Main Fish Market Auction Tour and Dinner
Tour
126,000yen/ 2 pax
①2:30-5:00 /②18:00-20:00
Meeting Point:
①Hotel Pick-up/ ②Hatanaka (MAP)
Language:English
/Japanese
What's Included: Market Auction Tour, English-speaking Guide (1st Part), Full Course Dinner, Insurance fee
Tour Overview
Kanazawa is known for a city of its high quality gourmet.
Kanazawa Central Wholesale Market, which supports Kanazawa's food culture, opened in 1966 as the first central wholesale market in the Hokuriku region.
It is also famous for the early start time of auctions among the central wholesale markets in Japan.
Normally, the area is off-limits to all but related parties.
In this tour, you will visit the market with vendors who work at the market, so you can learn about the auction mechanism, work at the market, seasonal ingredients, and much more.
Please come and see up close the workings of the market people who support Kanazawa's food culture and the wide variety of fish species they handle.
After observing the auction, we will disperse.
We will then gather again at the restaurant that evening to enjoy a special course meal featuring fish that was actually auctioned off.
The restaurant is Hatanaka, which opened in April 2019. Located near Kanazawa Station, the restaurant is housed in a renovated machiya (townhouse) and features a relaxed atmosphere. This sushi restaurant uses a variety of ingredients obtained from the nature of Hokuriku. This up-and-coming restaurant will delight you not only with its sushi, but also with its creative dishes.
Using fish auctioned off in the morning by Tadamura Suisan of the Omicho Market, the restaurant will offer a course menu exclusively for guests of this tour. The restaurant has English-speaking staff, so please enjoy conversation with them.
For an additional charge, you can also order the restaurant's recommended natural wine and selected sake.
Tour Details
126,000 yen/ 2 pax
*126,000 yen up to 2 persons. An additional fee of ¥15,000 is charged for each additional person.
※Taxi fare to and from the central wholesale market is included.
※For safety reason, children under age 13 cannot participate in this tour.
※No guide will accompany on 2nd Part.
※For safety, please wear non-slip shoes to the market. High heels and sandals are not permitted.
◎Schedule
【1st Part】
2:30-2:40 Hotel Pick-up
2:40-3:00 Transfer to the wholesale market
3:00-5:00 Market and Auction Tour
5:00-5:20 Transfer to the hotel
【2nd Part】
18:00- Please go to Hatanaka directly
18:00-20:00(approx.) Dinner
◎Payment Method : By Credit Card / PayPal
＞Payment and Cancellation Details
Number of guests required for this tour/experience to take place
Minimum number of guests*
Maximum number of guests*
2
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