Oyster Huts in Fukuoka 2026–27: Itoshima From October, Moji All-You-Can-Eat, Buzen in Winter

Oyster huts in Kyushu 2026–27

All-you-can-eat dining at Kaki no Kura in Moji starts from ¥4,980.

Oyster huts (牡蠣小屋, kaki-goya) are simple seaside shelters where you grill fresh oysters yourself at a table. In Fukuoka Prefecture, Itoshima’s huts open from October, a sea-side grill in Buzen City opens in winter, and a restaurant in Moji, Kitakyushu, serves all-you-can-eat oysters. This guide compares them for the 2026–27 season, plus a fishery cooperative shop in Karita Town where you can buy oysters to take home.

In short

From October: Itoshima, west of Fukuoka City. Huts at 5 fishing ports open in turn from October 1 to early November 2026.
All-you-can-eat: Kaki no Kura in Moji, Kitakyushu (oysters only, 120 minutes, ¥4,980). Book by phone or online.
Winter only: Umi-goya in Buzen City (¥800 per grill for 90 minutes). The 2027 dates were not out on October 26.
To buy and take home: the Karita fishery cooperative sells Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters from early December to early February.

Checked with official pages on October 26, 2026 (Japan time).

1. Oyster huts in Fukuoka compared

Place	Area	Season	Cost
Itoshima huts	Itoshima City	Oct–Apr	Varies by hut
Kaki no Kura	Moji, Kitakyushu	Oyster season	¥4,980 (120 min)
Umi-goya	Buzen City	Winter (2027 TBA)	¥800 per grill + food
Karita shop	Karita Town	Early Dec–early Feb	Takeaway only

The organizers’ pages do not say whether staff speak English or whether menus are in English; ask them before you go.

2. Itoshima: huts at 5 fishing ports from October

Itoshima City

Itoshima has oyster huts at 5 fishing ports: Fukuyoshi, Fukae, Kafuri, Funakoshi and Kishi. The season runs from October to around April, and each hut sets its own opening day. In 2026, the first huts opened at Kishi on October 1, and the last are due in early November. Huts can close early when the live oysters sell out, and close on bad-weather days, according to the Itoshima Tourism Association.

Oyster Huts in Fukuoka 2026–27: Itoshima From October, Moji All-You-Can-Eat, Buzen in Winter Oyster huts in a row at Kishi port, Itoshima — Oyster huts in a row at Kishi port, Itoshima

Only 2 ports are a walk from a train station: Fukae (about 17 minutes from JR Chikuzen-Fukae Station) and Fukuyoshi (about 12 minutes from JR Fukuyoshi Station). For Kafuri, Funakoshi and Kishi, take a bus from the north exit of JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. By car on the Nishi-Kyushu Expressway, Kishi and Funakoshi are about 25 minutes from Maebaru IC, Kafuri about 7 minutes from Maebaru-higashi IC, and Fukuyoshi about 5 minutes from Yoshii IC. The association warns that roads near the ports get congested.

Opening days, hours and prices for each hut are in our Itoshima oyster huts guide and on the Itoshima Tourism Association’s oyster hut page (Japanese).

Name	Itoshima Oyster Huts (Itoshima Tourism Association)
Address	1-1-18 Maebaru-chuo, Itoshima City, Fukuoka
Hours / Closed	Kishi: 10:00–16:00 at most huts
Phone	092-322-2098
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗

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3. Kaki no Kura (Moji, Kitakyushu): all-you-can-eat oysters

Kaki no Kura

Kaki no Kura is an oyster restaurant in the Kyumoji area of Moji Ward. The oysters-only all-you-can-eat course is ¥4,980 for 120 minutes. Other all-you-can-eat courses that include seafood and meat cost more. During the oyster season it is open every day except the New Year holidays, 11:00 to 22:00 (last orders 21:30). It has parking for 13 cars. You can book by phone or on its booking page (Japanese).

Kaki no Kura, 1-2-5 Kyumoji, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu. Google Maps. Phone 093-981-7337.

Name	Kaki no Kura
Address	1-2-5 Kyumoji, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka
Hours / Closed	11:00–22:00 (food and drink last order 21:30; open daily during oyster season except New Year holidays)
Phone	093-981-7337
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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4. Umi-goya (Buzen City): grill what you buy, in winter

Umiterasu Buzen

At Umiterasu Buzen, you buy Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters and other seafood at the fishery cooperative shop on the ground floor, then grill them in Umi-goya, a separate building. A grill costs ¥800 for 90 minutes, and food bought elsewhere is not allowed. Last season, Umi-goya opened from January 8, 2026 to around early March. The dates for winter 2027 were not on the official site on October 26, 2026.

From Fukuoka or Kitakyushu, it is 15 minutes by car from Shiida-minami IC on the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, or 3 minutes by taxi from JR Unoshima Station.

Umiterasu Buzen, 76-31 Unoshima, Buzen City. Google Maps. Phone (shop) 0979-64-6717.

Name	Umi-goya (Umiterasu Buzen)
Address	76-31 Unoshima, Buzen City, Fukuoka
Hours / Closed	Previous season: Weekdays 11:00–15:00 (last entry 14:00), weekends and holidays 10:00–16:00 (last entry 15:00); closed Tuesdays (next weekday if a holiday)
Phone	0979-64-6717
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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5. Karita: buy Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters to take home

Karita Town Fisheries Cooperative

The Karita Town Fisheries Cooperative sells its Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters directly. Sales run from early December to early February, 8:00 to 17:00. It is closed on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no place to grill on site. Parking holds 20 cars, and it is about a 10-minute walk from JR Kanda Station, according to the Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association’s Crossroad Fukuoka page.

Oyster Huts in Fukuoka 2026–27: Itoshima From October, Moji All-You-Can-Eat, Buzen in Winter Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters — Buzen-kai Hitotsubu oysters

Karita Town Fisheries Cooperative, 21 Saiwaimachi, Karita Town. Google Maps. Phone 093-436-3121.

Name	Karita Town Fisheries Cooperative Buzen-kai Hitotsubu Oysters (Direct Sales Shop)
Address	21 Saiwaimachi, Karita Town, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka
Hours / Closed	8:00–17:00 (closed 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Sundays, and holidays)
Phone	093-436-3121
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗

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