It¡¯s come to our attention that some truly bizarre looking creatures are being served up in seafood restaurants in Shizuoka lately. Ever since a new opened up in Numazu just over a year ago, deep sea seafood has been all the rage in the area. , , and are being served up as sushi, sashimi or simply on a bed of rice, in local restaurants.
Pioneering this local trend has been , a restaurant that serves up a weird and wonderful deep sea sashimi platter that varies according to the season. The most expensive item on the menu, costing between ?10,000 to ?15,000 ($101 to $151), is the Japanese spider crab that lives at depths of 600 meters.
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