Day Trips from SapporoFukuyoshi in Mashike: Sweet Shrimp and Scallops on Rice
By Chaporo, a Sapporo local Published 
Quick answers
- Mashike's sweet shrimp, botan shrimp and scallops served as seafood bowls
- Sweet shrimp two-topping bowls 2,640–3,080 yen (tax included) when I went, 20 a day
- Its car park is small: park at the old Mashike Station
- Open 11:00–21:00 (call ahead for closing days); about 3 hours from Sapporo
Fukuyoshi is a seafood restaurant in Mashike, the old herring town on the Ororon Line. Mashike's harbor is famous for sweet shrimp, botan shrimp and scallops, and Fukuyoshi serves them on rice.
Sweet shrimp and scallops
I had the two-topping bowl of sweet shrimp and scallops: both were soft and sweet, and the miso soup was full of shrimp flavor. There are several kinds of bowls, so there is plenty to choose from.
The menu
When I went, the sweet shrimp bowls with a second topping (salmon, octopus, scallop, flounder or surf clam) were 2,640 to 3,080 yen including tax, limited to 20 a day, so go early. According to a local restaurant guide, the menu also includes sashimi set meals, nigiri sushi, fried chicken set meals and soba. Prices can change with the season, so check the menu in the shop.
Hours and parking
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Hours | 11:00–21:00 |
| Closed | Sources differ (reportedly Tuesdays from March to October, irregular in winter): call ahead |
| Parking | A small car park of its own; easier to park at the old Mashike Station nearby |
| Phone | 0164-53-1190 |
How to get there
From Sapporo: about three hours including breaks. Take the Do-o Expressway toward Asahikawa, keep left for Rumoi at Fukagawa JCT and leave at Rumoi IC; then follow the coast (the Ororon Line) south for about 30 minutes, and at the T-junction near Mashike, turn right toward the town hall.
From New Chitose Airport: a little over three hours on the same expressways via Sapporo JCT.
Near Fukuyoshi
In Mashike, the restored old station and Kunimare, Japan's northernmost sake brewery, are a short walk away.
Ororon Line Day Trip from Sapporo by Car: Rumoi, Mashike and a Sea of Japan SunsetSapporo to Rumoi and back down the coast: a local's day trip on the southern Ororon Line, with Cape Ogon, Mashike's old herring town, sweet shrimp and sake, a sea-view hot spring, Shirogane Falls and a Sea of Japan sunset.
FAQ about Fukuyoshi
Q1. What should I eat at Fukuyoshi?
A bowl of Mashike's sweet shrimp with scallops or another topping.
Q2. Where do I park?
At the old Mashike Station car park; the restaurant's own is small.
Q3. What are the hours?
11:00 to 21:00.