Kaiseki Meal Featuring Fresh Abalone from the Genkai Sea
Get a taste of the highly-coveted Japanese abalone in a 12-dish kaiseki meal that features the best of the Genkai Sea!
Highlights
Indulge in a kaiseki dining experience in Saga’s Karatsu City
Dine at a specialty abalone restaurant, which sources the mollusk from the Genkai Sea
Enjoy 12 luxurious dishes, many featuring domestic abalone
10 meals
Experience Details
Uomata is a Japanese restaurant in Saga’s Karatsu City, which was established over 70 years ago and specializes in abalone dishes. Also known as “awabi,” abalone are sea snails, which take about 5 years to reach their full size and must be hand-harvested by experienced divers. An Asian delicacy, abalone is highly-coveted in Japan with a price tag that reflects the high-end nature of the seafood. Abalone are also considered auspicious, or lucky, by some. The shop owner, who has a deep love and appreciation for awabi dishes and the long history of abalone in Japan, sources his abalone from the Genkai region.
This luxurious kaiseki course meal includes 12 dishes and, of course, features abalone as the star of the meal.
Menu (12 dishes):
-Aperitif
-An abalone-shaped higashi (dried candy, which is often served during tea ceremonies)
-Sakamushi (seafood seasoned with salt and sake, then steamed)
-Sashimi
-Steamed fish
-Seasoned fish
-Chawanmushi (savory egg custard)
-Miso-grilled abalone
-Tempura
-Donburi (rice bowl) with either abalone or sea urchin
-Soup
-Dessert
What You Get
Good To Know
- Please remember to be on time
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The nearest station is JR Hamasaki Station (Chikuhi Line). The restaurant is a 9-minute walk from the station. From Fukuoka City, the restaurant is a 50-minute drive. Further details and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
A tiny city along the seaside of Saga Prefecture, Karatsu City offers glimpses of glorious nature like the rushing Mikaeri Falls and Nanatsugama limestone caves that jut into emerald waters. Visit the Yobuko Fish Market in the early hours of the day for seafood that’s fresh off the boat and local snacks and souvenirs. Then, hop over to Karatsu Castle whose famous winged rooftops tower over the city, overlooking the Karatsu Bay. One of the biggest events in Karatsu is Karatsu Kunichi festival of hikiyama floats, which are lavishly decorated.
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10 meals
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