13 июля 2014 г.

Port of Yobuko

A seafarin', squid-lovin' town

By Tristan Scholze

Community writer

A ship leaves port as a yacht returns

A statue commemorates the town's past history of whaling in front of the 250-year-old Nakao Mansion

Signboards with Japanese and English relate the history of the Nakao Mansion

The harbor is packed with interesting fishing vessels to explore from the town streets

This ferry runs to Ogawa Island, one of the several in the vicinity

Yobuko: Town of the Dancing Squid

At the main pier: the Zeela offers see-through hull tours out to Taka Island

Next to the Zeela is the Ikamaru, the boat resembling a squid, which travels out for views of the Nanatsugama, 7 pot-like caves in basalt sea cliffs

Although these outdoor beer vending machines are rarer in cities these days, you can still find them in small towns like Yobuko

A restaurant on the harbor; the windows in front on the left are for takeout orders

If you're not up for a sit-down meal, you can try some delicious gesoten (squid tempura) to go for a few hundred yen

The renown Morning Market is lined with shops selling fresh seafood and vegetables

Yobuko’s natural harbor on the Genkai Sea, overlooked by ruins of the short-lived Nagoya Castle (Saga version) and its museum, has long been populated by families farming the deep. Although the small town of about 6,000 has a history of whaling, squid is now the main catch. In fact, Yobuko is famed for its fresh squid, and restaurants are what reel in the tourists here. But the harbor itself is worth the short walk along the fishing vessels and will give you an overview of the area.

Near the tour boats offering see-through hulls and visits to Nanatsugama, check out the morning fish market (7 to 11 am), running for a century now and said to be one of Japan’s “Big Three.”

呼子町—Yobuko-cho—Town of Yobuko
イカ—ika—squid
七ツ釜—Nanatsugama—group of seven pot-like sea caves
呼子朝市—Yobuko Asa Ichi—Yobuko Morning Market

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