13 seafood bowl and fish restaurants in Choshi
- Bowl prices range from a ¥1,300 signature bowl to a ¥4,000 kinmedai marinated bowl.
- JR Choshi Station has few walkable shops; the harbor market is about 20 minutes on foot and Wosse 21 about 15 minutes by bus.
- Some of the seafood bowl shops close after lunch.
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Many of the shops in Choshi that serve seafood bowls (kaisen-don) and fish dishes are near the harbor or around Kannon Station on the Choshi Electric Railway, and only a few can be reached on foot from JR Choshi Station. It is about 20 minutes on foot from the station to the harbor market, and about 15 minutes by bus to Wosse 21 at the harbor. Bowl prices range widely, from a ¥1,300 signature bowl to a ¥4,000 kinmedai (splendid alfonsino) marinated bowl, and some shops close after lunch. This page compares 13 shops by bowl price, opening time and distance from the station.
In short
- Eating in the morning: Ajidokoro Mahoroba (9:00), Uosse (9:00 on weekends and holidays, 10:00 on weekdays) and Donya Shichibee (10:00).
- Bowls of ¥2,000 or less: Gyogyo Kurabu (swordfish sauce-cutlet bowl ¥1,300), Ichiyama Ikesu (conger eel bowl ¥1,485), Miura (takeout Choshi local-fish bowl ¥1,650) and Uosse (takeout seafood bowl ¥1,870).
- Kinmedai in a bowl: Umibozu (kinmedai marinated bowl ¥4,000).
- In the evening: Umibozu (until 21:00), Uogashi Ryori Hitachi (last order 20:00) and Maguro-gura (until 20:00).
- By train only: Shimatake (about 1 min on foot from Inubo Station), Donya Shichibee (about 5 min from Kannon Station) and Moritoya (about 7 min from JR Choshi Station).
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. How to choose a seafood bowl or fish restaurant in Choshi (hours, price, distance from the station)
- To eat from the morning: Ajidokoro Mahoroba (9:00), Uosse (9:00 on weekends and holidays, 10:00 on weekdays), Donya Shichibee (10:00).
- For a bowl of ¥2,000 or less: Gyogyo Kurabu (swordfish sauce-cutlet bowl ¥1,300), Ichiyama Ikesu (conger eel bowl ¥1,485), Miura (takeout Choshi local-fish bowl ¥1,650), Uosse (takeout seafood bowl ¥1,870).
- For kinmedai in a bowl: Umibozu (kinmedai marinated bowl ¥4,000).
- For dinner: Umibozu (until 21:00), Uogashi Ryori Hitachi (last order 20:00), Maguro-gura (until 20:00).
- By train only: Shimatake (about 1 minute on foot from Inubo Station), Donya Shichibee (about 5 minutes from Kannon Station), Moritoya (about 7 minutes from JR Choshi Station).
2. Prices, hours and distance from the station at 13 Choshi seafood bowl and fish restaurants
Shops near the harbor open in the morning and some close in the 16:00 hour, while shops that also open in the evening are mostly around the No. 1 Fish Market and Kannon Station. Tap a shop’s name to jump to its section. Prices include tax, and prices from takeout menus are marked “takeout.”
