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Omicho Market
近江町市場Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Food area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Omicho Market is a market quarter of around 180 shops and eateries in the centre of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. It sells fresh food and household goods, with many stalls devoted to local Kaga vegetables and to seafood, and it is known as the kitchen of Kanazawa's citizens.
The market traces its history to 1721, in the Edo period, when it served as the kitchen of the Kaga domain. Its name is usually linked to merchants from Omi Province, though accounts vary. Fish markets from other parts of the city were gathered here after a great fire in 1690. The market lies southeast of the Musashigatsuji crossing, not far from the Korinbo district, and the Omicho Ichibakan building, opened in 2009, houses 73 shops and restaurants over six floors.
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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