{"id":48149,"date":"2018-02-02T07:09:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T23:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=48149"},"modified":"2018-01-25T19:15:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T11:15:22","slug":"fish-markets-in-hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2018\/02\/02\/fish-markets-in-hokkaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Fish Markets in Southern Hokkaido: Hakodate, Otaru, and Sapporo"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our recent trip to Hokkaido<\/a>, I said to my friends that I wanted to eat so much sashimi until I would vomit. Armed with the Puking Objective in mind, we went to all the fish markets in Hokkaido<\/strong> we could find, but still, there was not enough raw seafood in the world that could induce my nausea. Japanese food is awesome.<\/p>\n

People visit fish markets in the morning for a donburi (rice bowl) of raw sashimi. But if you cannot stomach raw food in the morning, there are grilled and tempura items. But really, you don’t have to visit the markets so early: 10am or even early afternoon is fine.<\/p>\n

I am not going to recommend individual stalls because they are more or less the same. Use your instincts, check the prices which are usually displayed on a big signboard outside the shop, and enter the crowded shop.<\/p>\n

Just to be clear:\u00a0Hakodate, Otaru, and Sapporo are three separate cities, far away from one another. But they should be in anyone’s itinerary when travelling around Hokkaido.<\/p>\n

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HAKODATE Morning Market (Hakodate Asaichi \u51fd\u9928\u671d\u5e02)<\/a> <\/strong>
\n9-19 Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate
\ntel: +81 120-858-313
\n5am – 3pm<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

\"\"Hakodate Morning Market<\/strong> itself has 250 stores, but there are also 2 markets beside it (Donburi Yokocho Market<\/strong> and Ekini Market<\/strong>), and if you include those two markets, there are 450 stores. Don’t worry it’s not very big; they make up (maybe) 3 to 4 blocks. You can easily walk through them within 15 to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

The stalls sell seafood, vegetables, fruits, souvenirs, and sweets.<\/p>\n

\"\"For people who need a cuppa in the morning, I want to specially recommend\u00a0Hakodate Jujiya Coffee \u51fd\u9928\u5341\u5b57\u5c4b\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(Japan, \u3012040-0063 Hokkaido, Hakodate, Wakamatsucho, 9\u221219, \u756a\u53f7;\u00a0+81 138-22-1777; 7am-2pm, closed Wed). It’s a kiosk within\u00a0Ekini Market with three or four seats.\u00a0They home-roast their handdrip coffee. The independent kiosk was established in\u00a0\u662d\u548c7\u5e74 (1932), being a hipster for 86\u00a0 years! Their coffee here is\u00a0\u00a5350, and you may add a scoop of the famous Hokkaido ice cream (additional\u00a0\u00a5250).<\/p>\n

I love the coffee very much! Starbucks and other big coffee chains tend to over-roast their beans to make sure they have a “standardised” bitter taste. So most people are used to coffee being bitter. That’s why Chiobu didn’t like Jujiya Coffee; “no coffee taste,” she complained. But I love it!\u00a0Jujiya doesn’t overroast the beans, so there is no bitterness, making it well-balanced with a berry sweetness.<\/p>\n

\"\"Besides coffee, you should definitely get the rock melon <\/strong>also known as\u00a0cantaloupe\u00a0<\/strong>here. It is the cheapest among all the markets we have been. And rock melon is one of the must-eats in Hokkaido.<\/p>\n

The third item you have to eat is, of course, the kaisendon (\u6d77\u9bae\u4e3c)<\/strong> or sashimi on rice. Prices usually range from \u00a51200-\u00a52000 depending on the ingredients you order.<\/p>\n

\"\"Because we stayed a 5-minute walk from the fish market, we visited it on two consecutive days, and tried two different stalls which bookmark the ends of the street. The stalls are \u304b\u306b\u306e\u5317\u904a<\/strong>\u00a0(22-2 Otemachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0064, Japan; +81 120-278-941; 6am-2pm) and\u00a0\u30de\u30eb\u30e4\u30de\u5546\u5e97<\/a><\/strong> (22-2 \u014ctemachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaid\u014d 040-0064, Japan; +81 138-27-3110; 5am-3pm). The latter one is better although the former was crowded.<\/p>\n

\"\"One last activity: you can also try Ika (squid) fishing<\/strong> at the market.<\/p>\n

