Sakata: Yamaoikura Warehouse and Port Town Seafood Tour
A one-day course to fully experience Sakata, a port town that begins with Yamaoikura Warehouse, the symbol of Shonai, Japan's rice country. After photographing the zelkova tree-lined avenue and white-walled warehouse complex, visit the elegant interior of Maiko Chaya Somarō. At Hiyoriyama Park, gaze down at Sakata Port and the Sea of Japan, then savor heaping seafood rice bowls with fish from the Shonai coast at the long-awaited Sakata Kaisenichi Market. The finale is a visit to the Honma Art Museum with its beautiful villa and scenic garden of the wealthy merchant Honma family. Perfect for groups of friends who want to indulge in both the history of a port town that prospered through North Front Ship trade and the blessings of the Sea of Japan, and who love seafood cuisine—a full day of greedy enjoyment.
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Stroll through the white-walled rice warehouse complex and zelkova tree-lined avenue, photograph the symbol of port town Sakata
Touch the elegant world of Sakata's dancing geisha at Maiko Chaya Somarō, a renovated restaurant operating since the Edo period
Panoramic view of Sakata Port and the Sea of Japan, with the wooden hexagonal lighthouse and sengoku-sen (thousand-koku ship) evoking the North Front Ship era
Savor the renowned seafood rice bowl overflowing with fish from the Shonai coast, while gazing out at the port
Spend an elegant afternoon at Seien Hall, the villa of wealthy merchant Honma family, and Tsurumai Garden, the scenic garden
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