Shinsen Market, sometimes referred to as Auga Market, is a lively fish market located in the basement of the Auga Festival City shopping center. The market consists of tightly packed rows of vendors selling Aomori's freshest and best fresh seafood. The local seafood is bought fresh from Aomori Port and you can find practically everything here from tuna and seaweed, live octopus and fish, and Aomori's famous scallops. There is a large variety of prepackaged dry seafood and a small selection of pickled vegetables. There are also a few restaurants inside the market that serve seafood direct from the market at reasonable prices. The market is located in the basement of the Auga Festival City Building, which is a two minute walk from JR Aomori Station, and is open from 05:30 ~ 18:30.
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Shinsen Fish Market
The Freshest Seafood in Aomori
By Chris Barnes
Community writer
Salmon is a speciality of the Shinsen Market, you can buy it in almost any form
Vendors carefully prepare the fresh seafood for the mostly local customers
You can also watch the vendors delicately preparing cuts of fresh Tuna
Whether you're here to buy or browse, you'll be impressed at the range on offer
Salmon is a speciality of the Shinsen Market
The tightly packed rows of vendors offer the freshest seafood in Aomori
There is a small selection of pickled vegetables
There are restaurants inside the market that prepare dishes with seafood from the market
An example of the delicious fresh meals available from 1,000 yen
To find the Shinsen Market, look for the Auga Building, you can find the fish market in the basement level
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