The Suitenmon gate of Akama Jingu, the shrine next door to the Shunpanro restaurantPhoto: Rick888chen / CC BY-SA 4.0
In Shimonoseki fugu is called fuku.
- Getting there
- Beside Akama Jingu, about 20 min on foot from Arcaport (our estimate for the shrine); from Choshu Dejima a taxi
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
Tiger fugu as paper-thin sashimi, fried, and in a hot pot finished as rice porridge, at the restaurant where the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed. Full tiger-fugu courses run ¥24,200–¥60,500 a person, other courses from ¥8,800; wild-fugu courses are not served May–September or over New Year. Every course is by reservation at least four days ahead, for two or more, plus a 10% service charge. Lunch hours are not confirmed in our sources; the reservations office answers 09:00–22:00.
- 3 hr door to door needs a 5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Two places, two different answers
| Place | What you get |
|---|---|
| The famous oneShunpanro main shop春帆楼 下関本店 | Beside Akama Jingu, where the 1895 peace treaty was signed. Full tiger-fugu courses ¥24,200–¥60,500 a person, other courses from ¥8,800; wild tiger-fugu courses are not served May–September or at New Year. Every course is by reservation at least four days ahead, for two or more; reservations office 09:00–22:00. Lunch hours are not confirmed in our sources. |
| Closest to the berthFugu nigiri at Karato Market唐戸市場 | The cheapest way to taste fugu, from the weekend stalls: Fri–Sun and public holidays only, until sold out. |
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Where the 3 hr goes
The hour before all-aboard is not in this bar; it is already set aside. The minutes are our estimates from timetables and maps, not timed on the ground.
If your ship is late, cut the 2 hr 20 min in the middle. Never cut the hour at the end.
What to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
Eat · ~2hSushi stalls at Karato Market
On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the fishmongers of Karato Market sell sushi from their stalls, fugu nigiri among them: the Iki-iki Bakangai.
See the detailSee · ~2hAkama Jingu
The vermilion shrine of Emperor Antoku, who drowned aged eight at the battle of Dannoura in 1185; its Suitenmon gate was built to look like the Dragon Palace under the sea.
See the detail