The season finally opens on September 1! Red Snow Crab "Morning Sun of Toyama Bay" [Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture

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The season is open on Sept. 1! Red snow crab
September 1st. Do you know the fishing season that starts on this day every year? That's right, the "Red Snow Crab Fishing"! In Toyama Prefecture, the catchphrase "morning sun in Toyama Bay" is used to advertise the event, which is based on the image of fishing boats loaded with red snow crabs caught in the morning approaching the harbor!
Arrival at the fishing port!
Beautiful red color!
In the red snow crab fishing, hundreds of iron baskets called "crab cages" are sunk at a depth of around 800 to 1,500 meters, where red snow crabs live, and the red snow crabs in the baskets are pulled out of the deep sea to the fishing boats at once!
Red snow crab neatly arranged in a row
A scene at the auction
The red snow crabs are laid out on their backs with their shells down so that they do not lose water, and then auctioned off at fishing ports for wholesale to restaurants and direct sales outlets.
Red Crab in Takasi! Watch the tag!
Red snow crabs that meet certain standards and are landed at fishing ports in Toyama Prefecture are given the top brand name "Gokujo Koshi no Beni Gani! Look for the special tag attached to the claw area for a marker!
Boiled crab
Red and white rice bowl with red snow crab and white shrimp
The bright red color of "Beni Zuwai Gani" heralds the arrival of autumn, a little earlier than the autumn leaves. This year, please try it in Hokuriku!
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