"Sakura Shrimp Festival" "Yui Sakura Shrimp Festival" will be held on May 3rd at Yui Fishing Port (Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture).

Plenty of raw sakura shrimp looks delicious!
Plenty of raw sakura shrimp looks delicious!

Shizuoka Prefecture is the only prefecture in Japan where sakura shrimp are landed . There is a fishing season twice a year, and in Suruga Bay, spring fishing has been carried out since April 1. Taiwanese shrimp are also imported, but Suruga Bay's sakura shrimp are overwhelmingly sweet and delicious.

About 70,000 people visit the Yui Sakura Shrimp Festival every year. The most popular is the free distribution of raw sakura shrimp. Sakura shrimp in the middle of the season will be distributed to the first 500 people each time, from 10:30 to 13:00. Also, from 9:30 and 12:00, free distribution of raw shirasu, which is also in season, is also available.

In addition, seafood and local sake will be sold, and you will also experience boarding a fishing boat.

State at the time of past holding
State at the time of past holding

The holding time is from 8:00 to 14:00. Traffic restrictions are enforced in the surrounding area, and you cannot drive into the Yui fishing port. I want you to use the train to visit. It is about a 10-minute walk from JR Yui Station to the venue.