Himi Bay Fishing Boat & Breakfast Tour

The Himi Bay Fishing Boat & Breakfast Tour is a paid experience booked through byfood.com under the listing 'Catch of the Day at Himi Bay,' departing from Himi's working fishing port in Himi City. The tour follows a single early-morning route: participants board a working teichi-ami, fixed-net, fishing vessel alongside its captain and crew, watching the traditional net-based fishing method used throughout Toyama Bay to catch species such as buri (yellowtail), squid, and seasonal whitebait. After the boat portion, the group moves to Himi fishing port's morning fish market for a viewing of the auction, held roughly 6:00-8:00am, before sitting down to a seafood breakfast prepared from that morning's catch. The experience runs about two to three hours in total and is priced at a flat ¥12,000 per person, which covers the boat ride, market viewing, and the breakfast meal; transit to and from the port itself is not included. Because the tour departs early and works around live fishing operations, group sizes are kept small, and the pace is set by the crew's actual net-hauling schedule rather than a fixed script. Instruction and narration come from the boat captain and crew, whose primary language is Japanese, so English-language support should be confirmed at the time of booking through byfood.com. Dietary substitutions for the breakfast are limited since the meal is built directly from the day's catch, though byfood.com listings typically allow dietary notes to be added when reserving; travelers with seafood allergies should note this when booking rather than during the tour.