Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Ito Sai Sai Farmers Market: Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture

Ito Sai Sai Farmer's Market is a very popular shopping experience that specializes in locally sourced produce, flowers, meat, and seafood. Itoshima is renowned for its healthy livestock products such as Itoshima beef and pork and also boasts the largest catch of wild red sea bream in Japan. 

Visitors can enjoy fresh fruit at lower prices than supermarkets and a great selection of flowers and plants.  In fact, during the right season you can get not only the freshest fruit and vegetables at the highest quality but also pricing that is so reasonable you will not be able to just buy 1. 

Case in point is the Strawberry season in Japan from December to mid April. I can guarantee that you will not have any better than what you can get here in Fukuoka.  Our special type of Strawberry that is specifically grown to be SWEET, is called the Amaou. I cannot tell you how many past clients have argued that the strawberries from their hometown region are the best they have ever tasted.  In these cases 100% of them stopped arguing as soon as the strawberry touched their lips. The question that has to be asked, is can you stop a just one pack of strawberries, I think not!

The handmade corner features sausages and tofu, jams, sauces and more, as well as a plentiful selection of bento boxes and sushi. I use this option on sunny days and we have a picnic at a nearby park.  Not only some of the most delicious sushi that you can have but get some Vitamin D and fresh air to boot!

Please check out Ito Sai Sai Farmers Market here on a map below:

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Let's shop

Plentiful

Flowers anyone?


Always packed

Fresh fish

Wagyu



Lots to observe



Amaou Strawberries

Satisfied

Please click on the videos below to see more about the Ito Sai Sai Farmers Market: