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Shellfish Gathering at Yamada Bay

Minamichita-Town Shellfish Gathering at Yamada Bay

Date : 04/05/2019 - 06/22/2019

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Leisurely Clamming On A Wide, Shallow Sandy Beach

Shellfish Gathering is a leisure activity done mainly from April to June, where people dig up and collect shellfish from within the sand of shallow sandy beaches. Minamichita is a fishing town famous for being a place where you can eat various kinds of fresh, delicious seafood. The taste of the clams taken from the waters of its wide shallow beaches is exceptional.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: From April 5 (Friday) to June 22 (Saturday), 2019 : Event days during this period. : Cancels in case of inclement weather.
Holding time	: Varies depending on the day.
Place	: Yamada Shiogari-jo Shellfish Gathering Field (Minamichita-Town, Chita-District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Location	: 〒470-3411 Toyooka, Minamichita-cho, Chita-County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Otsukata Shellfish Gathering Field, Yamada Shellfish Gathering Field)
Fee	: Adults 1,400 yen (up to one bag) Elementary School Students 900 yen (up to one bag) Rental rake 100 yen

Parking	: Available, free of charge (accepts buses)
Phone number	: 0569-65-0370 (Oi Fishery Union Toyooka Branch) Weekdays 9:00 AM-Noon, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Mobile: 090-8862-3689
Check before you leave	: See the Schedule PDF (link below - Japanese) for the event holding days. * Please be aware that events may be cancelled under unfavorable weather and sea conditions, even if such events were predetermined in the calendar as event holding days. We highly recommend calling and checking before leaving.

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Kowa Station of the Meitetsu Kowa Line (board from Meitetsu Nagoya Station), take the Chita Bus bound for Port of Morozaki and get off at Yamada.
Access by car

Approx. 7min (2km) northeastwards from Toyooka I.C. of the Minamichita Toll Road.

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