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Basket Fishing Experience in Okumatsushima
Experience "basket net fishing" just like the local fishermen do every day!
Operation Period
All year round.
Time Required
1 hour
Number of Participants
4〜20people
Price
Experience boarding a fishing boat and pulling up net baskets set off the coast. The net, which looks like a birdcage, may contain crabs, octopuses, and even sea creatures that live on the ocean floor!
~ Experience Flow ~
➀ Arrive at Tsukihama. Explanation about the experience (greeting with fishermen).
➁ Put on a life jacket and board the ship for departure!
➂ Pull up the baskets set at the fishing spots (it is light enough for elementary school children to raise).
④ Take out the contents. (* Repeat until the baskets run out)
⑤ Return to the beach and finish.
* You can take the caught fish home with you. Please prepare a cooler box, ice, etc.
| Experience Program Name | Basket Fishing Experience in Okumatsushima |
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| Activity Location | Tsukihama Beach |
| Time Required | 1 hour |
| Operation Period | All year round. |
| Start Time | 9:00~, 10:00~. 11:00~ |
| Minimum number of participants | 4people |
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| Maximum number of participants | 20people |
| Reservation Deadline | 3 days before by 17:00 |
| About suspension of the activity | Please note that since this is an outdoor experience, it may be canceled depending on the weather. (2 days before a typhoon approaches, and the day before or the morning of the day in case of other stormy weather, the decision to cancel or not will be made) |
| Important notes regarding participation | If you are worried about seasickness, please prepare in advance with measures such as taking anti-motion sickness medicine. We will spend about 30 minutes on the boat, so please use the restroom before boarding. |
| Price |
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| What is included in the price | Experience fee, boarding fee, guide fee. | ||
| What is not included in the price | Transportation to and from the meeting point, materials to bring home fish, ice. | ||
| Method of Payment | Please pay cash on the day. | ||
| About cancellations and changes | In case of cancellation, please contact us at least 2 days before the experience. | ||
| Cancellation Policy | In general, no cancellation fee is charged. |
| Meeting Spot | 74 Shimiya Tomura, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0412 Shack play area with "Oku-matsushima Taiken Network" (奥松島体験ネットワーク) written on the outside wall. |
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| Meeting Time | Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of the experience. |
| Access | --By Car-- 15-minute drive from Sanriku Expressway Naruse Okumatsushima IC --By Public Transportation-- 10-minute taxi ride from JR Nobiru Station 25-minute bicycle ride JR Nobiru Station (rental cycle available nearby) |
| Parking | Yes You are able to park in empty spots nearby. Staff will instruct you upon arrival. |
| Barrier-free Access | No |
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| About Guides and Tours | Local fishermen will explain about Miyato area and the types of fish caught. |
| About multi-lingual support | Japanese |
Learn about different types of sea creatures that live on the ocean floor!