Oigawa Port Tourist Information http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/
Sakura Ebi(sakura shrimp)/Shirasu(young sardine)
Sakura shrimp is famous of rare marine organism. It is caught only in Suruga bay in Japan. Three major rivers flow into Suruga bay ; Oigawa-river, Abekawa-river, and Fujikawa-river. SakuraThere estuarine regions are Sakura shrimp fisheries. Please enjoy fresh Sakura shrimp and Whitebait caught at Oigawa port.
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Season Year-round
Related links http://www.siz-sba.or.jp/o-sakura/index.html
Contact Us (Yaizu City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 54-626-6266 Website: http://www.yaizu.gr.jp/
Green Tea
Thanks to warm climate and long sunshine duration, Makinohara tableland is suited to tea cultivation. You can enjoy tea harvesting at Grinpia from April to October.
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Season Year-round
Grinpia Makinohara Related links http://grinpia.com/
Contact Us[Shizuoka Prefectural Tourism Association] TEL:+81 54-202-5595
Yaizu Fish Market
You can buy fresh seafoods such as bonitos, tuna, mackerels, sakura shrimp in an atmosphere of fish market.
Location/View 4-13-7 Yagusu,Yaizu City,Shizuoka
Travel by tour:25min via car from port(12km) Access Individual trsvel:25min via car from port(12km)
Season Year-round
Yaizu Fish Market Related links http://www.sakana-center.com
Contact Us (Yaizu City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 54-626-6266 Website: http://www.yaizu.gr.jp/
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Oigawa Port Tourist Information http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/
Oigawa Port Morning Market
It is one of three major festivals in Yaizu fishing port. You can get local products such as raw whitebaits and sakura shrimp. You can also enjoy flea market, fishing boat riding, free distribution of sakura shrimp and performance of dancers.
Location/View 1960 Habuchi,Yaizu City,Shizuoka
Access 6 min walk from port(500m)
Season April 29
Related links
Contact Us (Oigawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry) TEL:+81 54-622-0393 Website: http://www.oigawa.net/
Steam Locomotive
Steam locomotives run between Shin-kanaya station and Senzu station. Train runs through Oigawa-river and tea plantation. Kawane hot spring is also located along this railroad line.
Location/View 2-1112-2 Kanayahigashi, Shimada City, Shizuoka
Travel by tour: 35 min. via car from port (25km) Access Individual travel:short walk from Oigawa Railway “Sinkanaya” Station. Season Year-round Oigawa railway http://oigawa-railway.co.jp/ Related links KAWANE hot Spring ”fureai no izumi” http://kawaneonsen.jp/ Contact Us (Shimada City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 547-46-2844 Website: http://shimada-ta.jp/
Horai bridge
Horai Bridge, over the Oigawa-river, was registered in The Guinness Book of Records as the longest wooden walking bridge(897.4m). It is popular for the benefits of ‘yakubarai’ (avoiding evil) and a long life.
Location/View Minamimachi,shimada-city,shizuoka
Travel by tour: 25 min. via car from port (13km) Access Individual travel:20 min. walk from JR Shimada station (13km)
Season Year-round
Hourai bridge Related links https://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/kairyo/houraibasi.htm l
Contact Us (Shimada City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 547-46-2844 Website: http://shimada-ta.jp/
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Oigawa Port Tourist Information http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/
Fujimori-no-Taasobi Festival(Harvest Festival)
Held on March 17 at the Oi Hachimangu Shrine of Fujimori, this festival has a 1000 year history dating back to the Kanwa Era. The festival features twenty-five dances depicting the various stages of the rice harvest. In 1977, it was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property.
Location/View 687 Fujimori,yaizu CIty,shizuoka
Travel by tour: 10 min. via car from port (4.5km) Access Individual travel:10 min. via car from port (4.5km)
Season March 17
Related links
Contact Us (Yaizu City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 54-626-6266 Website: http://www.yaizu.gr.jp/
Yaizu Minami Maguro(Southern Bluefin tuna)
Natural southern Bluefin tuna caught in Yaizu is called “Yaizu Minami Maguro (yaizu southern Bluefin tuna)”. It is an expensive ingredient characterized by mild and sweet taste.
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Season Year-round Yaizu Fishery Cooperative Related links http://www.yaizu-gyokyo.or.jp/
Contact Us (Yaizu City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 54-626-6266 Website: http://www.yaizu.gr.jp/
Odorakkasai(Summer Dance festival)
Odorakkasai-Festival is held in Oigawa Port every summer, the day before Marine Day(national holiday; 3rd Monday of July). The festival is planned, managed, and casted by local citizens.
Location/View Short walk from port
Access
Season The day before Marine Day
Related links
Contact Us (Yaizu City Tourism Association) TEL:+81 54-626-6266 Website: http://www.yaizu.gr.jp/
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