Seaside mall "Kamon Warf" where you can enjoy gourmet food centered on seafood unique to Shimonoseki and have plenty of souvenirs. The location is excellent, with views of the Kanmon Strait from the second-floor deck and the Boardwalk, and it is a central spot in the Shimonoseki Bay area. Feel the pleasant sea breeze and let yourself be leisurely.

What is the center of Shimonoseki Bay Area "Kamon Warf"?

"Kamon Warf" is a complex with restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops. It has become a central spot in the Shimonoseki Bay area where are "Karato Ichiba" and "Kaikyokan", "hai! Karatto Yokocho"etc. The three-story building facing the Kanmon Strait is divided into two buildings, the West Building and the East Building, and the design looks like a flying seagull when viewed from a distance. The space connecting the two buildings is a resting spot with tables and chairs, and a wood stage is set up in front where events are held. The production of Fugu lanterns also enhances the traveling mood.

Take a walk on a board walk with a pleasant sea breeze

Boardwalks have been maintained on the sea side of the building, making it a pleasant area for rest and walks. A white lighthouse and a red lighthouse stand facing each other at the entrance to the harbor in front of you, a great spot for photography! It is called Lover Lighthouse. From the passenger ship terminal located at the port, tourist boats regularly depart to the port of Moji on the opposite bank, as well as to Igaruru Island, famous for the confrontation between Musashi Miyamoto and Kojiro Sasaki. A lively spectacle spreads.

Let's taste fresh seafood while watching the sea!

There are more than 30 stores in the "Kamon Warf" building, which is lined with fresh seafood, including Fugu dishes representing Shimonoseki, as well as restaurants serving local dishes from Yamaguchi. In particular, there are many shops that focus on seafood bowls, and they compete for taste by devising not only the freshness, but also the type and amount of material for each store.

"Ichiba no Yoko" on the first floor of the West Building is a shop that offers local fish and Fugu dishes at reasonable prices, with a focus on a variety of seafood bowls. The quality is also reputed locally, as shopkeepers provide what they have purchased at the Karato market every day during the day. Among them, "Karato-shiki Ichiba no Osakana Kaisendon Mega MAX" is 3800 yen, which is a special seafood bowl with a limited amount of all kinds of purchased material. On days when there are many purchases, the volume is enough to protrude from the bowl, and there is no doubt in SNS! The taste is touching.

Located on the second floor of the Higashikan, the "Shunsai aburi dining Karato-ya" is full of dishes, such as fugu sashimi and whale dishes, seafood bowls, sushi and tempura, which are handled by skilled artisans.

This Kaisendon "Ryoshi-don" 2000 yen has a good balance of 10 kinds of material, and it boasts not only the freshness, but also the beauty. From the wide window inside the store, you can overlook the Kanmon Strait, and you can enjoy a meal with your family and group.

At other stores, soft ice cream with a rich personality is offered, such as local soft using Shimonoseki's specialty sea urchin and colorful soft with plenty of fruit. It's fun to get lost.

Shimonoseki specialty, Fugu products are available!

When your tummy is full, go out looking for souvenirs. There are about 10 shops on the first floor, and there are plenty of seafood, seafood and local sake from Shimonoseki, as well as Yamaguchi Prefecture.

There is a large selection of puffer fish-related products in particular, and a variety of dishes such as hookfish stings and fried hookfish, which can be sent by cool flights, dried overnight, and baked puffer fish, which can be stored at room temperature, and pickled oil. There are many fashionable packages, and it will be fun to choose souvenirs.

Speciality sea urchins are also available from reasonable to upscale.

Kamon Warf, the center of the Shimonoseki Bay area. Enjoy plenty of fun from gourmet to souvenir hunting while watching the sea.♪

■ Kamon Warf

Address: 6-1 Karato-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
TEL: 083-228-0330
Opening hours: 9 to 19 o'clock (11 to 22 o'clock for restaurants), fluctuates depending on the season
Closed: No holidays (depending on store)

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