Come and experience Tambasasayama food culture at the “Saba-zushi”(Mackerel Sushi )Fair”
Saba Kaido (mackerel road) connects Wakasa and Tambasasayama
“Saba-zushi” is a type of Bo-zushi (a stick-shaped pressed sushi, topped with a large slice of fish) featuring mackerel. It is a specialty of Tambasasayama. But why is mackerel sushi available in Tambasasayama, far from the sea?
In the days before refrigeration technology was developed, mackerel caught in Wakasa Bay were salted and transported on foot by peddlers to the capital of Kyoto. This route was called the “Saba Kaido,” and the western end of it was Tambasasayama. It took over a full day to transport the salted mackerel, and by the time it arrived in Tambasasayama, it had reached the perfect level of saltiness. The local people highly valued it and started using it to make Saba-zushi
During the autumn festival that celebrates the harvest, the Saba-zushi tradition is passed down from generation to generation. Sushi rice made from new rice is topped with vinegared, salted mackerel and wrapped in a young bamboo peel. Many restaurants in the city also serve mackerel sushi.
15 stores where you can enjoy unique mackerel sushi
| Store name | Product name | Address Phone number |
remarks |
| Uosai Uepara | Toro Mackerel Takana Sushi Roll | Nakano 76-4 +81-79-594-2767 |
Reservation required (preferably by the day before) In-store/Take-out |
| Umaimonya Sande | Mackerel Sushi | Nakano 76-4 +81-79-594-2613 |
Reservation required (by the day before) Take-out |
| Morii restaurant | Mackerel Bo-zushi | Nishikosa 1037-3 +81-79-594-2123 |
Reservation required (until 11:00am the day before) Take-out |
| Fresh fish cuisine Hougyoen | Seared Mackerel Sushi | Kawakita-shinden 52 +81-79-593-1341 |
Reservation required (by the day before) In-store/Take-out |
| Sushi/Caterer Morimotoya | Mackerel Sushi | Miyata 441 +81-79-593-0004 |
Reservation required (at least 3 days in advance) In-store/Take-out |
| tanoshic resort Nishikiso (former Otani Nishikiso) |
Mackerel Bo-zushi | Ochikata 122-1 +81-79-592-0045 |
No reservation required, In-store/Take-out |
| Mantamero | Mackerel Sushi | Hioki 150 +81-79-556-2021 |
Reservation required (at least 2 days in advance)Take-out |
| Sasayama grocery store | Specially Selected Mackerel Sushi | Nikaimachi 54 +81-79-552-1188 |
No reservation required Take-out |
| Kadosei | Grilled Mackerel Sushi Roll | Nikaimachi 52 +81-79-552-0279 |
Reservation required (by the day before) In-store/Take-out |
| Tambasasayama Ajidokoro Mitake Branch Store | Mitake Mackerel Sushi | Kurooka 18 +81-79-552-4888 |
No reservation required, In-store/Take-out |
| Tokusankan Sasayama | Mackerel Sushi | Kurooka 70-1 +81-79-552-3386 |
Reservation required (at least 2 days in advance) In-store/Take-out |
| Tambasasayama Ajidokoro Mitake | Mitake Mackerel Sushi | Kurooka 683 +81-79-552-1385 |
No reservation required In-store/Take-out |
| Tamagawaro | Mackerel Sushi | Gofukumachi 32 +81-79-554-2266 |
No reservation required In-store/Take-out |
| Maekawa | Mackerel Sushi | Tatsumachi 93 +81-90-2065-4595 |
Reservation required (at least 2 days in advance)Take-out |
| Hakozushi Sawatou | Mackerel Sushi | Higashi-shinmachi15-1 +81-79-552-0188 |
Reservation required (by the day before) In-store/Take-out |
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Taｍbasasayama City Society of Commerce and Industry Commerce and Tourism Division
Tel: +81-79-552-0758