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Yanagibashi Rengo Market

Also written: 柳橋連合市場 · 柳桥联合市场

Known as "Hakata's Kitchen," this bustling market offers fresh seafood and local ingredients and is popular for experiencing authentic, everyday Japanese food culture.

Fukuoka Kyushu-Okinawa Life & Daily

About this place

Yanagibashi Rengo Market Hakata Kitchen 50 shops 100 m arched lane by Yanagibashi Bridge Naka River Haruyoshi. Established July 1918 shops around Akira Market fish from Ohama revived black markets coop 1992 delivery. Retail face-to-face not wholesale. 2007:12 fishmongers 7 marine processed 8 fruit veg 4 meat 16 others one third Genkai mentaiko salted mackerel. 70 percent customers chefs ryotei restaurants yatai. Tourists now snacks Yanagibashi Shokudo seafood bowl. Monthly third Thu sale Jan zenzai fest Nov Umakamon ara-nabe. Close Sun holiday busy morning bus stop immediate 6 min Watanabedori subway vivid food scene.