Glass Float

Restaurants and Direct-sales StoresBlueﬁn tuna (kuro-maguro or hon-maguro)2018.3.12 450 kg catch
Heaviest catch at the Katsuura Fish Market

TunaKishu
Katsuura

Also known as the “Black Diamond,” the Blueﬁn tuna is
synonymous with high-grade tuna, but its ﬁshing output
is small. It is a top-grade ﬁsh that can be caught inwaters near Japan, the Atlantic Ocean, and theMediterranean Sea.

Blueﬁn tuna

Big-eye tuna (mebachi-maguro, bachi, or daruma)
Its name is derived from its perfectlyround large eyes. It is used for sashimi. Most tunaﬁshing is done in comparatively warmer areas of thesea. Big-eye tuna comprises most of the sushi thatJapanese people eat.

Big-eye tuna

What is a Glass Float (bindama)?
“Bindama” is glass sphere that used as buoy in “Longline Fishing”. The environmentally friendly Bindama is match up with “Longline Fishing”. Nowadays, Plastic Buoy
is used, but in Nachikatsuura Town that proud as “Tuna’s Landing Number 1 inJapan”. “Bindama” is used as Artwork and displayed arond Katsuura Port,Nachikatsuura Shopping District and Bindam Street.

Yellowﬁn tuna (kihada-maguro, or kiwada)
Yellowﬁn tuna (kihada-maguro, or kiwada) are tuna witha slightly yellow colored skin. Their meat is pink, so
there is no distinction between the tuna belly and redﬂesh. As there is little change in their skin color, they
are often used in canned food and ﬁsh sausages, inaddition to sashimi.

Yellowﬁn tuna

TunaLongline Fishing

Albacore (binnaga-maguro, binchou or tonbo)
Albacore (binnaga-maguro, binchou or tonbo) are thesmallest species of tuna with the longest pectoral ﬁns.
The characteristic softness of tonbo sashimi makes it
the most popular for local dinner tables.

Albacore

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Access to Nachikatsuura

What is Longline Fishing?
“Longline Fishing” is ﬁshing method invented in Japan. The mechanism isbranch rope with ﬁshhook attached in hundred meters of trunk rope. Byarranging the bait used in this ﬁshing method, ﬁsherman can selectively choose
the size of Tuna they catch and avoid small Tuna so the resource is maintained.

By JR○ KyotoShin OsakaTennoji○ Nagoya

Kii-Katsuura

Approx. 4 hours from Kyoto on the express “Kuroshio”
Approx. 3 hours 50 mins from Shin Osaka on the express “Kuroshio”

Kii-Katsuura

Approx. 3 hours 30 mins on the express “Wide View Nanki”

Ranked ﬁrst in Japan for tuna catches

Map

By carHanshin
Expressway○ OsakaMatsubara JCT

Nishi Meihan
Expressway○ NagoyaSeki JCT

Ise
Expressway

YoshinoR24

Hanwa/Yuasa-Gobo/Kisei
Expressway
Higashi
MeihanExpressway

R24/169

Koriyama IC

R169
/R309

Seiwa-taki
JCT

R42

Owasekita IC

R42

Katsuura Onsen (Approx. 4 hours 30 minutes)
ShinguR42
R42
KushimotoKatsuura Onsen (Approx. 4 hours)

Susami-minami IC
Kisei
Expressway

KumanoR168

Gojo

KumanoOwase Road

Owaseminami ICTKumanoOdomari IC

R42

ShinguR42

Katsuura Onsen(Approx. 3 hours
30 minutes)

Nachikatsuura
Tourism
Organization
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By bus Mie Kotsu Group (Shingu Sales Ofﬁce) TEL 0735-22-5268○ Tokyo (Ikebukuro East Exit)

Katsuura Onsen (Approx. 10 hours)

NACHIKATSUURA_ NACKT

By plane○ Haneda Airport

Japan Airlines(Approx. 1 hour
10 minutes)

Nanki-Shirahama
AirportFixed-route busJR

Shirahama (Approx. 1 hour JR Kii-Katsuura Sta. (Approx. 4 - 5 hours)

By taxi

In the facility, visitors can see the cutting of a fresh tunacaught at Katsuura Port, and raw tuna is also sold. Enjoy
eating and drinking while admiring the view of Katsuura Port.

30 minutes)
Limousine bus

JR Kii-Katsuura Sta. (Approx. 4 hours)*Only one departing from the aiport at 10:25 a.m.

Suita JCT

Chugoku Expressway

Kyoto Minami IC Kusatsu JCT

Meishin Expressway

Nagoya IC

NagoyaHigashi-Meihan
Expresswayw!
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Kyoto
Shin-OsakaKinkiExpressway

Hanshin Expressway Wangan RouteHineKeinawa Expressway

JRWakayama Sta.

Wakayama IC

Kameyama

Ise Expressway
Tsu

Kashihara Takada IC

Gojo Kita IC
Hashimoto IC

Izumisano JCT
Wakayama JCT

Chubu
International
Airport

GojoKoyaguchiHashimotoIse IC
Seiwa-Taki JCT

Hanwa Expressway
Koya-Ryujin
SkylineArida IC

Mt. KoyaYuasa-Gobo RouteRyujinGobo IC
Nanki Tanabe IC

Minabe IC
JR Kii-Tanabe
Sta.

From Tokyo (Haneda)

Hongu

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Kumano City

Nachikatsuura IC

Hikigawa IC

Kamitonda IC Nanki Shirahama IC

NankiJRShirahama Shirahama
AirportSta.

5 minute walk from JR Kii-Katsuura Sta.
5 minute walk from the bus terminal

Ise-Seki IC

Tenri ICnoKatsuura Gyokou
Nigiwai Ichiba Market

Isewangan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan
Expressway
Matsubara JCT

Kansai International
AirportYokkaichi JCT

Kameyama-nishi JCT
Kameyama JCT
Kameyama IC

NaraOjiTennojiShin-Meishin
Expressway

Kii Nagashima IC
Kisei
Expressway
Owase Kita IC

Opening hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Last orders for the food and drink booths is 3:30 p.m.)

Owase Minami IC

Closed: Tuesdays

Kumano Odomari IC

Nachikatsuura IC
JR Shingu Sta.
IchiyaKisei Expressway

Shingu Minami IC
JRKii-Katsuura Sta.

Susami IC
Susami Minami IC

JR Kusimoto Sta.

Capacity: 80 people

TEL 0735-29-3500

Various inquiries
Taxi
Crystal Taxi (Katsuura Branch)0735-52-0444
Kumano Daiichi Kotsu (Kumano Branch)0735-52-2358

Fixed-route bus/Regular sightseeing bus
Kumano Gobo Nankai Bus (Katsuura Branch)0735-52-0028
Accommodations guide
Nanki Katsuura Onsenn Ryokan Association
0735-52-0048

Nachikatsuura Tourism Association

TEL 0735-52-5311
Tsukiji 6-1-1 Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5335

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture