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Areas we explored in this episode:
00:38 Tsukuihama, Yokosuka
04:15 Miura Kaigan Beach, Miura
20:23 Misaki Fishing Port
About Yokosuka
Located across the bay from Tokyo and Yokohama , Yokosuka has been an important coastal community for centuries and now hosts a large naval base for both the Japanese and American fleets.
Don’t Miss
*The Naval port cruise, which travels past Japanese and American ships of all shapes and sizes
*Mikasa Park and a visit to the 19th-century battleship Mikasa
*Yokosuka’s shopping arcades, including Dobuita Street, with its pubs and American cuisine
Yokosuka is an easy one-hour direct train ride from Tokyo, and 30 minutes from Yokohama.
The JR Yokosuka Line and Keikyu Line both run from Shinagawa to Yokosuka, and the JR Shonan Shinjuku Line runs from Shinjuku and Shibuya. All routes take about one hour. The JR station is a short walk from the center of Yokosuka, while the Keikyu Line station is much more central.
About the Miura Peninsula
The Miura Peninsula is famous for its broad beaches and rugged coastline as well as being easily accessible from Tokyo and convenient to get around. The rocky coastline with views of Mt. Fuji has inspired artists for centuries.
Don’t Miss
*The port town of Yokosuka and its harbor
*The Miura Kaigan area, with spectacular views of the bay
Jogashima, a rugged coastal island
*The lively beaches of Zushi, popular with weekend visitors
About Miura Beach
Miura peninsula is famous for its popular beaches. In the swimming area, there is the live music studio OTODAMA SEA STUDIO as well as a place where you can experience beach sports for free: SAMMY BEACH FIELD.
About Miura Kaigan Sakura Festival
The Miura Kaigan Sakura Festival is held along the railroad from Miurakaigan Station to Komatsugaike Park from the middle of February to the middle of March. There are approximately 1000 kawazu-zakura trees planted along the railroad. Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms are known to bloom early and have large pink flowers. Flowers also bloom at the same time so you can enjoy the beautiful colorful scenery. At the tents in front of the station, local products such as fresh vegetables are sold.
About Misaki Maguro (tuna)
Misaki Fishing Port is located on the Misaki peninsula in
Kanagawa Prefecture. It is one of Japan’s leading tuna fishing
ports, and the term “Misaki maguro” is used to refer to all the
tuna (maguro in Japanese) handled at Misaki Fishing Port.
Brokers representing more than 100 companies gather at Misaki
Fishing Port to bid for maguro through an auction system. Under
this system, maguro is sold to the highest-bidding broker, so
each broker carefully evaluates each of the high-quality fish on
offer, in an assessment process called “mekiki” (expert of
Maguro with long time history in this area). They will then place
a bid according to what they feel is an appropriate price.
Each of the wild-caught maguro available at Misaki Fishing Port
will have lived a distinct life at sea, eating a unique diet. The
brokers must therefore be meticulous in their assessment of the
maguro, so that the maguro professionals they represent might
offer their customers consistency in the quality and taste of
their maguro products.
Throughout the history of Misaki Fishing Port, maguro
professionals have conducted comprehensive research on how
best to handle super-frozen maguro. This research has led to
the development of the assessment style used today, wherein
the tail is sliced and thawed, thereby enabling brokers to check
the quality of the flesh and the layering of the fat.
Misaki Fishing Port is a place of friendly competition among many maguro professionals, and, as such, also
a market which attracts fishing professionals from around the world, all of whom are determined to get a
good price for their high quality maguro.
About Misaki Wholesale Seafood Market, Miura City
Located on the tip of the Miura peninsula, in the southwest of Kanagawa Prefecture, Misaki Fishing Port is a
Class 3 Designated Fishing Port, under the management of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a well-positioned natural
harbor, for which Jogashima, an island facing it to the south, forms a natural breakwater. The Misaki Wholesale
Seafood Market was established by the Mayor of Miura City and is a publicly owned marketplace located on
Misaki Fishing Port.
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