[ Tosashimizu City , Kochi Prefecture ] Just before Golden Week! Souvenir information for Tosashimizu City[Ashizuri Peninsula and City Area Edition]

Introduction

Tosashimizu City is famous as a major production area of ​​bonito flakes, which are made from skipjack tuna.
However, in recent years, for various reasons, the amount of fish landed has decreased significantly.

As a result, local setsubunya shops and the younger generation involved in bonito flakes have developed a variety of products using bonito flakes, some of which have even been featured on national television, and in recent years bonito flakes are becoming more well-known nationwide.

In this article, we will introduce shops in Tosashimizu City where you can buy souvenirs related to bonito, a new product created in Tosashimizu City, as well as products made with bonito, a fish representative of Kochi Prefecture, and a Kochi variety of other creative products.

In this article, we will introduce the city center of Tosashimizu City and the Ashizuri Peninsula area.

For an introduction to the Tatsukushi/ Misaki area, please click here.

• Table of Contents
• Ashizuri Grand Rest, located right in front of Kongofukuji Temple
• Dashi no Sato Takemasa Shoten, a direct store of a long-established bonito flakes manufacturer
• Ashizuri Kuroshio Market: A popular restaurant with a wide selection of products
• Sunny Mart Shimizu Store: Buy souvenirs until 8pm
• For local fish in Tosashimizu City, go to "Tosashimizu Local Fish Market Straw Grill World"
• Plaza Pal, a supermarket adjacent to the bus terminal
• Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the popular Saba T-shirt is available at Kojima Clothing Store
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Ashizuri Grand Rest, located right in front of Kongofukuji Temple

Ashizuri Grand Rest is located right in front of the mountain gate of Kongofukuji Temple, the 38th temple of the 88 Shikoku temples, located on Cape Ashizuri Misaki Cape.

In the past, the area was lined with accommodations, souvenir shops, restaurants, and other establishments, but now only a few are open.

When I asked the owner, he told me that the most popular item was the famous Ashizuri confectionery, Kameokoshi (a sweet made by deep-frying sweet potato in vegetable oil and solidifying it with sugar and starch syrup), produced by Yamashita Cape Ashizuri Misaki, a local confectionery shop on Ashizuri Cape.

Of course, souvenirs related to bonito flakes, a Tosashimizu specialty, are also available.

In addition, we have a wide variety of products, including local sake from Kochi Prefecture and standard bonito-related products.

Facility information

Ashizuri Grand Rest
8:30～16:00
Closed: Mondays

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214-13 Cape Ashizuri Misaki , Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture , 787-0315

About 20 minutes by car from the center of Tosashimizu City(in front of Kongofukuji Temple)

Dashi no Sato Takemasa Shoten, a direct store of a long-established bonito flakes manufacturer

This is a directly managed store of "Takemasa Shoten," a long-established store founded over 100 years ago and located in a barn in the Nakahama district, the hometown of John Manjiro.

This is a rare shop that you can easily drop into during your trip in an area with few shops, including souvenir stores. The menu is small, but they do offer meal options such as the bonito flakes set meal, which makes use of the strengths of being directly managed by the bonito flakes barn, and the dashi burger made with soy meat and fragrant dashi.

Naturally, the store is lined with many bonito flakes-related products.
In addition to the popular Takemasa Shoten bonito-related products, other bonito-related souvenirs from Tosashimizu are also on display.

Please note that the popular "Bush Barn Tour," where you can carve your own dried bonito flakes and paint the bottle to make your own original dashi soy sauce bottle, may not be available during the Golden Week holidays due to a shortage of staff.

Facility information

Dashi no Sato Takemasa Shoten

Business hours: 9:00-16:00 (meals served until 15:00)
Normally closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but will be open every day during Golden Week (April 24th to May 6th).

Takemasa Shoten Official Website

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507-8 Nakahama , Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, 787-0318

About 10 minutes by car from the center of Tosashimizu City

Ashizuri Kuroshio Market: A popular restaurant with a wide selection of products

It is located on the road from the center of Tosashimizu City to Cape Ashizuri Misaki, and has a park and a large parking lot, making it an easy place to stop by.
This shop also has a wide variety of souvenirs, and you can also purchase frozen tataki.

