Shiriuchi Oysters

Posted on 29 July, 2010 - 17:13

Shiriuchi is one of the dozens of small fishing communities to be found around the southern tip of Hokkaido. Its well known as the birthplace of Enka singing superstar Kitajima Saburo (like the Frank Sinatra of Japan), and also for its oysters. I drove down from Niseko for 4 hours through rain this week to learn a bit more for myself about the oysters and the area. 

 

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Suttsu Oyster Festival

Posted on 15 June, 2010 - 08:36

The Suttsu oyster festival is one-day oyster and seafood festival held on the shoreline of the Sea of Japan that attracts hundreds of Japanese ostreaphiles every year. Suttsu oysters come on line well after the primary season has finished, giving oyster lovers one more chance to gorge on oysters before the long oyster-less summer begins.

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Welcome to Lake Saroma

Posted on 24 October, 2009 - 06:15

I always love visiting Lake Saroma. Everything seems incredibly flat compared to the verticality of Niseko.The sea, sky and land seem to merge into one. Apart from some small fishing villages that punctuate the shoreline, the place is desolate. It certainly isn’t known as a tourist destination. But for seafood lovers its an exciting little world of its own full of surprises.

 

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