Weekends & Holidays

Oyster Shack BBQ Lunch in Matsushima (+ Sendai Airport Shuttle)

Escape the tourist crowds for the best local oysters at a hidden seafood specialty store!

Tour Duration
09:15 ~ 12:30
Starting From
5500 yen (approx. $50 USD)
Tour Availability
Weekends & Holidays
Size
2~6 persons

NEW CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Due to the continued global spread of the COVID19 virus and the associated impact upon public health and safely in Japan, reservations for all tours and experience programs will be SUSPENDED until May 2020, or until the situation improves and relevant restrictions upon travel are lifted.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Tohoku as soon as possible. In the meantime, please stay safe and well!

~ Inoutbound Sendai Matsushima Inc.

Highlights

Airport shuttle from Sendai Airport included in price!
Enjoy a local lunch of BBQ oysters, scallops, homemade onigiri rice-balls and miso soup!
Discover a quieter area of Matsushima Bay, away from the tourist crowds!

Matsushima Bay is famous across Japan and around the world as one of the nation’s largest and best producers of tasty oysters! Thousands of tourists flock to the area every year to catch a glimpse of the scenic view of the 260+ tiny islands that dot the bay (named one of Japan’s top three scenic views!), as well as indulge in some local oysters.

This ticket package will take you a little further from the tourist path to a quieter area of Matsushima town, where you can experience the seafood like one of the locals at ‘Sugihara-Isao Shoten’, a local fish market serving the freshest catch of the day! Together with a shuttle bus ticket from Sendai International Airport to Matsushima, this package includes:

12 local oysters (and a small BBQ to grill them on!)

1 BBQ scallop

Onigiri rice balls (made with locally produced rice)

Discover the sights and flavours of the ‘real’ Matsushima Bay!

OUTLINE

What’s Included

> Shuttle bus tickets between Sendai International Airport and Matsushima
> BBQ Oyster lunch set: 12 oysters, 1 scallop, onigiri riceball (made with local rice)

Not included

> Any additional meals or drinks
> Anything not included in the above included list

Meeting place

TOUR COURSE

09:15

Board the ‘Sendai Airport – Matsushima ~ Hiraizumi Guided Liner’ bus departing Sendai International Airport at 09:15.

To board the bus, please show your reservation email to the bus-driver, along with the boarding pass from your flight.

*Please note the 09:15 bus only runs on weekends and holidays*

10:38

Arrive at the ‘Matsushima Atreru Hall Community Center’ and alight the bus.

From here, walk to local favourite Sugihara-Isao fish market (杉原功商店 ‘Sugihara-Isao Shoten’), around an 8 min walk from the bus-stop. 　

11:00

Arrive at Sugihara-Isao fish market. This seafood specialty store has been in business for over 30 years, serving the best, freshest seafood from the Matsushima Bay area to the local community every day!

Away from the tourist crowds of the centre of Matsushima Bay, you can be sure to enjoy a truly authentic and delicious meal at Sugihara-Isao Shoten! Alongside fresh local oysters, they also sell a range of other fish and seafood that you can choose and ask to be prepared for you, right there on the spot!

Show your reservation email to the staff and they will prepare your lunch set.

12 local oysters from Matsushima Bay (and 1 small BBQ to grill them on!)

1 BBQ scallop

Onigiri rice-balls made with local rice

Complimentary miso-soup!

**You are welcome to order anything extra to be paid for separately on the day**

12:30

Once finished your lunch, feel free to explore the local area and other shops before taking a taxi back to the centre of the Matsushima Bay area, or continuing to your next destination.