Can I Overcome my Biggest Food FEAR of Eating RAW Uni (Sea Urchin) in Japan?

(日本語字幕付き!) I was wrong about Japanese seafood. I always thought I hated uni (sea urchin), but I’m overcoming my fears and trying ムラサキウニ (“murasaki uni” / purple sea urchin) for the first time in the Shakotan Peninsula in Hokkaido, which is famous for being the best place in Japan to eat fresh ウニ丼 (“uni don” / uni rice bowl), to see if I can change my mind. Watch to see my shock reaction to eating the best uni in Japan! Location & info below 👇

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📍 *ABOUT SHAKOTAN PENINSULA & SHAKOTAN UNI*
Cape Kamui is of the 3 major tourist attractions in the Shakotan Peninsula and the blue sea is the only ocean area to be designated as part of a Japanese national park. The colour of the sea in Shakotan is so bright and clear that it is famously known in Japan as “Shakotan Blue” and the area has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country, but the scenery is not all this beautiful Japanese coastline has to offer. The Shakotan Hanto (peninsula) is also famous because of another colour – purple! That’s purple sea urchin, to be exact.

Shakotan is the number one place to try uni (sea urchin) in Japan and restaurants pull in thousands of domestic and international tourists wishing to try their famous uni don (uni rice bowl) sets each year. There’s only one catch, though – no pun intended – uni season in the Shakotan Peninsula is only open from mid-June to August each year, and the uni can only be caught under the right conditions, making this local delicacy one of the rarest, most sought-after, and oftentimes the most expensive seafood in Japan! We were fortunate enough to try it for ourselves, so watch if you want to find out what Shakotan’s murasaki uni tastes like!
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📍 *UNI (SEA URCHIN) RESTAURANT*
Restaurant Ushio, Shakotan Peninsula / 食堂うしお、北海道積丹郡積丹町神岬町
https://www.ushioshakotan.com/

During the sea urchin fishing period (mid-June to August), sea urchin are sourced locally from experienced fishermen, but the price of sea urchins differs based on the current market price and availability, which varies based on weather conditions. Once the urchin is out of stock, many of the famous sea urchin specialist shops in the area close for business, so be sure to try it during uni season when it’s available!
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🎬 *VLOG CHAPTERS*
0:00 Uni season in Shakotan, Hokkaido/ 積丹半島ドライブ
1:04 Arriving at the uni restaurant, 食堂うしお
3:10 First taste of Shakotan uni don (rice bowl)/ 積丹ウニ丼
3:40 What does uni (sea urchin) taste like?/ ウニ丼の反応
12:46 Cape Kamui, Shakotan Peninsula/ 神威岬の観光