Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan｜駿河湾 沼津海いち

*NOTE: They accept credit cards here.* While in Japan, I found myself in a frequent dilemma when it came to choosing meals, because I did not want to spend my limited yen when I had a major credit card I could've used instead. Unfortunately, many merchants and businesses still prefer cash, which slowly chipped away at my finances, leaving me to use convenience stores that accepted plastic. This place, Umiichi, is one godsend of a Japanese dining establishment that accepted credit cards, so I ate here for dinner twice. The fish was fresh - which is a genuinely surprising quality about a restaurant that's ~3 miles removed from the Port of Numazu, where one would assume renown restaurants there would have the freshest catch. Additionally, the fully-cooked dishes are pleasant as well, but may seem costly for the small portion. You pay for quality fish and dishes here, which some may feel is not a very good value-per-price proposition when a dish consisting of a few bites can cost upwards of 2,000 yen, but if you're paying with credit cards, it really depends on the exchange rate. Give it a try.

Fresh sea food restaurant. Although a little bit expensive, it's well worthwhile to try to eat at this restaurant.

Visited for dinner on a business trip🍶 Since I came to Shizuoka, I really wanted to eat a seafood bowl with raw whitebait. Call in advance to reserve your seat. When I said I wanted to eat the pine on the fish bowl, They made it for me when I visited and it was served immediately 😳 In addition to raw shirasu, I wanted to eat raw sakura shrimp, so I ordered an additional order. Both the seafood bowl and raw sakura shrimp were very delicious! Thank you for the meal😋