| Shop | Example bowl or set price | Hours | Nearest station / walk | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uosse | Seafood bowl ¥1,870 (takeout) | 10:00 (9:00 on weekends and holidays) to the 16:00 hour | About 15 min by bus from Choshi Station | — |
| Mahoroba | Conger eel tempura bowl ¥1,850 | 9:00–16:00 | About 15 min by bus from Choshi Station | — |
| Ikuri | Tairyo bowl ¥1,800 (takeout) | 12:00–15:00, 17:00–19:30 (evening by reservation) | About 12 min from Motochoshi Station | Evening: reservation required |
| Maguro-gura | Seafood bowl ¥2,600 (takeout) | 10:30–14:30, 17:00–20:00 | About 10 min from Kannon Station | — |
| Gyogyo Kurabu | Swordfish sauce-cutlet bowl ¥1,300 | 11:00–15:00 | 16 min from Choshi Station | — |
| Shichibee | — | 10:00–17:00 | About 5 min from Kannon Station | — |
| Miura | Choshi local-fish bowl ¥1,650 (takeout) | 11:00–18:00 | About 10 min from Kannon Station | — |
| Hitachi | — | 11:00–20:00 (last order) | About 10 min from Kannon Station | — |
| Umibozu | Seafood marinated bowl ¥2,600, seafood bowl ¥3,650 | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:00 | 8 min from Kannon Station | Online booking available |
| Moritoya | — | 11:00–14:00, 17:00–19:30 (last order) | About 7 min from Choshi Station | — |
| Kaheiya | — | 11:00–14:00 (last order) | — | — |
| Ichiyama Ikesu | Conger eel bowl ¥1,485, spiny lobster tempura bowl ¥3,113 | 11:00–15:00, 17:00–19:30 (last order) | About 10 min from Kasagami-Kurohae Station | — |
| Shimatake | Sushi ¥110–¥550 per plate | 11:00–14:30 (until 18:00 on weekends and holidays) | About 1 min from Inubo Station | — |
A “—” in the table means the official site gives no information on that item. For shops where no menu price was found, the section describes the kinds of dishes.
Source: Chiba Prefecture Choshi Fisheries Office, list of shops handling Choshi fish (Japanese), the Choshi Tourist Association’s pages for each shop, and each shop’s official site (checked on November 1, 2026)
3. Trains, buses and parking for fish restaurants in Choshi
From Tokyo, the limited express “Shiosai” takes about 1 hour 50 minutes and the highway bus about 2 hours 30 minutes. These are the times on the Choshi Tourist Association’s transport guide (Japanese), and the highway bus leaves from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu. For a day trip, you decide when to leave Tokyo to match the hours of the shops that close after lunch.
The harbor is some distance from JR Choshi Station. For Wosse 21, take a bus bound for “Kawaguchi / Port Center” from bus stop 4 in front of the station, about 15 minutes to Port Center. Shops around the No. 1 Fish Market are about 20 minutes on foot from JR Choshi Station and about 10 minutes from Kannon Station on the Choshi Electric Railway.
If you go by car, you can use the free parking lot at Wosse 21 (100 spaces) and the free parking lot at the No. 1 Fish Market. Miura and Hitachi have 20 spaces each, Shimatake 60 and Ichiyama Ikesu about 70 regular cars, so shops outside the center have larger lots. Umibozu is also within walking distance of Nakanocho Station on the Choshi Electric Railway, and by Chiba Kotsu bus it is a 2-minute walk from Choshi Ginza.
4. Seafood bowls and fish dishes at Wosse 21 and Kawaguchi-cho at Choshi Port
The shops by the harbor suit people stopping in at lunchtime. Uosse and Mahoroba close in the 16:00 hour.
Seafood Restaurant Uosse
A restaurant with 150 seats inside Wosse 21, open every day of the year. On the takeout menu, the seafood bowl is ¥1,870, the market bowl ¥1,760, the Uosse set meal ¥2,200 and fried kinmedai ¥528. Everything except soup can be taken out. It is large enough for big groups and handles tour-bus groups. Parking is the free lot at Wosse 21.
| Name | Seafood Restaurant Uosse |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-6529-34 Kawaguchi-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 10:00–16:00, weekends and holidays 9:00–16:30 (open daily) |
| Phone | 0479-24-8831 |
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Ajidokoro Mahoroba
A shop inside Wosse 21 that opens at 9:00 a.m. The jumbo shrimp tempura bowl and the conger eel tempura bowl are both ¥1,850 as a set meal. It also serves a sea urchin bowl, a squid bowl, a tuna bowl and a seafood bowl.
| Name | Ajidokoro Mahoroba |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-6529-34 Kawaguchi-cho (inside Wosse 21), Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–16:00 (open daily) |
| Phone | 0479-22-1973 |
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Fish restaurant Ikuri
The lunchtime Ikuri set, with sashimi, tempura and small side dishes, has been on the menu since the shop opened. In the evening a reservation is required. For takeout there is an easy seafood bowl at ¥780, a special tempura-egg bowl at ¥1,300 and a souvenir Tairyo bowl at ¥1,800. Parking is for 4 cars. It is about 12 minutes on foot from Motochoshi Station on the Choshi Electric Railway and about 10 minutes by car from JR Choshi Station.
