Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture: The 13th Echizen Sakana Matsuri (Fish Festival), a festival featuring all kinds of fish, will be held.

2023.08.29

The 13th Echizen Sakana Matsuri Festival will be held in Echizen Town, one of the largest port towns in Fukui Prefecture, on September 23 (Sat.) and 24 (Sun.), 2023, featuring a “Fisherman’s Experience” including “Catching Fish” and “Boarding a Fishing Boat,” an aquarium where visitors can interact with fish, a market selling freshly caught marine products and gourmet seafood.

Tenglimon Market

Fresh seafood landed in Echizen is sold, as well as seafood gourmet foods such as Kaisen Yakisoba and Kaisen Yaki.

Fishing Boat Boarding Experience

Sail offshore on a fishing boat. (about 30 minutes)
*Content may be subject to change or cancellation depending on wave conditions.

Catching fish (paid by lottery)

Children can catch fish such as yellowtail and take home the fish they catch!
Each person (each group) catches one fish and that’s it!
Participation will be by lottery.
One lottery ticket will be distributed per family (per group).

Echizen Garei (Echizen Rei) cutting class (fee required; lottery held)

Teaching how to cleanly and easily cut Echizen Galei! You can sample the fish you have cut.

FUREAI Aquarium

Fish and shellfish from Echizen-cho are displayed in an aquarium.
Let’s touch them for a reason!

Outline of the 13th Echizen Sakana Festival

Date: September 23 (Sat) and 24 (Sun), 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Roadside Station Echizen (71-335-1 Echizenmachikuriya)

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