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title: Sakura shrimp of Suruga Bay
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# Sakura shrimp of Suruga Bay

A little of each town’s story　/　Numazu, Shizuoka

Sakura shrimp also live in Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, but only Shizuoka Prefecture licenses the fishery, so every shrimp landed in Japan comes from Suruga Bay. There are two seasons a year, spring (mid-March to early June) and autumn (late October to late December), with the rest of the year closed to protect the stock. A total of 120 licensed boats operate from the Yui, Kambara and Oigawa districts. The autumn 2023 season opened at Yui Fishing Port on the evening of November 1 and was scheduled to run until December 25.

## This moment in the journey: Cherry-colored treasures of Suruga Bay

Then I went on collecting treasures from the sea of Suruga Bay. Past a red monument of sakura shrimp pointing at the sky stood the white building of the Yui Port fishery cooperative's shop, selling sakura shrimp and whitebait.

In the refrigerated case were packs of frozen raw sakura shrimp, 200 grams each. They sometimes sell out, so my timing was good. A notice beside a Big Catch banner explained that the boats go out only on calm evenings, and that raw shrimp arrive the morning after a good haul.

![A tag for frozen raw sakura shrimp, 200 g, and a shrimp plush](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/numazu-port/s79-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://yuikou.jp/sakuraebi.html
- Sources: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202311082490

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