Ōmichō market

Ōmichō-ichiba or 近江町市場

This is a relatively large covered market housing many shops and stalls selling fish, vegetables, fruits and meat. According to its website, it has been Kanazawa's largest fresh food market since the Edo Period. The market also houses many restaurants (both on the ground floor and on the first floor) and small colourful eateries where one can eat fresh local seafood, including specialties such as crab, Noto Peninsula oysters and other shellfish. There are also several sushi restaurants and one kaiten sushi place (where sushi are presented on a conveyor belt). There are many tourists, but this remains an active market where locals shop for food and other household items (such as clothing, kitchen utensils and flowers). There is a large pharmacy in the basement.

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Address

5-0 Kamiomicho

Getting there

a 15-minute walk from Kanazawa Station (or a one-bus stop ride)

Hours

09:30-17:00 (although some shops have longer hours)

Website

ohmicho-ichiba.com (opens in a new tab)