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Mutsu Minato Ekimae Asaichi
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Mutsu Minato Ekimae Asaichi (morning market) is well known as the kitchen of Hachinohe and the surrounding cities since the 1950s. 200 to 300 shops are crammed in the area mainly around Shiei-Gyosai Kori Ichiba, city market of fish and vegetables, near Mutsu-Minato Station. Although it’s on a small scale, the market is building it’s reputation as a place to get fresh delicious seafood unique to Hachinohe for reasonable prices. Since there is a tourist information center which is opens from 6:00 am at Mutsu-Minato station, you can ask the staff for recommendations of the morning market.
- Address
- Kubo Minatomachi, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori
- Contact No.
- +81-178-33-6151
- Access
- A minute's walk from Mutsu-Minato Station on JR
- Opening Hours / Holidays
- 3:00 am-12:00 pm (Shops along the road in front of Mutsu-Minato Station closes at around 8:00)
Closed: Sundays, the 2nd Saturday, the beginning of the year - Time Required
- 90 minutes
- Other Information
- “Nichiyo Shinsen Asaichi” (5:00-9:00) is held on the first Sunday from April to December
※ Some information is displayed in Japanese and machine-translated English, which may not be accurate.
For the latest information, please check the official website for each spot.
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Try the food you would like to by at a “Tachigui”!
At Mutsu Minato Ekimae Asaichi, fresh seafood and processed food such as squid, sardines, flatfish, sea urchins and salmon roe line the shelves before dawn. There is Tachigui, stand-up counter, so you can try the food that interests you casually.
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Fancy breakfast for a reasonable price
At Mutsu Minato Ekimae Asaichi, sashimi (sliced raw fish) of tuna and flounder are sold for unbelievable prices each 100 to 300 yen. You can take a seat and eat at the renovated vacant shops! They sell bowls of rice for 100 yen and miso soup for about 150 yen, so your fancy breakfast will be complete for a reasonable price.
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Simple home meals
What you can buy at Mutsu Minato Ekimae Asaichi is not only fresh seafood and sashimi. Let’s try various homemade delicious meals made by local mothers. The highlight is the morning market and the simple taste of homemade meals.
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