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Kuliner Lokal yang Wajib Dicoba di Wilayah San’in Jepang Bagian 1: Rute Kuliner Bagi Pecinta Makanan Laut di Tottori dan Shimane

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San’in

Wilayah San’in di Jepang, membentang di sepanjang pesisir Prefektur Tottori dan Shimane yang menawarkan pemandangan yang indah, merupakan surga bagi wisatawan yang menyukai kuliner lokal dan kekayaan budaya. Dengan akses langsung ke Laut Jepang dan warisan kuliner yang kuat, wilayah barat Jepang menawarkan hidangan laut paling segar di negara ini. Semuanya disajikan dengan pesona dari kota kecil dan keramahan yang tidak tertandingi.

Artikel ini akan dimulai dengan bagian pertama dari seri tiga bagian spesial yang membahas kuliner dan destinasi kebudayaan di wilayah San’in, yang dimulai dengan fokus ke hidangan laut yang lezat yang wajib dicoba oleh setiap pecinta kuliner. Baik itu kepiting atau makarel yang disiapkan dengan penuh ketelitian untuk membuat hot pot, berbagai tempat di Tottori dan Shimane merupakan awal sempurna bagi perjalanan penuh cita rasa.

1. Pasar Ikan Tairyo Nakaura : Mangkuk Kepiting dan Hidangan Bakar Yang Lezat (Sakaiminato, Tottori)

Sakaiminato, merupakan kampung halaman leganda manga yang terkenal Shigeru Mizuki, yang juga merupakan rumah bagi Pasar Ikan Tairyo Nakaura, pusat hidangan laut yang ramai dan terkenal dengan beragam hidangan laut lokal yang luar biasa. Yang paling utama diantaranya adalah kepiting salju Jepang, yang tersedia dalam berbagai variasi hidangan dan juga bentuk olahannya. Salah satu hidangan yang paling menonjol adalah Crab Chutoro Donburi, yang menampilkan daging kepiting manis dan empuk yang diolah menyerupai tekstur mewah chutoro (tuna berlemak sedang).Disajikan di atas nasi dan siap untuk disantap tanpa harus repot memecahkan cangkangnya, hidangan ini menonjolkan rasa umami yang kaya dari kepiting lokal dalam setiap gigitan. Pasar ini juga menyediakan area khusus bagi pengunjung yang ingin memanggang sendiri hidangan lautnya, dimana pengunjung dapat memasak cumi-cumi, kerang, dan siput turban. Bagi pecinta kuliner yang menyukai tantangan, mungkin dapat mencoba mencicipi es krim lembut yang terbuat dari tinta cumi, sebuah keunikan lokal yang harus dicoba agar bisa dipercaya. ( Sebelum meninggalkan pasar, sempatkan untuk menjelajahi toko souvenir dan berfoto dengan patung Kitaro yang memiliki tinggi 7,7 meter yang merupakan ikon manga lokal yang berdiri di pintu masuk pasar.)

Pasar Ikan Tairyo Nakaura (大漁市場なかうら)
Alamat : 209 Takenouchidanchi, Sakaiminato, Tottori
Jam Operasional : 8:30–16:30 (tutup 12/31~1/4)
Petunjuk arah: 7 menit berkendara dari Bandara Yonago, atau 10 menit berkendara dari Stasiun Sakaiminato
Halaman Resmi (tersedia dalam Bahasa Jepang)

2. Yamayoshi-tei: Mangkuk Hidangan Laut dengan harga yang terjangkau di Pasar Shinsen

Tersembunyi didalam Pasar Shinsen, di kaki Semenanjung Yumigahama, Yamayoshi-tei menyajikan salah satu hidangan laut terbaik dengan harga yang sangat terjangkau di kawasan ini. Terkenal dengan kaisen-don (mangkuk nasi dengan seafood ) restoran ini mengambil ikan langsung dari Pelabuhan Sakaiminato yang berada di dekatnya untuk membuat hidangan dengan berbagai variasi menu yang lezat dan memuaskan. Pilihan menu yang terpopuler antara lain maguro-don (mangkuk tuna) dan mangkuk hidangan laut campur, keduanya disajikan dengan potongan sashimi yang segar dan semangkuk sup miso. Setiap hidangan yang disajikan dilengkapi dengan telur onsen rebus setengah matang, dan pengunjung juga dapat memilih nasi putih atau nasi sushi dengan sedikit tambahan biaya. Meskipun menggunakan bahan-bahan terbaik, kebanyakan harga semangkuk makanan tersebut dibawah 2000 Yen, menjadikan Yamayoshi-tei sebagai makanan lokal yang sangat disukai. Pada puncak jam makan siang sering terlihat antrian panjang, akan tetapi jika berkunjung diluar jam sibuk atau memesan untuk dibawa pulang bisa juga merupakan alternatif yang sangat baik.

Yamayoshitei (海鮮どんぶり山芳亭)
Alamat : 1026–1 Hiezu, Saihaku District, Tottori
Jam Operasional : 11:30–15:00 (Rabu Tutup)
Petunjuk Arah: Dari Yonago Station, naik bus Kaike Line menuju Aeon East Wing, dan turun di Aeon West Wing
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3. Bishukakou Yuraku : Shabu-Shabu Mackarel yang dihidangkan secara elegan (Yonago, Tottori)

Tidak jauh dari Stasiun Yonago, Bishukakou Yuraku menawarkan sentuhan yang lembut pada makanan wilayah San’in, yang merupakan spesialisasi ikan segar yang didapat langsung dari Laut Jepang yang letaknya berdekatan. Hidangan bintang di restoran ini adalah Shabu-shabu Makarel, merupakan sajian langka yang menyajikan ikan mackerel sehari-hari yang dipersiapkan dengan sesuatu yang menyegarkan dan juga elegan. Dihidangkan dalam irisan tipis yang bentuknya menyerupai bunga yang sedang mekar. Untuk menikmatinya irisan makarel harus dicelupkan terlebih dahulu ke dalam kuah kaldu panas sebelum dicelupkan ke dalam saus yuzu ponzu. Hasilnya adalah bersih dan segar dari rasa jeruk, yang menampilkan kesegaran dari hidangan laut, contoh yang sangat sempurna dari kreativitas kuliner wilayah San’in.

Bishukakou Yuraku (美酒佳肴ゆらく)
Alamat : 227 Meijicho, Yonago, Tottori
Jam Operasional : 16:30–24:00 (Minggu Tutup)
Petunjuk Arah: 2 menit jalan kaki dari Stasiun Yonago
Halaman Resmi (tersedia dalam Bahasa Jepang)

Budaya Tambahan: Tenun, Kerajinan, dan Pemandangan Matahari Terbit

Meskipun Anda seorang pecinta kuliner sejati, kami menyarankan Anda untuk menikmati pemandangan wilayah San’in lainnya yang lebih luas. Lengkapi perjalanan Anda dengan berbagai pengalaman kebudayaan secara langsung dan menikmati keindahan destinasi yyang mencerminkan jantung pedesaan Jepang!

Musubi: Tenun Tradisional di Pamandian Air Panas Kaike

Di desa pemandian air panas Kaike Onsen, Musubi mengenalkan lebih dalam mengenai Yumihama-gasuri (ゆみがはまがすり) yang merupakan tradisi tenun lokal. Para pengunjung dapat mencoba untuk menenun tatakan gelas yang terbuat dari bahan katun yang menggunakan serat lokal yang diwarnai dengan menggunakan serat alami dan juga alat tenun tradisional. Fasilitas ini juga menyelenggarakan lokakarya berupa keramik dan juga kerajinan kayu, disertai dengan kafe yang nyaman dan toko yang menjual berbagai berbagai produk kerajinan tangan yang cocok untuk oleh-oleh.

Musubi (結)
Alamat : 4–22–33 Kaikeonsen, Yonago, Tottori
Jam Operasional : 10:00–18:00 (Rabu dan Kamis Tutup)
Petunjuk Arah : Dari Stasiun JR Yonago, naik bus Kaike Line menuju Pusat Turis Kaike Onsen, turun di halte terakhir dan berjalan kaki 4 menit
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Reervasi Loka Karya

Reruntuhan Kastil Yonago: Menyaksikan Matahari Terbit “Diamond Daisen”

Untuk mengawali hari yang tidak terlupakan, kunjungilah Reruntuhan Kastil Yonago untuk menikmati Diamond Daisen yang merupakan fenomena matahari terbit musiman di mana matahari muncul dari balik puncak Gunung Daisen yang menyerupai permata yang berkilau. Fenomena alam seperti ini dapat dilihat bulan-bulan yang dingin, menawarkan latang belakang yang tenang untuk berfoto atau hanya sekedar menikmati keheningan, jika Anda menginginkannya.

Reruntuhan Kastil Yonago ( Yonago Castle Ruins (米子城跡) )
Alamat : Kumecho, Yonago, Tottori
Penunjuk Arah : Dari stasiun Yonago, naik Bus Yonago Loop ke halte bus Minatoyama Koen, atau berjalan kaki 15 menit
Halaman Resmi (tersedia dalam Bahasa Jepang)

Mulialah Perjalanan Kuliner Anda di San’in

Bagian pertama dari seri kuliner San’in akan mengeksplorasi hidangan laut terbaik yang dipersembahkan oleh Tottori, dipadukan dengan pengalaman budaya yang menghidupkan kembali warisan wilayah ini. Dari hidangan semangkuk kepiting hingga kerajinan tradisional, pesisir San’in menawarkan kekayaan dan juga cita rasa untuk untuk mengenal salah satu daerah paling tersembunyi di Jepang.

Nantikan bagian kedua dan ketiga dari seri ini, atau jika tak sabar, temukan semua rekomendasi kuliner Tottori dan Shimane kami dalam satu panduan lengkap wisata kuliner di San’in!

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