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Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki (下関市 Shimonoseki-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

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  1. Eat

    Kamon Wharf

    カモンワーフ

    There are almost two dozen restaurants and cafes on the first and second floors, with plenty of crab, sushi, and (of course) fugu, but also Korean food and okonomiyaki as well.

    Most restaurants 11:00-22:00Prices vary by restaurant

  2. Eat

    Karato Ichiba Fish Market

    唐戸市場

    Tons of fresh seafood — not only fugu. There are some fabulous sushi bars upstairs and a lawn on the roof to relax on. Get there early in the morning for the best selection of sushi/sashimi on the market floor — buses run from JR Shimonoseki Station beginning at 5:55AM weekdays.

    04:00-12:00 or soEntrance is free; most fish will cost between ¥100-500

  3. Eat

    Kitagawa

    ふく処 喜多川

    A popular fugu restaurant (since 1871) with locations in the Karato area (7-11 Nabe-cho, +81 83-232-3212) and a bit northeast, off Route 57 (4-9 Akama-cho, +81 83-232-3211).

    Closed · opens 11 amLunch from ¥3150, dinner ¥5250

  4. Eat

    Shinoda

    しのだ

    Locally-grown fruits and vegetables surround your fugu. The fugu mini kaiseki includes a pretty good amount of food for ¥5000, but if money is not an issue, deluxe sets run as high as ¥28,500.

    Closed · opens noon

  5. Eat

    Shunrakukan

    旬楽館

    Among the more affordable places for sit-down fugu, with nice mini-sets from ¥3800, and plenty of udon, tempura, and sushi dishes in the ¥2000 range for your friend who thinks you're nuts for wanting to eat a poisonous fish.

    Closed · opens 11 am

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    Taketsubo

    竹つぼ

    This small, personable restaurant provides a kettle per table and invites diners to fry some tempura, with various spices on the side for dipping. The owner is a trained sommelier and will be keen to recommend a bottle of wine.

    Closed · opens 5:30 pmDinner from ¥4000

  7. Eat

    Yabure Kabure

    やぶれかぶれ

    Fugu in the boozing district — look for the big blue & white fugu head out front.

    Closed · opens 11 amLunch sets from ¥3100; dinner ¥5250-12,600