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Karato Market, Yamaguchi
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Karato Market

唐戸市場

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Opening hours Iki-iki Bakangai sushi-sale event only: Friday and Saturday 08:00–15:00, Sunday and national holidays 07:00–15:00, under the revised schedule announced in September 2026. Participating shops may start or finish at different times depending on stock. Check the official calendar for event days; this is not the opening schedule of all market shops.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Karato Market is a regional wholesale market in Karato-machi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.

Other Shimonoseki sights are close by: Kameyama Hachimangū is about 100 m away in a straight line, Akama Jingu about 400 m and the Kanmon Straits about 1.1 km. Mojiko Retro, across the strait, is about 1.9 km off. We have not checked opening hours or which days it is open to the public.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. 唐戸市場202309 — なしはな · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  2. Inside view of Karato Market 20150621 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  3. View of Karato Market — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  4. Karato Market 20131124 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  5. Inside view of Karato Market 20150621-2 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  6. Inside view of Karato Market 20150621-3 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  7. Pufferfish soup of Karato Market — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  8. Karato Market 20150621 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  9. View from 2nd floor of Karato Market (Mojiko Retro Area) — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  10. View from 2nd floor of Karato Market (Shimonoseki Port) — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Karato Market (唐戸市場) is a regional wholesale market in Karato-machi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Karato Market: current event calendar · Karato Market: revised Bakangai start times

Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Food

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Area: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture

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