April 15, 2010
Yanagibashi Market 柳橋連合市場
Yanagibashi Market in Fukuoka is no Tokyo's Tsukiji Market in its scale and the variety of fish available, but it's still interesting to have a look if you've never been to a market in Japan before.
Unlike Tsukiji Market which is more known for its fish, Yanagibashi Market sells other produce as well.
Fresh wasabi on the left
One of many shops selling seafood
We put a small box of uni (sea urchin) to eat - I love eating it and couldn't walk away without buying some.
Dried fish and bonito flakes
There were a few shops selling different sorts of fried fish cakes.
We had a bite at a small shop that had a sushi counter and a small seating space upstairs. This plate of maguro (tuna) sushi was delicious!
We also had this plate of assorted sushi which wasn't as good as the tuna unfortunately! Nonetheless, it was the first of many sushi meals we were to have in the next 11 days around Kyushu island.
Yanagibashi Market is a 15-minute walk from JR Hakata station (博多駅) which is the main train station in Fukuoka. Alternatively you can also hop on the Green City Loop bus and its one of the stops along the route that it plies.