[Isoyakitei in Rishiri] Tasty Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl Using Horse-Dung Sea Urchin

Isoyakitei

Isoyakitei (磯焼亭) is a popular restaurant in Oshidomari, Rishiri Island, and is near Oshidomari Ferry Port and Cape Peshi (ペシ岬). They got the Bib Gourmand in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition and 2017 Special Edition. From June to September limited to Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl (生ウニ丼) using sea urchin eating Rishiri Kombu and Rishiri Ramen are popular.

Cape Peshi

Cape Peshi (ペシ岬) is a cape near Yuhigaoka Observation Deck (夕日ヶ丘展望台) in the northern part of Rishiri Island (利尻島), and is also a lookout point adjacent to Oshidomari Port (鴛泊港). The cape is famous for seeing the beautiful sunset. Peshi means "A cliff" in Ainu language. As its name suggests, the cape is a rocky mountain with precipitous cliffs. The elevation is 93 m. Peshimisaki Observation Deck (ペシ岬展望台) is built on the mountaintop, and nice 360-degree view can be seen. Besides the observation deck, Oshidomari Lighthouse (鴛泊灯台), Oshidomari Peshimisaki Open Space (鴛泊ペシ岬広場) and Graveyard for 3 Feudal Retainers of Aizu Clan (会津藩士墓碑) are built at the site. Tourist facilities such as a parking lot, a restroom and a souvenir shop are not built. Admission free. Read More

The Isoyakitei on the 1st floor of a 2 story building is one of stores in a local product directly store facility run by Rishiri Fishery Cooperative (利尻漁協). The restaurant is not so large, and looks a local seafood izakaya. Fishing boat flags hang on walls, so it is lively. Counter seats, table seats and a small separate Japanese style room are provided, so I guess that even family customers enjoy meals.

There are some means of transportation for the island tourism, for example, a sightseeing bus and a fixed-route bus managed by Soya bus (宗谷バス), a sightseeing taxi, a rental car, a rental motor scooter and a rental bicycle. I went around the Rishiri Island by the rental motor scooter, and it was very comfortable. By the way, if tourists raise their hand in the case of fixed-route bus happening to pass, they can get on the bus without a bus stop, and can get off the bus without a bus stop.

List of Means of Transportation for Island Tourism

Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Rishiri Island. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Soya Bus(宗谷バス)	They serve 2 island tourism cources, Rishiri A (利尻A) and Rishiri B (利尻B).	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nippon Rent-a-car(ニッポンレンタカー)	Their office is near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal and at the Rishiri Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Magokoro Rent-a-car(まごころレンタカー)	Their office is near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal. They serve all inclusive price containing staying the night at Ryokan Fuji (旅館富士).	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their office is near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal, and the Magokoro Rent-a-car checks in at the reception desk.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Maruzen Rent-a-car(マルゼンレンタカー)	Their office is a little far away from the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal, and is at Pension Reramoshiri.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Rent-a-car(利尻レンタカー)	Their office is near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Kameya Rent-a-car(かめやレンタカー)	Their office is near Kutsugata Ferry Terminal.	Only tel: +81-163-84-2252
Yukiguni Rental(雪国)	They rent the rental motor scooter and the rental bicycle near the Oshidomari Ferry Terminal. Ryokan Yukiguni open a business.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Fuji Hier(富士ハイヤー)	They also serve the sightseeing taxi.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Hier(りしりハイヤー)	They also serve the sightseeing taxi. Their office is at the Kameya Rent-a-car.	Only tel: +81-163-84-2252

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park (利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園) located in the northern Hokkaido between Rishiri Island, Rebun Island, Toyotomi Town and Horonobe Town is the northernmost national park in Japan, and has been designated as the national park since 1974. The area is 24,166 ha. It consists of 2 islands, wetlands and the coast, and beautiful nature such as the sea, mountains, wild flowers and wetlands is highlight. Because the Northern Hokkaido has few famous tourist attracsions, the national park is one of the most famous nature tourist attracsions. The Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park is divided into 4 areas, Rishiri Area (利尻), Rebun Area (礼文), Coastal Sand-dune Area (海浜砂丘) and Sarobetsu Area (サロベツ), and the Rishiri Area (利尻), the Rebun Area (礼文) and the Sarobetsu Area have a lot of highlights. Read More

Sea Urchin Rice Bowl

I visited here to eat the Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl around 17:00 on a weekday. No one enjoyed a meal. I sat at a table seat, and ordered the Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl and a glass of beer. The price of the Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl was JPY 4000, and the price of beer was JPY 600. By the way, a waiter told me "Ramen is sold out at dinner time".

2 minutes later, the beer was served, and the sea urchin rice bowl was served afterwards. A content of the set meal was a bowl of the Raw Sea Urchin Rice Bowl, a dish of Nishime Kombu, a bowl of miso soup and a dish of pickled radishes. Orange horse-dung sea urchin and green wasabi caught my eyes when I opened a cover of the rice bowl. The horse-dung sea urchin was orange color, and purple sea urchin was whitish color. The vivid color conbination sharpened my appetite.

I mixed wasabi with soy sauce in a smal dish, and poured it in the rice bowl. I ate the horse-dung sea urchin. It was very tasty! Rich taste sea urchin melted in my mouth, and it was a strong sweetness, and I had eaten exhaustively as soon as I ate the sea urchin with the rice. Fishing season of the horse-dung sea urchin was July and August, and a day when I came was September 1, so I was able to barely eat fresh horse-dung sea urchin. Thanks for the tasty meal!

Sea Urchin Rice Bowl and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Sea Urchin Rice Bowl

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Rishiri Island. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Rishiri Fuji

Kitaguni Grand Hotel(北国グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Marine Hotel(利尻マリンホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishirifuji Kanko Hotel(利尻富士観光ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Ayase(ホテル あや瀬)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tanakaya Hinageshikan(田中家ひなげし館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Narita(旅館 なり田)	Only Tel: +81-163-82-1536
Ryokan Ozeki(旅館 大関)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Mukai(旅館 夢海)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Green Wind(ペンション 群林風)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Herasan-no-Ie(ペンション ヘラさんの家)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Umineko Guest House(利尻うみねこ ゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishirisanso Hana-Rishiri(利尻山荘 花りしり)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Maruzen(お宿マルゼン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kitaguni Grand Hotel Hana Cottage Kitaguni(北国グランドホテル 花コテージ北国)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Reramoshiri(ペンション レラモシリ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tanikawaan(たにかわ庵)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Saihokutei(旅館 最北亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Green Hill Inn(利尻ぐりーんひるinn)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sekiyokan * Ryokan Sekiyo(夕陽館 * 旅館夕陽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Yukuguni(旅館 雪国)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Unigoden(ホテル雲丹御殿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Petit Hotel Kawaichi(プチホテル 川一)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Fuji(旅館 富士)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokuroku Camping Ground(北麓野営場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Family Campsite Yuni(ファミリー キャンプ場ゆ〜に)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Numaura Campsite(沼浦キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Rishiri

Hotel Rishiri(ホテル利尻)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Island Inn Rishiri(アイランド イン リシリ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shobugawa Ryokan(正部川旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nakahara Ryokan(中原旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kutsugataso(民宿 くつがた荘)	Only Tel: +81-163-84-2038
Minshuku Ebisuso(民宿 えびす荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shimayado Hamada(島宿 はまだ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Forest Park Campsite(利尻町森林公園キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kutsugata-misaki Park Campsite(沓形岬公園キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten