Shiogama Fish Wholesale Market

Underwhelmed and disappointing

After all the hype we'd heard beforehand about the Shiogama seafood market we were totally underwhelmed and disappointed with our experience - perhaps it was just a bad day to go? We arrived by car at...

Freshest seafood available

Loads of fresh seafood of all kinds all over the place as well as some dried and canned goods and vegetables. Despite the place being a fish market it's very clean and smells fresh, there's a person g...

Simple Good Food for the Fairest Price

Brand new wholesale fish.market rebuilt after last tsunami that wiped out the town, the restaurant serving mainly packaged seafood & dining room for staff offers simple menu at unbelievable price (¥1...

Piscatorial paradise

This is well worth a visit if you are in the district, particularly if you are ready for breakfast or lunch. Shiogama might just be another seafood market but it is both large in scale and has a huge ...

Great adventure

Made a last minute decision to jump off the train on the way to Matsushima Kaigan at Higashi Shiogama. It's an easy 15 minute walk to this place...or there s a couple of buses that go there from the s...