the access from both JR Shimizu station and Shimizu Port is not bad, it is recommended to visit here if you are interested in seafoods or local fish market when you visit Shimizu.
Shimizu Fish Market
Do you know that Shimizu Port boasts Japan’s biggest catch of tuna?
This is well known to Japanese, so many tourists come to Shimizu to enjoy fresh tasty tuna and seafood.
If you are planning to visit this market on weekend lunch time, please note that there might be many visitors not only tourists but also locals to enjoy meals.
In this market, 20 wholesalers are selling fresh fish, seashell, vegetables to customers directly.
Please check prices. You will be surprised because their prices are much cheaper than you expected.
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shopping area, Ichiba-kan |
Sea food restaurant, Ichiba-kan
This fish market is consisted of two buildings.
One is Ichiba-Kan (いちば館), Ichiba means market.
The photo above is the entrance of Ichiba-Kan.
In this area, they are mainly selling fish, seashell, vegetables, and so on.
Also there are some seafood restaurants.
Their business hour is from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Closed on Wednesdays
Another building is Maguro-Kan (まぐろ館), Maguro means tuna.
In this area, there are many seafood restaurants.
Their business hour is from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Closed on Wednesdays, but some of the restaurants are open everyday.
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In the photo above right, the fishes on the left are raw whitebaits, the second left are cherry shrimps.
You can eat them only in Shizuoka. Cherry shrimp can be caught only in Suruga Bay, Shizuoka.
Suruga Bay is the most deepest bay in Japan. (2,500 meters depth).
So various kinds of fishes can be caught.
For French speaking people, you can read our blog post about this fish market in French.
Visit the blog post written in French