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title: Fukurokuju (stall at the morning market)
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-port/
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# Fukurokuju (stall at the morning market)

Places we stopped along the way　/　Numazu, Shizuoka

An old-style Edomae sushi restaurant in Wakabacho, Numazu. It had a stall at the morning market in the shopping arcade, held on the first of the month, and that is where I bought the handmade aji-zushi: thick horse mackerel with a shiso leaf tucked in, sushi of the kind you find in seaside towns. The next crate carried a sign for Japan's best conger eel bowl. Hours change, so check before you go.

1-43 Wakabacho, Numazu, Shizuoka

## This moment in the journey: The morning market in the arcade

First, let me take a look at the local morning market. I got off at the Izuhakone Bus stop called Arcade Meitengai, and the shopping arcade stretched ahead in the morning light. The market held on the first day of every month happened to fall during my stay.

Stalls lined the sidewalk with crates and folding tables, among them a dry-goods seller with bonito flakes and dashi packs. At a stall whose sign read Fukurokuju, sushi and kamameshi, I found handmade aji-zushi, horse mackerel sushi of the kind you only find in seaside towns. The next crate carried a sign for Japan's best conger eel bowl. I'll look forward to that one next time.

I passed under the gate of the arcade and headed for the sea.

![A crate with the sign of Fukurokuju, sushi and kamameshi](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/numazu-port/s30-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://numazukanko.jp/feature/numazushi-counter/top
- Sources: https://tabelog.com/shizuoka/A2205/A220501/22007541/
- Sources: https://retty.me/area/PRE22/ARE77/SUB32502/100000535818/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-port/