The “Oyster Hut” is a winter tradition held at Kaikokan, the Imagire Experience Village, starting from December.
This year too, many people came and it was a lively event!
And the fun of “Imagire Experience Village Kaikokan” is not just at the “oyster hut”!
“Eel catching & Kabayaki experience” will be held during Golden Week and summer! ! !
So, this time, I would like to introduce you to the “Eel catching & Kabayaki experience” in preparation for the upcoming Golden Week!
Eel from Lake Hamana is well known nationwide.
In this experience, you can directly experience the nimbleness and slimy feel of eel ◎
Participants must use their dexterity and courage to find the right time to catch the eel!
It’s an experience that everyone from children to adults can enjoy, and it’s sure to be a great memory!
Also, making the caught eel into eel bowl is an experience!
You can experience the whole process from catching fish to tasting them as food by working with veteran staff on skewering, adding sauce, and grilling them with your own hands.
Even if you want to catch it, it’s so slimy that you can’t catch it!
The eel runs away quickly! Can you catch it?
I successfully caught an eel! !
Here, our veteran staff will teach you how to hold it so you can easily catch it.
Once you have caught an eel, the eel will be processed by a craftsman.
Next, a craftsman grills the eel and cuts it into bite-sized pieces.
Then insert a skewer to make a handle.
Inserting the skewers cannot be done in one go!
If you can thread a skewer through it, dip the eel in the secret sauce and put the kabayaki on the grill.
Just the fragrant smell makes my stomach growl!
But I’ll be patient here!
The secret to bringing out the deliciousness of eel is to slow-roast it and marinate it twice or thrice to allow the flavors to fully infuse.
Then, serve it on top of rice to complete the Imagire experience, the Satoumikokan exclusive eel bowl!
It tastes even better if you do it yourself!
You can enjoy a luxurious lunch with a beautiful view of Lake Hamana in the background.
Please come and experience eel catching and kabayaki, which is rare in Japan!
|| About eel catching & Kabayaki experience ||
・Trial fee : 4,500 yen (tax included) *Experience activity fee + 1 eel + gas fee
・Experience available time : 10:30-14:00
*Reservation required : 053-594-6624 (Imagire Experience Village Kaikokan)
>>Click here to make an online reservation(Japanese link)
At Imagire Experience Village Kaikokan, you can not only catch eel but also try catching fish where you can come into contact with various kinds of fish that live in Lake Hamana!
You can enjoy interacting with a wide variety of fish, including flounder, black porgy, amberjack, and yellowtail (young yellowtail), and children especially have fun trying desperately to catch them.
Not only will you experience the fish you catch, but our veteran staff will also prepare it for you in a variety of dishes!
You can enjoy it using local cooking methods such as salt-grilled, fried, and simmered.
If you catch a big fish, you’ll get a full course meal, so aim for the big one and catch as many fish as you can (excluding sashimi)!
*Fish catching experience only is also possible.
This valuable experience of interacting with natural fish is something that both children and adults can enjoy. Be sure to participate in this event, which is a popular local tradition!
|| About the fish catching experience ||
・Trial fee
Meal + experience : 3,000 yen/person (equivalent to 600g)
*Cooking fee: The fish you catch will be grilled, fried, simmered, etc.
>>Click here to make an online reservation
「Due to popularity, applications for this year are now closed. thank you very much.」
Experience only : 600 yen
・Experience available time : 09:00-14:00
No reservation required
In the Enshu Sea (Pacific Ocean), you can often see boats fishing for whitebait.
This is because the Enshu Sea (Pacific Ocean) is a rich fishing ground for whitebait!
Raw whitebait is delicious, but steamy whitebait fried in a pot is exceptional!
At Imagire Experience Village Kaikokan, you can experience eating freshly fried whitebait ◎
You can loosen raw shirasu in a hot kiln and watch its shape change right before your eyes.
Observe up close how the raw whitebait changes from a translucent appearance to a white whitebait.
This experience where you can feel the blessings of the sea up close is a valuable way to experience the local sea culture and food culture!
Why not try it out? ?
|| About the whitebait kettle-fried experience ||
・Trial fee
Meal + experience : 200g 1,800 yen (tax included)
・Experience available time : 10:00-14:00
053-594-6624 (ImagireExperience Village Kaikokan)
Eel, a specialty of Lake Hamana, has been a specialty of Araijuku on the Tokaido road since the Edo period, and has been enjoyed by travelers.
