Chubu · Day Tour
A bay deep enough to hold shrimp nobody else catches, with the Alps behind it.
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A guided tour of Shinminato in Toyama Bay. The tall ship Kaiwo Maru, the Kitokito seafood market, the Shinminato Bridge and the canal-side streets, with the Japan Alps across the water. Toyama Bay produces white shrimp and firefly squid that barely leave the prefecture.
Toyama Bay drops away steeply very close to shore, which is why it produces things the rest of the country does not. White shrimp, eaten raw and sweet, are effectively found nowhere else in commercial quantity. Firefly squid come into the shallows to spawn in spring and glow blue doing it. Your guide explains why the geography does this.
A four-masted sail training ship, preserved in the water at Shinminato and open to walk through — the wheel, the cabins, the rigging. Behind her, on a clear day, the Tateyama range stands three thousand metres above the far side of the bay. It is an unusual view of Japan.
Kitokito Market sells what came off the boats that morning. Depending on the season that means shiroebi, hotaru-ika, buri yellowtail or snow crab. There are counters where it is cooked in front of you, and your guide will tell you what is worth ordering that day.
Shinminato is cut through with canals and the old streets follow them. The Shinminato Bridge crosses the harbour mouth high enough for ships to pass beneath, with a walkway that gives you the bay, the port and the mountains in one view.
Meet your guide at the LAWSON in Shinkatamachi.
The tall ship and the waterfront promenade.
Seafood from Toyama Bay.
The view over the bay and the Alps.
Old streets, or a sake brewery tasting.
LAWSON Shinminato Shinkatamachi, Imizu, Toyama. Your guide will contact you on WhatsApp beforehand.
The price covers your English-speaking guide. Transport, entry fees and meals are paid as you go, and by convention you also cover your guide's. Bring cash.
On a clear day, yes, and it is the view the area is known for. Winter and early spring give the best odds.
The glowing boats run at night in spring only, as a separate excursion. Your guide can tell you how to arrange it if you are here in season.
Yes. It is built as a half day near the port and can be timed to your ship.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time. Bookings are confirmed instantly.
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