{"id":10679,"date":"2018-04-06T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2020-03-27T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T01:54:31","slug":"seafood-market-ichinomiya-chiba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/seafood-market-ichinomiya-chiba\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL Seafood Market in Ichinomiya, Chiba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Its no question that Japan<\/strong> is famous around the world for its fresh seafood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Seafood<\/strong> is the basis of the Japanese diet, consumed at more than 154 pounds per person in a given year \u2013 almost half a pound per day. It is prepared and eaten\u00a0in all kinds of ways: salted, dried and pickled, as well as baked, grilled, and my personal favorite,\u00a0eaten raw (sashimi<\/em><\/strong>).\u00a0The variety available is endless; it seems that\u00a0every week I am\u00a0trying\u00a0some new dish or combination I would have never thought of on my own.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A large percentage\u00a0of Japan’s seafood comes from the ocean\u00a0surrounding the islands, as well as farmed from its fresh inland waters. For this reason, the fish here is fresh, delicious and can also be very expensive.<\/p>\n If\u00a0you are visiting one of Japan’s larger inland cities (especially Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Nagoya) the cost of eating seafood can really add up, whether you eat it at a restaurant or buy it fresh from the store and prepare it yourself. In heavily impacted cities, even street\u00a0markets raise their prices because importing the fish from out of town costs more. And the worst part is that the quality of this expensive\u00a0seafood is often not as high as it should be for the price you are paying.<\/a><\/p>\n For the sake of your wallet and tastebuds, I recommend heading to fish markets in\u00a0coastal towns<\/strong> for a better experience \u2013 and the freshest fish<\/strong>! The following information should help\u00a0you spot a good seafood market in a small coastal town on your own.<\/p>\n For the past month,\u00a0I have been living in Chiba Prefecture\u00a0near\u00a0a small town called Ichinomiya<\/strong>, which is famous for surfing and good beach weather.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Recently, I stumbled across UOHIRA<\/strong>, a seafood marketplace. It was a roadside building with brightly colored flags and the kanji for FISH (\u9b5a\/sakana<\/em>) repeated over and over. If I hadn’t known better, I would’ve thought some kind of celebration was going on. But then again, high quality\u00a0fresh fish is always worth celebrating.<\/p>\n UOHIRA is the best seafood market I have come across in Ichinomiya, and the locals I met all recommend it for buying fish to eat at home. This market specifically specializes in\u00a0bulk sales<\/strong>, so its more for people who have a kitchen to return to,\u00a0not for those wanting to eat it on the spot like you would at a seafood market in the city.<\/a><\/p>\n The inside is just as festive, probably because they want you to know you have hit the jackpot if you’re a fish fiend like me. Rows and rows of all kinds of fish (whole, cut, seasoned, plain) greet your eyes and all the prices are incredibly reasonable. In addition, a huge variety of local shellfish, squid, octopus, and roe are available.<\/p>\n