I went to Katsuura fishing port in Wakayama, which boasts the highest landing of fresh tuna in Japan.

Due to the season, many landings of albacore tuna were seen.

Next to the fishing port, there are restaurants and souvenirs where you can eat tuna bowls, shirasudon, whale cutlet curry, and tuna cutlet curry made from freshly caught tuna.

【Fishing port and fishing method】

Katsuura Fishing Port in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest catches of raw tuna in Japan.　A natural fishing port located in the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, the southernmost tip of Honshu.　The Kuroshio main stream and branch currents have created good fishing grounds in the coastal areas, and have traditionally prospered as an accumulation area for migratory fish, especially coastal tuna.

Natural tuna grown in the rough waves of the Pacific Ocean are caught by the longline fishing method.Longline fishing involves fishing with a large number of hooks extending from a trunk rope that stretches for tens of kilometers, and a bait such as decapterus, sardine, mackerel, and squid.　The caught tuna is carefully ikejime one by one.　After that, by storing it in cold water (ice temperature) so that it does not freeze on the ship, it is landed without spoiling the fresh raw taste, texture and beautiful color.

“Tuna produced in Kishu Katsuura” has been selected as a pride fish nationwide.

Source: Pride fish nationwide

Tuna produced in Katsuura, Wakayama Prefecture

URL: 紀州勝浦産生まぐろ｜和歌山県｜全国のプライドフィッシュ｜プライドフィッシュ (pride-fish.jp)

Source: Katsuura Fishing Port

URL: – 和歌山県 那智勝浦町 -勝浦漁港 – 和歌山県 那智勝浦町 – (town.nachikatsuura.wakayama.jp)