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The Original Aomori Nokkedon

The famous rice bowl to add Aomori’s tasty toppings as much as you like.

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This local rice bowl dish is served in the Aomori Gyosai Center at a 5-minute walk from Aomori Station. You purchase a bowl with cooked rice and add your favorite toppings as much as you wish at the market selling raw fish, deli food, etc. to make your own bowl.

In the market, nearly 25 shops stand, offering fresh seafood, fish grilled over charcoal, etc. Seafood variety changes each season - rock oyster, sea urchin, tuna, bonito, anglerfish, crab, balloon fish and more.

To purchase toppings, you first purchase food tickets - 10 tickets for 2,000 yen, and 5 tickets for 1,100 yen. Then, you exchange the tickets with toppings - a regular serving of rice for 1 ticket, a big serving of tuna for 3 tickets, etc. Haggle for extra toppings with shop clerks who speak Tsugaru dialect in the lively, fun market. You can buy extra tickets for the amount of toppings you wish if you want a fancy bowl.

Highlights

  • Aomori’s local rice bowl served at the Aomori Gyosai Center.
  • Add toppings as much as you like and taste your own original bowl.
  • Roughly 25 shops sell toppings such as seafood, grilled fish and deli.

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  • You can add fresh seafood toppings such as Aomori’s special scallop

    You can add fresh seafood toppings such as Aomori’s special scallop

  • 1 ticket gets you a regular serving of rice and 2 tickets for a big serving. Pickles or miso soup is available

    1 ticket gets you a regular serving of rice and 2 tickets for a big serving. Pickles or miso soup is available

  • After getting a rice bowl, walk around the market and choose your favorite toppings

    After getting a rice bowl, walk around the market and choose your favorite toppings

  • Close to Aomori Station, easy to stop by

    Close to Aomori Station, easy to stop by

Official FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions have been vetted and answered directly by each listing.

Q

Do you have menus in foreign languages or with pictures? (If so, please let us know the languages available.)

A

No, we don't. There is the instruction on how to use the market in English, the simplified and traditional Chinese.

Q

Do you serve vegetarian menus?

A

No

Q

Can I take photos of the food, etc.?

A

Yes.

Reviews

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  • Carolyn

    來這可以選擇自己海鮮配料,大塊朵頤吃,真的很讚!

Details

Name in Japanese
元祖 青森のっけ丼
Postal Code
030-0862
Address
1-11-16 Furukawa, Aomori City, Aomori
Telephone
017-763-0085
Closed
Tuesdays *Closing days may change during Golden Week, August Nebuta Festival, Bon, the year end and New Year’s Day
Hours
7:00am - 4:00pm *Serving stops when rice is sold out
Budget
1,100yen and up
Directions
From JR Aomori Station, walk 5 min.
Credit Cards
Not accepted
Official Website
Official Website (Japanese)