Nice fish market with a great selection of fresh seafood retailers and restaurants that sell them. The first stall we stumbled on was a guy cooking massive scallops and oysters on a grill. We had to buy it and it was delicious.
We also bought a slice of the premium Hokkaido melon, and it was amazingly sweet and juicy!
The whole market was easy to maneuver through. I never understand the No Photographs policy some shops had, as these photos are what promoted their shops to the world. Nevertheless, it was amazing seeing massive king crabs, oysters, expensive yet delicious Hokkaido melons and other variety of local catches.
The location is very central and easy to get to. Highly recommend visiting.
I was a bit disappointed with Nijo Market. While it’s lively and has a variety of seafood options, it feels more geared toward tourists than locals. The prices are quite high, which makes it less appealing if you’re looking for an authentic market experience or good value. It’s worth a quick visit if you’re nearby, but don’t expect to find many budget-friendly deals here. There are probably better spots for a true taste of Sapporo’s seafood culture.
First time visitor probably enjoys this experience.
Food pretty good but you can get similar quality seafood for 20% cheaper easily elsewhere in Sapporo.
You probably get a nice omakase meal at a decent sushi place for just double what you are paying here.
It’s the usual market we see in Japan. And much smaller scale.
The stalls seem to be catering mostly to tourists and less to locals.
The variety of food offered here is wide.
Some of the stalls sell the raw food and will help to cook. And the visitors can eat at the stall. These stalls usually have limited seats.
Some small restaurants are peppered in the market. The larger ones are in the streets near and around the market.
Many of these seem to be popular with locals and have long queues, patiently waiting for their turns.
It’s always good to see what the local does in their day to day lives. So, this market offers a little of that as there are likely more tourists than locals here.
A corner market of about a block, essentially it is a Crab market. There are many stores that also serve boiled ready to eat crabs and frozen crabs. Here, you find mainly red king crab (tarabagani), brown crab (ibaragani), and blue crab (aburagani), which look relatively similar to each other. Also, you can find snow crab (zuwaigani), Hanasaki crab (hanasakigani), and hairy crab (kegani). I found a small sushi store that serves a single portion of all three crabs in a rice bowl. Fantastic for solo travelers. There are quite a few shops and stores both selling and serving crabs and you are spoiled for choice. Prices are very affordable and the offerings extremely fresh and tasty! A must try if you are in Sapporo.
