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Akita, Akita / 秋田市民市場

Akita Shimin Ichiba Market

Akita's kitchen, 3 min on foot from JR Akita Station: fresh fish, salted salmon roe and cod roe, vegetables, sake and souvenirs, with a market-run sushi bar.

A clay pot of kiritanpo (grilled rice sticks) with leeks and mushrooms on a tabletop burner
Kiritanpo hot pot (not necessarily from this market)Photo: Photo AC · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

5:00-18:00 (hours vary by shop).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Closed on Sundays (and some other days).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

3 min on foot from JR Akita Station. From Akita Airport, 35 min by limousine bus to the station. By car, 20 min from Akita-Chuo IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

400 spaces, 100 yen per 30 min; shopping at the market gives 1 hour free (not for purchases at the event space). When full, use nearby car parks in the Akita shopping-street common parking ticket scheme.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Akita, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県秋田市中通4-7-35)

Official site: https://file001.shop-pro.jp/PA01278/807/company/index.html

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteFresh fish, salted fish (red salmon, salmon roe, cod roe), dried goods, meat, fruit and vegetables, local sake and souvenirs such as kiritanpo. There is a market-run sushi restaurant, Ichiban Zushi, and diners that open early in the morning.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
  • Local etiquetteSpend 2,000 yen or more in total inside the market to get an Akita shopping-street common parking ticket (issued at the market's liquor shop).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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