[2025 Murakami Restaurant] Travel Guide for Kikkawa (Updated May)

I heard that you can see something very unusual at 'Sennen Sake Kikkawa' located on Machiya Street in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, so I went to check it out! Believe it or not, you can see a thousand hanging salmon and traditional townhouses here🐟 When you enter the 130-year-old townhouse (a registered tangible cultural property), you can see many salmon hanging from the beams of the ceiling. It's grand and impressive. And it doesn't smell at all! It's quite surprising. By the way, there are many restaurants on Machiya Street that serve salmon dishes, so I recommend going there for lunch or dinner✨ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Sennen Sake Kikkawa Address: 1-20 Omachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture Access: About a 20-minute walk from JR Uetsu Main Line 'Murakami Station' Business Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Closed: Only on New Year's Day (may be temporarily closed on other occasions) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Shiohiki salmon is a salmon dish that represents Murakami, and the ingredients are only selected salmon and natural coarse salt. When I entered the store, the staff recommended that I take a look at the place where the salted salmon is hung, so I went and was impressed by the sight of many salmon hanging there, which I had never seen before.✨ There were also products that could only be purchased here, and it was a lot of fun choosing souvenirs.👍️ After the tour, I purchased some salted salmon related products. [Name] Sennen Sake Kikkawa [Address] 1-20 Omachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture 958-0842 #0yentravelautumn #Niigatatrip #Niigatatourism #domestictravel

Murakami in Niigata Prefecture was once a castle town. Since the Heian period (794-1185) a thousand years ago, salmon has been an important part of their diet. Kikkawa was established in 1626 and is an expert in the production and sale of salmon products using traditional techniques of ancient salmon cuisine. It has been passed down for 15 generations. Salmon is a treasure, and the people of Murakami Town have created more than a hundred different salmon dishes. In addition to fish, heads, skeletons, fins, and internal organs can be enjoyed. Doing one thing to the extreme is a typical Japanese national culture and character. In the evening we came to Tsukioka Onsen, where there is a transparent green hot spring water, which is said to be immortal and youthful. This is of course an exaggeration, but it is enough to illustrate the Japanese obsession and love for hot springs.