Fishing Port and Sushi-Making Tour in Hokkaido

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Duration
5 hours
Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
Accessibility
Family-friendly
Language
English
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Personal chef, Private Experience

Explore a fishing port, learn about Yoichi’s fishing industry, and pick up some sushi-making tips from a local nigiri sushi expert.

Highlights

  • Follow a fisheries extension specialist and learn about the history of Yoichi's fishing industry

  • Make nigiri sushi from a local sushi expert

  • A private tour — enjoy on your own without any other guests

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

From soup stock to sushi, seafood is an integral part of Japanese cuisine. But a lot goes into bringing all that seafood from the fishing harbor to your plate — and this is the perfect experience to learn about that process, and even learn to make sushi!


Located on the Shakotan Peninsula in Hokkaido, Yoichi is a small town with a long history of herring fishing. While herring are no longer caught, Yoichi still boasts a wide variety of abundant seafood, such as sweet shrimp, and a thriving industry.


After meeting your guide at Yoichi Station and a brief orientation, hop on a bus to the fishing port, accompanied by an interpreter. Your guide will be a former fisheries extension specialist with in-depth knowledge of Hokkaido’s fishing industry. As you walk through the bustling port, your guide will educate you on the history and operations that keep Yoichi’s fishing industry going. You’ll even get to visit Minami Shotaro Shoten, a local shop that has been smoking fish for generations.


As if learning about seafood isn’t enough, you’ll then take a bus to a local sushi restaurant, where the owner will teach you to make nigiri sushi using fresh seafood straight from Yoichi’s harbor. Even better, you’ll then get to enjoy your own creations for lunch!


Itinerary:

Meet your guide at Yoichi Station. After a brief orientation, walk to the bus stop.

Take a local bus to the port. After getting off the bus and walking for about 10 minutes, you will arrive at the port.

Walk around the port and visit Minami Shotaro Shoten, a local shop that has been smoking fish for generations.

Take the local bus again and go to the sushi restaurant.

Learn how to make and enjoy sushi with fresh seafood. You will be taught by the owner, who has been running a sushi restaurant in the area for a long time.

Walk back to Yoichi Station and say goodbye.

Inclusions

  • Interpreter

  • Fishing port walking tour guide

  • Sushi making workshop

  • Lunch

  • Bus fare (public transportation)

Exclusions

  • Personal spending on shopping

Meeting Point and Meeting Time

  • Meet your host at Yoichi Station. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.

Remarks

  • Wear clothes that are comfortable and easy to move in

  • Wear warm clothes except in summer

  • Limited availability from April 1 to November 10

  • This experience is private

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 2 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Experience Location

The northern island prefecture of Hokkaido offers a beautiful natural landscape whose diverse environment produces high-quality local meat, vegetables, and seasonal seafood to create regional cuisine and famous dairy products.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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