How to get there<\/strong>: Exit JR Hakodate Station. On your right, you’ll see Four Points by Sheraton. The market is just behind the building.<\/p>\n

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OTARU\u00a0Sankaku Market<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n3-10-16 Inaho, Otaru 047-0032, Hokkaido
\nTel: +81 134-23-2446<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

We didn’t visit the Otaru Market because we found a hotel buffet breakfast offering freeflow of sashimi. But more about that buffet in another entry. Let’s talk about Otaru.<\/p>\n

There are five markets in Otaru; they are smaller in scale than elsewhere so you may not want to visit all five. But for the sake of completion, these are the markets:<\/p>\n

–Rinyuu Asaichi Morning Market<\/a> (10-15, 3 chome, Kaiuchi, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido; 4am-2pm; closed Sun)<\/p>\n

-Temiya Market (9-3, Nishikichou, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido; 10am-7.30pm; closed Sun)<\/p>\n

–Shinnantaru Market<\/a> (8-11, Chikou, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido; 10am-7pm; closed Wed)<\/p>\n

–Nantaru Market<\/a> (12-1, Shintomi-chou, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido; 9am-7pm; closed Sun)<\/p>\n

The reason I recommended Sankaku Market<\/strong> above the other four is its convenient and central location. It is just beside the Otaru JR Station<\/strong>. From what I read, it’s a small alley with a small entrance. Watch for the red sign that says \u4e09\u89d2\u5e02\u5834<\/strong>. This market is best for eating\u00a0crabs<\/strong>. Eat your snow crabs, king crabs, hairy crabs here.<\/p>\n

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SAPPORO Nijo Fish Market \u4e8c\u6761\u5e02\u5834<\/strong><\/a>
\n1 Minami 3 Jo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0053, Hokkaido
\ntel: +81 11-281-2222
\n7am-6pm<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

\"\"We went to two fish markets in Sapporo and Nijo Fish Market<\/strong> is one of them. It’s the more convenient of the two markets, and thus it attracts more tourists. Nijo is established in the\u00a0early Meiji Period, making it more than 100 years old. It’s rather small, only the space of a block.<\/p>\n

\"\"It was just okay experience for us. We prefer the Hakodate market. There is really nothing to buy here, but you can still eat the kaisendon.<\/p>\n

\"\"How to get there<\/strong>: It’s a 10-minute walk from Odori Station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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SAPPORO Central Wholesale Market Curb Market<\/strong><\/a>
\nKita 11-jo Nishi 21-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
\n+81\u00a011-621-7044
\n6am-5pm<\/p>\n<\/address>\n

\"\"Curb Market<\/strong>, the second fish market we went in Sapporo, is a little further than Nijo Fish Market and not as convenient. But Curb Market is\u00a0beside the biggest wholesale market<\/strong> in Hokkaido; so restaurants’ owners bid at the wholesale market and bring the ingredient immediately back to serve customers. Besides seafood, it sells\u00a0\u00a0vegetables and fruits. We bought a bunch of\u00a0Kyoho grapes<\/strong> here for\u00a0\u00a5900.<\/p>\n

\"\"But as for the seafood, we were taken aback by the pricing of this market. The food here is definitely 10-20% more expensive than other markets. This market is good for crabs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"There is also a\u00a0bathhouse<\/strong> called\u00a0Sakaeyu<\/strong> at the Curb Market that opens at 1pm.<\/p>\n

\"\"How to get there<\/strong>: 15-minute walk from Soen Station<\/strong> on the JR Hakodate Main Line OR
\n12-minute walk from Nijuyonken Station<\/strong> on the Subway Tozai Line<\/p>\n

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You may be interested in…
\n–Sushi Dai VS Sushi Daiwa at Tsukiji Fish Market Tokyo: Which Is Better?<\/a>
\n–Michelin Bib Gourmand Ramen in Hokkaido: Ippontei \u4e00\u672c\u4ead at Lake Toya and Ramen Shingetsu \u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3 \u4fe1\u6708 at Sapporo<\/a>
\n–Otaru Rakuten \u3089\u304f\u5929: Fantastic Izakaya with a Michelin Bib Gourmand<\/a>
\n–What to Eat at Niseko Hokkaido<\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Dr. A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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