OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

Amakusa area

Ushibuka Kaisaikan

The complex facilities which featured the theme of the culture of the sea of Ushibuka, and there are the museum, the product center, and the restaurant in line.
Located at the next to the ferry pad, which is under the Ushibuka Haiya Bridge, on the first floor, there are the shopping zone “Ryoshi Mura”, which sells fresh fish and seafood, processed marine products, regional goodies of Ushibuka, and also “Haiya Dojo” which displays the pertinent materials and the video about Ushibuka Haiya, “Exhibition Room” which displays the document of the fishing industry, “Ikesu Hiroba” where you can pick up the fresh fish you would like to eat from the 1000 fishes, swimming in the huge water tunnels, “Sakana Dojo” which you can learn how to fillet a fish, and then the glassed-in café where you can have a good time with watching the ocean view.
On the second floor, there are a public gallery, walk deck, “Sakana Gakushyu-shitsu” (Learning room of fish), restaurant, and prospect deck.

Address
〒863-1901
2286-116 Ushibuka-machi, Amakusa City
Contact
Resorce center, Product center, Fisherman village
TEL
0969-73-3818
FAX
0969-73-4471
Fees
Attraction: Learning about filleting a fish (1500 yen). Reservation is required.
Hours
〔Opening hours〕 Product center, Resorce center 9:00~18:00  
Restaurant 11:00~21:00 
Coffee shop 8:30~18:00
〔Closed〕 The second Tuesday (the following day if it is a national holiday)
 

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