Kamakura vegetables, fruits, and fish

Kamakura fish shop Kamaman Suisan

Kamaman, located in Kamakura, has an excellent selection of seafood.





I saw some black sea bream on display. It's a popular fish for fishing, so I bought one.

The knives in the photo are the ones I use. From left to right are the Kiya from Nihonbashi in Tokyo, the Aritsugu from Kyoto, and the Masamune yanagiba knife, which is used for making sashimi, from Kamakura.





Masamune is a master swordsmith who has been in business since the Kamakura period. He is so skilled that Tokugawa Ieyasu treasured his swords. Some of his swords have been designated national treasures.





The store is currently located in Onarimachi in Kamakura.





There is a small Inari shrine in Kamakura called "Masamune Inari," located around where Masamune's mansion once stood.

As for the taste of the black sea bream, I rinsed it with ice water and topped it with sudachi, a type of citrus fruit. It was quite good.





However, even though they are all sea bream, the red ones are superior.

“Rembai”: Kamakura Vegetables and Fruit Market

Summer fruit: Oriental melon.





It is also called the "country melon," but I think it is truly a refined, lovely fruit.





It's great because it's inexpensive yet still has a strong melon flavor.





I recommend buying the deepest yellow ones possible and letting them sit for a while after purchase to make them sweeter. Of course, they should be chilled.

By the way, I bought the oriental melon in this photo at the Kamakura Agricultural Cooperative Market, also known as Rembai.





This is a place where Kamakura-area farmers sell their produce directly, making it a valuable and appreciated place.





Kamakura's vegetable fields are known as "seven-colored fields" because many different types of vegetables are planted in one field.

Lab Deep in Kamakura　Juei Masuda