There is also a restaurant on-site that is renowned for the freshness of its produce, so if you stop by for lunch, you can also purchase souvenirs.

The fisherman's miso, an original product of Ashizuri Kuroshio Market, which is also served in the restaurant's set meals, is also said to be popular.

You can also purchase a variety of chilled products using bonito, as well as frozen seared bonito.

Facility information

Tosashimizu Fish Center Ashizuri Kuroshio Market Business hours 8:00-16:30
Dining room 8:00-10:30 (breakfast) 11:00-14:00

Closed: Tuesdays (open on 4/29 and 5/6)

Ashizuri Kuroshio Market Official Website

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932-5 Shimizu , Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, 787-0303

About 5 minutes by car from the center of Tosashimizu City

Sunny Mart Shimizu Store: Buy souvenirs until 8pm

The supermarket "Sunny Mart Shimizu Branch" is located about 200m towards the city center from the Ashizuri Kuroshio Market.

Unfortunately, photography is not permitted inside the store, so I can only provide a written introduction.
The souvenir section is not large, but you can purchase bonito flakes products and local sweets, and the liquor section also carries local sake from Kochi Prefecture.

This Sunny Mart Shimizu store is open until 8pm, so you can buy souvenirs here even if you are visiting Cape Ashizuri Misaki late at night.

Please be aware that it will be very crowded during Golden Week.

Facility information

Sunny Mart Shimizu store

Business hours: 9:00～20:00

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3-18 Asahi, Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture , 787-0303

About 3 minutes by car from the center of Tosashimizu City

For local fish in Tosashimizu City, go to "Tosashimizu Local Fish Market Straw Grill World"

" Tosashimizu Local Fish Market Straw Grill World" located at an intersection in the center of Tosashimizu City
It opened as a base for the fresh fish sold at the popular izakaya restaurant " Tosashimizu World," which has 10 branches in Kobe, Osaka, and Tokyo , and as a facility to promote the appeal of Tosashimizu's local fish across the country.

According to the shop staff, tourists often stop by and ask them to send frozen seared fish and dried local fish as souvenirs or gifts.

You can also purchase souvenirs related to Muneta-bushi.

Unfortunately, the market will be closed during the Golden Week holidays, so if you have plans to visit, please check the opening hours beforehand.

Facility information

Tosashimizu Local Fish Market Straw Grilling World

Business hours: 10:30～18:00

Closed: Tuesdays and Saturdays

Straw Yaki World Official Website

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1-21 Saiwai-cho, Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture , 787-0306

Plaza Pal, a supermarket adjacent to the bus terminal

This supermarket is located in the center of Tosashimizu City, adjacent to the bus hub that connects Shimanto City, Sukumo City, Otsuki Town, and Cape Ashizuri Misaki.

This is especially convenient and popular with people who travel by bus.

Plaza Pal's side dishes and sushi are also popular, including sushi rolls with kelp and egg.
You can also experience the unique food culture of Kochi Prefecture.

The souvenir section here is also not large, but it does carry popular staple items.
I think it's easy to stop by when traveling by bus.

Facility information

Plaza Pal

Business hours: 9:00～19:30

Plaza Pal official website

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1-1 Tenjincho , Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, 787-0305

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the popular Saba T-shirt is available at Kojima Clothing Store

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the birth of "Saba T"
It was born from a project to raise awareness of the appeal of Shimizu mackerel, a specialty of Tosashimizu City , by having the mayor at the time draw a picture of a mackerel, which was then made into T-shirts to be sold as souvenirs.

This year marks the 17th year since it first went on sale as a souvenir.
New models are released every year, and it has now become a popular souvenir with fans not only within the city, but also outside the city and prefecture.

Kojima Clothing Store always has Mackerel T-shirts in a variety of colors and sizes for sale.
Tote bags with the same pattern are also apparently popular.

Saba T can also be purchased online from the official website shop.

Facility information

Kojima Clothing Store Hours: 9:00-18:00
Closed: Sunday

Kojima general clothing official website

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1-17-2 Kochi Prefecture, Tosashimizu City Chuo, 787-0324

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