The subway pass can be used on a separate day and I had planned to utilize it for a full day tour in Sapporo. A normal return ticket to Otaru is about 1200¥, so the Welcome Pass is a good choice as the subway fare for a day tour around Sapporo would definitely cost more than 300¥. The subway fare from Minami Hiragishi to Sapporo Station alone cost 240¥.
Otaru is a small harbor town with many historical buildings much like Malacca is to Malaysia.
It is only about half an hours ride from Sapporo to Otaru. The railway tracks are quite near the coastal line, and you can enjoy a nice sea view when you look out the window.
Decided to get our early lunch at Sankaku Ichiba 三角市場, a seafood market where live seafood is served up as sashimi for you.
This is Hakkaku 八角, I don't know what's it called in English, but a whole fish cost 1000¥ as sashimi.
Hotate 帆立 scallops, the large ones which aren't farm bred cost 500¥ each.
毛かに hairy crabs
ボタン海老 botan ebi, some species of prawns.
Other stuff that looked interesting.
They let us carry theタラバガニ king crab to take photos.
We ordered a botan ebi, uni, ikura rice bowl set that came with appetizer and crab miso soup. A sashimi Hakkaku and a grilled and sashimi Hotate. Itadakimasu!（＾∇＾）
Poor fishy looking at me while I eat his flesh. The Hakkaku flesh texture is springy, the Hotate is sweet and well textured. Prawns and sea urchin sweet and fresh, the ikura or salmon eggs are marinated in soya sauce so it is a bit salty and need to be eaten with rice, they are fat and juicy and burst in your mouth when you bite into them. Yummy!
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