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Matsushima has a Kakinabe cruise or oyster hot pot cruise that starts in December and ends in March. Matsushima is famous for small shell oysters in Japan. Check out our Koei Suisan videos to see more about them. This cruise is a dinner cruise that starts in Shiogama at 11:30 am and goes to Matsushima or starts in Matsushima at 1:00 pm and goes to Shiogama. The boat trip is about 50min.
So what do you get for the around 3500yen? Each person gets 5 oysters in a hot pot with a hakusai (Japanese cabbage), shitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, spinach, and naruto. You also get an oyster with plum sauce, pickled cabbage, a mikan, and 4 tempura fried oysters. The 3500 yen also includes the tour boat price which is usually around 1400yen. Given that buying oysters in season at a restaurant in town costs anywhere from 200yen or more, you definitely get your money’s worth. Just remember you need to reserve your kakinabe in advance.
It is also a tour boat, so feel free to go to the third-floor rooftop and take in the sights. Matsushima has one of the most beautiful bays in the world as well as many unique rock formations.
The Kakinabe Cruise is definitely something to try if you want to experience Matsushima’s natural beauty and try some of the locally grown delicacies.
To get to Shiogama for the Kakinabe cruise from Sendai Station. Get your ticket for￥320. Then get on the Senseki Line on track 10 or the Senseki-Tohoku line on track 1 or 2. Take the train all the way to Hon-Shiogama Station and hop off. Next, you need to go to Marine Gate. Tell the attendants about your reservation.
To get to Matsushima for the Kakinabe cruise. Get your ticket in Sendai Station for ￥410. Then, go through the ticket takers and look for the Senseki Line on track 10 and take the train to Matsushima Kaigan Station. Then hop off and walk for about 5 minutes or so.
This is an amazing seasonal opportunity to try the local oysters and see Matsushima’s natural beauty. Definitely worth the price.
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