Many people come from all over the country to eat eel!
At Kawabe no Unagi, carefully selected Lake Hamana eel is carefully grilled by our craftsmen.
We are a specialty eel shop for take-out, with a focus on “shirayaki”, “kabayaki”, “eel liver tsukudani”, “eel mawashi”, and more!
*We can also ship nationwide from our store.
What are Kawabe-san’s recommended souvenirs?
Click here for recommended souvenirs sold at “Kawabe no Unagi”!
Eel kabayaki set!
Our craftsmen carefully handle each eel one by one at the store and then slowly grill it, resulting in a plump, tender, and deliciously fatty dish.
Not only the eel itself, but also the grilled eel and the sauce, which are carefully chosen, are very popular as souvenirs!
*Comes with sauce and Japanese pepper
Why not give a slightly luxurious souvenir to someone who helped you?
About Kawabe eel
・address : 1603-30 Nakanogo, Arai-cho, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka 431-0301
・Regular holidays : Monday
・phone :053-594-0235
・place : Imagire Experience Village “Kaikokan”, Arai-cho, Arai-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture
・Reservations/Inquiries : 053-594-6624 (Imagire Experience Village Kaikokan)
Telephone reception hours : 9:00-17:00
・Date : Please refer to the calendar above.
Flyer for eel catching and kabayaki experience
What do you think? ?
A special experience to feel the blessings of the sea!
Please come to Kaikokan, the village of Imagire experience during the event period!
Eel catching & Kabayaki experience
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Click here to make a reservation
https://hamamatsuat.hamamatsu-daisuki.net/experience/121/
Fish catching experience & meal
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Click here to make a reservation
「Due to popularity, applications for this year are now closed. thank you very much.」
It’s like aromatherapy?! Mikkabi mandarin orange flowers have the scent of neroli.
During Golden Week, I received an envelope from a friend that smelled like jasmine.
When I opened it, I found an envelope full of small white flowers, along with a letter that began, “The mandarin oranges have begun to bloom in Mikkabi.” Maybe the scent that I thought was jasmine was actually Mikkabi mandarin orange flowers? I got excited all at once. Of course, I also know about Mikkabi Mikan, a brand that everyone who lives in Hamamatsu knows. It’s my favorite. However, I lived my life without knowing that tangerine flowers were so beautiful and had such a bright fragrance.
The letter continues, “The herb name for mandarin orange flowers is neroli. Neroli is…” I don’t know about tangerine flowers, but I do know about the aromatic neroli.
Aroma has recently become popular not only among women but also among men as a means of recovering from fatigue and maintaining the mind and body. There are many people who use aromatherapy to relax and refresh themselves. Among them, “Neroli” is popular as a natural tranquilizer and the strongest recovery aroma. To be more precise, neroli is extracted from the flowers of the bitter orange (Japanese name: orange), which is one of the many citrus fruits, and because it takes time to cultivate, it is considered one of the rare essential oils and is quite expensive. Neroli, which is said to be a natural tranquilizer, has the effect of balancing excitement and sedation, lifting depressed moods and making you positive, while also calming excitement. Now in May, the same citrus tree, the Mikkabi mandarin orange, is in full bloom in white at Lake Okuhamana, giving off a rare fragrance.
The other day, after the self-restraint period ended, I asked a friend who had sent me a letter to take me to a farm.
Pass some time around Hamamatsu Station ♡ Things to see, drink, and eat within a 10-minute walk
Do you ever feel like you have a little time until the Shinkansen or the beginning?
Therefore, in this article, we will introduce places around Hamamatsu Station where you can sightsee and kill time within a 10-minute walk.
・Play (sightseeing spots)
・See (photo & walk)
・Drink (alcohol)
・Eat (snack)
I will introduce you from this perspective.
Go to Lake Hamana at night in Yutocho, Chuo Ward! Takiya fishing experience ~ Banquet after returning from fishing!
Do you know about “Takiya fishing” which has become a popular activity at Lake Hamana at night in recent years?
This is a traditional fishing method at Lake Hamana that involves catching crabs, shrimp, sea bream, etc. with harpoons and nets. It’s a very luxurious experience where you don’t just catch the seafood, the boatmen cook it on the raft.
This time, Jenne and her friends will be taking on the challenge of takiya fishing! We will send you a lot of photos, including the party we enjoyed after returning from fishing. I wonder if I can catch the Sawtooth Crab! ?