Kesennuma, Miyagi / 気仙沼 海の市(シャークミュージアム)
Kesennuma Umi-no-Ichi (seafood market and Shark Museum)
A seafood market building next to Kesennuma fish market, with restaurants, shops and a museum about sharks.
Location
Approximate location: this pin was placed from the address (it may be a block's representative point, not the entrance).
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.
- Opening hours
Oct-Apr 8:00-17:00; May-Sep 8:00-17:30 (restaurants have their own hours). Shark Museum 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:00).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
January-June: irregular closing days (the 2026 dates are on the official site). July-December: open every day. Some shops have their own days off.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
Shark Museum: adults (junior high and above) 600 yen, elementary school children 300 yen. Combined ticket with the Ice Aquarium: 1,100 / 600 yen. Shark Museum disability discount: 10% off.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
Highway bus Sendai - Kesennuma, get off at Kesennuma Kawarada (2 min on foot). City loop bus from the Kesennuma Station area to "Umi-no-Ichi-mae".
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Free: 100 cars and 8 buses (the fish market car park can also be used).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Not yet confirmed
Payment, Accessibility
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: 7-13 Uoichiba-mae, Kesennuma, Miyagi
Official site: https://www.uminoichi.com/
Nearby spots
Photo: Ty19080914 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Rias Ark Museum of ArtMiyagi3 km away (straight line)
Photo: Morio / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Iwate Tsunami Memorial MuseumIwate13 km away (straight line)
Photo: Morio / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Goishi CoastIwate17 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.uminoichi.com/Opening hours and closing days read from the official top page.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.uminoichi.com/access/index.htmlAccess and parking read from the official access page.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.uminoichi.com/museum/index.htmlShark Museum admission and hours read from the official museum page.