| Name | Fish restaurant Ikuri |
|---|---|
| Address | 1635-2 Minato-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 12:00–15:00, 17:00–19:30 (reservations required in the evening) (Closed Tuesdays, one consecutive holiday per month) |
| Phone | 0479-24-8211 |
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5. Seafood bowls and fish dishes around the No. 1 Fish Market and Kannon Station
Around the market, the fish used in the bowls differs by shop: tuna, blue-skinned fish or kinmedai.
Choshiko Maguro-gura
On the takeout menu the seafood bowl is ¥2,600 and the tuna sushi ¥2,000. The shop has no parking lot of its own, but you can use the free parking lot at the No. 1 Fish Market. It is about 10 minutes on foot from Kannon Station and about 20 minutes from JR Choshi Station.
| Name | Choshiko Maguro-gura |
|---|---|
| Address | 186-104 Iinuma-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 10:30–14:30, 17:00–20:00 (Closed irregularly) |
| Phone | 0479-22-4000 |
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Gyogyo Kurabu
The signature dish is the swordfish sauce-cutlet bowl, ¥1,300 on its own, and the Tokutoku lunch with fresh Choshi tuna is ¥1,700. A guide to the budget is around ¥2,000–¥3,500 per person. It closes when the fish runs out. Closing days are set month by month and can be seen on Gyogyo Kurabu’s official Instagram. There are 2 parking spaces in front of the shop, and you can also use the free parking lot at the No. 1 Fish Market.
| Name | Gyogyo Kurabu |
|---|---|
| Address | 186-103 Iinuma-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–15:00, closes when fish runs out (closing days vary by month) |
| Phone | 0479-39-9045 |
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Kannon Shokudo Donya Shichibee
A specialist in marinated (zuke) bowls using blue-skinned fish landed at Choshi Port. It serves marinated bowls prepared with salt sauce and dark soy sauce, and sashimi, and 8 pieces of saury pressed sushi are ¥1,380. It is about 5 minutes on foot from Kannon Station and about 20 minutes from JR Choshi Station.
| Name | Kannon Shokudo Donya Shichibee |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-26 Iinuma-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–17:00 (last order 16:30) (Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays; closed the following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 0479-25-3133 |
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Fish restaurant Miura
This shop serves Choshi’s seasonal fish in bowls and set meals. On the takeout menu, the Choshi local-fish bowl and the Choshi tuna bowl are ¥1,650 each, and the local-flounder tempura bowl and the seafood tempura bowl ¥1,100 each. Inside the shop it also serves set meals with sashimi and simmered fish, a kinmedai-only set and marinated chirashi. Parking is for 20 cars. It is about 6 minutes by car from JR Choshi Station.
| Name | Fish restaurant Miura |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-36 Shinsei-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–18:00 (Closed Wednesdays; open on holidays, etc.) |
| Phone | 0479-22-0915 |
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Uogashi Ryori Hitachi
It has about 30 kinds of set meals, with various bowls, assorted sashimi and simmered fish. The 1st floor has a sushi counter, the 2nd floor raised tatami seating and tables, and the 3rd floor a banquet room for up to 50 people. Closing days are irregular, and the shop says it is safest to ask by phone. Parking is for 20 cars.
| Name | Uogashi Ryori Hitachi |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-36 Shinsei-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–20:00 (last order) (Closed irregularly) |
| Phone | 0479-24-9541 |
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Umibozu
A shop serving bowls of kinmedai and abura-bozu (skilfish), where the kinmedai marinated bowl is ¥4,000. The two-color marinated bowl with kinmedai and abura-bozu and the abura-bozu marinated bowl are ¥3,800, the seafood bowl with 10 kinds of seafood is ¥3,650, and the seafood marinated bowl limited to 10 servings is ¥2,600. The set meal with a whole extra-large simmered kinmedai is ¥4,900, and the set with simmered kinmedai head and 2 kinds of sashimi is ¥2,300. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and for dinner reservations for 6 or more you can ask even on closing days. It is an 8-minute walk from Kannon Station.
