Maizuru's "Sea of Kyoto" Rock Oysters Enter Season: Offshore Coverage and Tasting Events Held
Maizuru City announced the start of the season for "Tango no Umi Ikusei Iwagaki" (Tango Sea Cultivated Rock Oysters), a summer delicacy cultivated for approximately three years in Maizuru Bay. Events included an offshore coverage session on April 6 at Kyoto Maizuru Kakigoya "Tsurushomaru" where the harvesting of 3-4 year old oysters was observed, and a tasting event on April 9 at Michi-no-Eki "Maizuru Port Tore Tore Center" for the first day of shipment.
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Maizuru City initiated the season for "Tango no Umi Ikusei Iwagaki," rock oysters cultivated for about three years in Maizuru Bay, known as a summer delicacy of the "Sea of Kyoto" region. An offshore coverage event on April 6 at Kyoto Maizuru Kakigoya "Tsurushomaru" front parking lot (Sabaka, Maizuru City) allowed observation of the sorting and harvesting of rock oysters cultivated for 3-4 years from aquaculture rafts in Maizuru Bay. A tasting event was held on April 9 at Michi-no-Eki "Maizuru Port Tore Tore Center," where visitors sampled the freshly shipped rock oysters. Contact information for Maizuru City Industrial Promotion Department, Fisheries Division is provided: Address 〒625-8555 Maizuru City, Kita-kyu 1044, TEL 0773-66-1020, FAX 0773-62-9891, E-mail suisan@city.maizuru.lg.jp.