LOCAL TOUR
The most delicious experience in the Nemuro Straits, Hokkaido.
In Shibetsu, on the Eastern edge of Hokkaido, fishermen prepare their boats and farmers tend their cows. Life here is a continuation of traditions that have existed for over 10,000 years in the Nemuro Straits.
Amutoki’s goal is to provide tours that weave the experiences of travelers into the fabric of local life.
List of local tours
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Scallop tour
So fresh scallops appear just infront of you! A scallop fishing boat that had finished fishing for scallops that morning. On the boat is a pile of fresh scallops. You will see the scallop fishing boat, the auction and the landing.
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Fall salmon fishing season only: Shibetsu Morning Tour (breakfast included)
This tour combines a visit to the Sunrise Salmon Landing and a Nemuro Straits Salmon Chazuke making in one tour. Enjoy Shibetsu town before sunrise!
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Shibetsu Banya Byobu-e Street Walk
The ''Shibetsu Banya Folding Screen Painting'' depicts Shibetsu as it was at the end of the Edo period.
The town still has the same plots as in the Edo period and the location of the shrine has not changed. Walk around and compare the present with the past to see how salmon developed the town as an industry. -
Nemuro Strait Salmon Chazuke
Ochazuke is a Japanese fast food. The UMAMI flavor of the "Heritage of Salmon," a Japan Heritage site, is put into a one bowl. Solted salmon which called "Yamazuke" as main ingredient and you will enjoy Dashi broth made from Rausu sea kelp, salmon fish flacks, dried scallops and Shiitake mashroom. Please enjoy delicious ochazuke while learning about each dashi and its flavor.
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Nemuro Straits Salmon Chazuke×Shibetsu Banya Byobu-e Street Walk
Experience Ochazuke, a traditional Japanese dish that exemplifies the “A Heritage of Salmon” story in one dish. Pickled salmon, Rausu kelp, scallops, dried salmon flakes, and shiitake mushroom stock are prepared with ingredients from the Nemuro Strait coastal area.
Look behind-the-scenes at the seafood production site, enjoy your own original soup stock, and explore town. Meet local Shibetsu people and experience the culture that led to the creation of the unique Ochazuke dish. A tour that is sure to deepen anyone's understanding of local food and culture.