| Name | Umibozu |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-36-11 Shinsei-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | Wednesdays–Sundays, holidays and days before holidays 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:00 (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays) |
| Phone | 0479-25-3339 |
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6. Fish dishes near JR Choshi Station
Moritoya
It is about 7 minutes on foot from JR Choshi Station, the easiest shop on this page to walk to from a station. It serves sashimi set meals of bottom fish such as flounder, gurnard and sea bream. Takeout dishes are also available. Parking is for 25 cars.
| Name | Moritoya |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-5-14 Kiyokawa-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–14:00 (last order), 17:00–19:30 (last order) (Closed Mondays) |
| Phone | 0479-22-0453 |
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7. Fish dishes in Kurohae-cho and Inubosaki
These are 3 shops toward Inubosaki.
Kaheiya Kawaguchi Honten dining room
A dining room attached to a shop selling isoage (fried fish cakes) and hanpen (fish cakes). It serves the Choshi Kaheiya seafood bowl, the kinmedai simmered-fish set, a tekka (tuna) bowl and a tempura bowl. The menu differs between weekdays and weekends and holidays.
| Name | Kaheiya Kawaguchi Honten dining room |
|---|---|
| Address | 7251-2 Kurohae-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | Opens 11:00, last order 14:00 |
| Phone | 0479-25-0909 |
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Ichiyama Ikesu
A shop with a 500-ton fish tank, where live fish are cooked in front of you. Bowls come with soup: the conger eel bowl is ¥1,485, the fish tempura bowl, conger eel tempura bowl, shrimp tempura bowl and shrimp kakiage tempura bowl are ¥1,485 to ¥1,540, and the spiny lobster tempura bowl is ¥3,113. Parking is for about 70 regular cars. It is about 10 minutes on foot from Kasagami-Kurohae Station, or take a bus bound for Kurohae / Ashikajima from stop 6 in front of JR Choshi Station for about 16 minutes, get off at Tonbi-iwa and walk 1 minute.
| Name | Ichiyama Ikesu |
|---|---|
| Address | 7387-5 Kurohae-cho, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–15:00, 17:00–19:30 (last order) (Closed Thursdays; open on holidays; closed December 31) |
| Phone | 0479-22-7622 |
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Shimatake
A shop about 1 minute on foot from Inubo Station, serving sashimi of local fish, simmered kinmedai, and tempura and fried local fish. It also has anko (monkfish) hot pot. Sushi is ¥110 to ¥550 per plate. It is open until 18:00 on weekends and holidays. Parking is for 60 cars.
Common questions
| Name | Shimatake |
|---|---|
| Address | 10248-1 Inubosaki, Choshi City, Chiba |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 11:00–14:30, weekends and holidays 11:00–18:00 (Closed Tuesdays; closed the following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 0479-22-2862 |
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How do I get to Choshi from Tokyo?
The limited express “Shiosai” takes about 1 hour 50 minutes and the highway bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu about 2 hours 30 minutes.
Which shops open in the morning?
Ajidokoro Mahoroba opens at 9:00, Uosse at 9:00 on weekends and holidays and 10:00 on weekdays, and Donya Shichibee at 10:00.
Which shop is closest to a station?
Shimatake, about 1 minute on foot from Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway.
Sources
17 pages we checked
- Chiba Prefecture Choshi Fisheries Office: list of shops handling Choshi fish
- Choshi Tourist Association: transport guide
- Seafood Restaurant Uosse: guide page
- Ajidokoro Mahoroba: guide page
- Fish restaurant Ikuri: guide page
- Choshiko Maguro-gura: guide page
- Gyogyo Kurabu: guide page
- Kannon Shokudo Donya Shichibee: guide page
- Fish restaurant Miura: guide page
- Uogashi Ryori Hitachi: guide page
- Umibozu: guide page
- Moritoya: guide page
- Kaheiya Kawaguchi Honten dining room: guide page
- Ichiyama Ikesu: guide page
- Shimatake: guide page
- www.ichiyamaikesu.co.jp
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
