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Kushiro, Hokkaido / 釧路和商市場

Kushiro Washo Market

Kushiro's market by the station, where you build your own "katte-don" rice bowl by buying rice at one stall and seafood toppings at others.

Trays of sliced seafood toppings with price tags at a market stall
Katte-don toppings at Washo Market (photo taken 2010; prices then)Photo: Midori / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

Monday to Saturday, 8:00-17:00.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Closed on Sundays, with some extra opening days (check the calendar on the official top page).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

About 5 min on foot (2 min by car) from JR Kushiro Station and the station bus terminal. From Tancho Kushiro Airport, about 45 min by airport bus to Kushiro Station.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

Use the underground car park or the Kushiro Ekinishi shopping-street car park. Coaches and camper vans need a reservation for their own parking area (mid-April to end of October).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Payment

Some stalls accept cashless payment, but methods differ by stall.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Kushiro, Hokkaido (Japanese address: 北海道釧路市黒金町13丁目25)

Official site: https://www.washoichiba.com/

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteFor a katte-don, buy rice at a rice stall (Ouchi Shoten, Rofuan Kuniki or Joypack Chicken), then add toppings from the seafood stalls. If you don't eat raw fish, the grilled-fish set meal at Ichibatei inside the market is recommended.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
  • Local etiquetteStalls will sell smaller amounts if you ask, and will cut fish to order. Items bought at several stalls can be shipped together from the last stall (chilled and frozen goods may need separate parcels). Only Marusui Kawamura Suisan serves raw oysters to eat inside the market.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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