Uonotana Shopping Street
魚の棚商店街
A 400-year-old fresh seafood market in Akashi, where Akashi octopus, sea bream and Akashi-yaki tamagoyaki are must-try foods.
Uonotana lies on the south side of Akashi Station, with an arcade about 350 meters long lined by roughly 100 shops. It took shape in the early Edo period alongside the castle town of Akashi and is famous for maemono seafood caught in the Akashi Strait: live octopus, red sea bream, spotted eel, and ikanago (Japanese sand lance) simmered whole. You can also eat freshly grilled takoyaki, fish cakes and fried snacks as you walk. Akashi’s local specialty, Akashi-yaki (tamagoyaki), is made from a batter with lots of egg and little flour, mixed with octopus, grilled and dipped in dashi broth. Several long-established shops operate in the arcade and nearby. Most shops open in the morning and close in the evening, and some close on Wednesdays. It is about a 5-minute walk from JR/San’yo Akashi Station.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–18:00 (varies by shop)
Nearby sights
- Akashi Park & Akashi Castle
- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge & Maiko Marine Promenade
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)
- Sumaura Sanjo Yuen
- Kobe Suma Sea World
- Sorakuen Garden
- Meriken Park & Kobe Harborland
- Nankinmachi Chinatown