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Kaniya Yokocho (Nou Crab Alley)
かにや横丁Niigata · Chubu
A line of crab stalls on the seawall at Nou fishing port, and the largest direct market for beni-zuwai (red snow crab) on the Japan Sea coast. Boats land the catch a few hundred metres away, the crabs are boiled whole on site, and you buy one, have it cut open on a plastic tray and eat it at the benches looking out at the water — no restaurant, no cutlery, just a wet wipe. Beni-zuwai is landed here in autumn and spring; the Nou boats stop for January and February, when the stalls sell crab brought in from other ports.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn · Winter
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Opening hours
- Daily 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Nearest station
- Nou Station
- Website
- marine-dream.net/kaniya.html
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
8:00–17:30Stored weekly hours
Daily 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Closures
- Closed August 27 – September 9.
Seasonal hours
- Winter hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM from 1 November to 24 April.
Tags
seafoodmarketporthidden gem
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