Ooi fishing port Overview

The Ooi Area of Arida City faces the Kii Channel and is a thriving town having abundant fishery resources. Traditional octagonal net fishing using fixed nets is carried out from early morning, with men heading out for fishing. Arida City is known for having the highest catch of hairtail in Japan, including Minoshima Fishing Port, and hairtail, known as "taccho" or "Kishu Kinotachi," is a high-class fish.
At Ooi Fishing Port, boats return before dawn, and the caught fish are auctioned off. This area serves as a base for large fixed net fishing and drift net fishing, with the octagonal fixed nets known for their feature of causing minimal damage to the fish, resulting in the capture of beautiful fish.​​​

• address

  1311, Miyazaki-cho, Arida city, Wakayama prefecture, Japan