Japan Trip 2009 - Day 6 - Part 2

Backed to Hachinohe station, we headed to a seafood market, 八食市場, for our lunch.
There is a circular bus route from the station to the market. The market is a famous place for seafood. Actually, it is a huge building. Similar to the size of a department store in Hong Kong. It got 2 to 3 floors high. There is a huge parking area that could park hundreds of cars. The whole ground floor is the seafood market. All the food there are fresh and with reasonable price. You can taste any shashimi there. And the most important event there is to enjoy BBQ seafood.
There is a shop 七厘村, which is for visitors to BBQ their bought seafood and eat there. It is a self-service shop. You can shop around the market first. Then bring your food there, rent a stove and charcoal, with some basic stuff, like chopsticks, wired frame for grilling fish, and dishes.
We walked around the market first and decided what we wanna try. Shop keepers and staff there are friendly. We saw a master preparing a dish of shashimi. He is very skillful. Fishes could be sliced into thin pieces like paper. Amazing.
There are some shops selling fruits and vegetables. Thus, we think that the market is not only for seafood only. It is a normal market for local people and restaurants. Just a bit far away from the town. Thus, people could take bus or drive there. There are also different restaurants, of course with higher class. Visitors can have nicer meals there if they can afford.

To us, we bought a package from a seafood store, that is suitable for BBQ. Then we brought the package into the BBQ shop 七厘村. Rented all the necessary things and started our lunch there. That is a pretty good experience. No one would disturb you. You can make your seafood cooked and finish it all peacefully.That meal was so good as those seafood were so fresh. We then cleaned up the table and put all the shells and fish bones into the specific recycle bins. Returned the stove, then we left. We walked around different areas of that huge market. There are some shops for souvenirs, with some snacks and fruits. We then went back to Hachinohe. And waited for the train to Tokyo.