Nakaminato Fish Market

The tourism market is selling mainly seafood, where a total of 1 million people visit every year. It is located near the Nakaminato fishing port which is known to be the top-ranked fishing port with its landing amount in Ibaraki prefecture, and the huge Pacific Ocean sea spreads over from this port. Many various fish, for example, the large-sized fish of bonito and tuna, and the white-flesh fish of flounder, snapper, and gurnard.

12 shops are open on the premises and the prices in fresh-fish shops are more reasonable than the ones in common supermarkets. The fish are cut according to necessity when you ask so nothing to worry about cooking fish from the beginning. Seafood shops in a port area are very popular with their handmade dried fish and dainty using natural salt.

Many dishes are lined up in the restaurants, which you can be fully satisfied with the dishes of fresh fish caught at the seashore. “Mihama-don”, a popular and huge meal served at the restaurant, “Nakaminato-Hamagoya”, the ingredients of the dish on the rice are so huge and overflow from the rice bowl. “Kaisen-sushi Kaikatei” is a famous restaurant for monkfish dishes in winter, and “Gossori Kaisendon” is recommended, in which 13 ingredients including tuna and salmon roe, and served in a pail.

Have fun at Hitachi Seaside Park and Aqua World Ibaraki Oarai Aquarium, which are located on conveniently accessible by car after you enjoy shopping for souvenirs and dining with unique meals.