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Kanazawa Nagamachi Samurai District and the Omicho (fish market)

 Back to where I started on day 1, but now everything is open. Here we are at Nomura-ke, a restored samurai residence displaying the lives of the merchant class which rose in prosperity as the samurai declined. The Nomura were a high ranked samurai family who, like many other samurai, went broke when the feudal era came to an end with the Meiji Period. The second floor with an amazing view of the garden. They never miss an opportunity to create something a little interesting in every nook. Omicho Fish Market This crab is $89 yikes.. Kano-gani is the name for the male snow crab, caught in the waters off the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture. It has become a brand-name crab from ports like Hashidate. Nope definitely not ready to buy sushi from a vending machine. It would be so easy to pull a meal together here. Here you can see the variety of fish they serve.  I can't remember the last time I had flounder. I almost did this, but only wanted one, and they sold them in large bundles, w...

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