Blessed with a rich natural environment, Toyama Bay is home to a wide variety of seafood that can be caught throughout the year. Toyama Bay Sushi uses only these local products. Please enjoy the fresh, seasonal seafood only available in Toyama.
Beni-zuwaiganiRed snow crab
The red snow crab is an iconic winter delicacy of Toyama. The soft meat consisting of fine fibers is delicately sweet.
KijiebiCoonstripe shrimp
KouikaCuttlefish
AmaebiPink shrimp
Toyama’s pink shrimp has a distinct sweetness that melts in the mouth and tomalley with a punch. It is in season from late autumn to winter, but the summer catch is tasty too.
EbimisoShrimp tomalley
KaiwariHorse kingfish
GandoburiYoung Japanese amberjack
Nama hon-zuwaiganiRaw snow crab
TachiuoLargehead hairtail
SuzukiJapanese sea bass
KanagashiraRed-whiskered bulbul
AkagareiFlathead flounder
Suzuki(kobujime)Japanese sea bass(with kelp)
Hon-zuwaiganiSnow crab
Mejimaguro
(chutoro)Young Pacific bluefin tuna(medium fatty)
Young Pacific bluefin tuna are called meji. In the cold months, these special meji have a moderate amount of sweet fat all over, which blends with the flavor of the red flesh and makes for a soft texture.
Toyama-ebiCoonstripe shrimp
Fukuragi YoungJapanese amberjack
GameebiMantis shrimp
IkuraSalmon roe
Hirame(kobujime) Olive flounder(with kelp)
KatsuoSkipjack tuna
ChikamekintokiLongfin bigeye
EngawaFluke fin
YagaraCornetfish
AnkimoMonkfish liver
KakiOyster
BuriJapanese amberjack
HoubouRed gurnard
Nama shirasuRaw whitebait
Shirako (Madara)Milt(Pacific cod)
KareiRighteye flounder
UrumeiwashiRound herring
KampachiGreater amberjack
YariikaSpear squid
IkagesoSquid legs
Buritoro FattyJapanese amberjack
The Japanese amberjack that migrate to Toyama in winter are nice and round, and contain the maximum amount of fat. The texture and flavor of the flesh make this fish the king of Toyama Bay Sushi.
KoubakoganiFemale snow crab
Though small in size, the female snow crab has a delicious texture that comes from both the immature ova in the shell and the fertilized egg in the stomach.
MedaiJapanese butterfish
Aoriika Bigfin reef squid
MatoudaiJohn Dory
Amaebi tamago GunkanPink shrimp egg
Battleship-rolled
KanimisoCrab butter
KonbowataSalted entrails of trepang
MebaruRockfish
AinameFat greenling
Kawahagi
(Umazurahagi) Thread-sail filefish (Black scraper)
The beautifully transparent white flesh of the thread-sail filefish has a bland, simple flavor; its liver contains a lot of fat for a rich sweetness.
MakogareiMarbled sole
Shirako(fugu)pufferfish soft roe
KandaiAsian sheepshead wrasse
Kamasu(Aburi)Barracuda(broiled)