At the southern tip of the Miura Peninsula, the fishing port of Misaki is one of Japan’s historic tuna landing harbours — and a paradise for maguro (tuna) lovers. The town built its fame on deep-frozen tuna brought back by long-distance fleets, and today its restaurants serve every part of the fish: glistening maguro-don rice bowls, fatty otoro sashimi, grilled cheeks, simmered collar and even tuna croquettes. Reached by a popular discount “tuna ticket,” Misaki makes a delicious, breezy day trip combining a fishing-town atmosphere, fresh seafood and the wild Miura coast.

This guide covers the tuna, the rice bowls, the discount ticket and how to get there.

🗓️ Quick Reference
Location Misaki, Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa
Star Maguro (tuna) — every cut
Signature dish Maguro-don (tuna rice bowl)
Handy pass Keikyu “Misaki Maguro Ticket”
Good for Seafood lovers, coastal day trips

The tuna

  • Misaki is famed for ultra-deep-frozen tuna from ocean-going fleets, thawed to order.
  • Eat the whole fish: akami (lean), chutoro and otoro (fatty) sashimi, grilled kama (collar) and cheek, and stewed cuts.
  • The Urari Marche market by the harbour sells fresh and frozen tuna to take home.

Maguro bowls & the discount ticket

  • The signature is maguro-don — a bowl of rice heaped with tuna sashimi; “three-colour” bowls mix lean, medium and fatty.
  • The Keikyu “Misaki Maguro Ticket” bundles round-trip train + bus, a tuna meal and a leisure voucher — great value and very popular.
  • Restaurants cluster around Misaki port and on nearby Jogashima island.

Around Misaki

  • Jogashima island, just offshore, has a lighthouse, sea cliffs and walking trails.
  • The wider Miura Peninsula offers beaches, capes and coastal scenery — see our Miura guide .

Combine your visit

Misaki is the highlight of a Miura coast day:

How to get there

  • Keikyu line to Misakiguchi Station, then a bus to Misaki port (use the Maguro Ticket).
  • ~1.5 hours from central Tokyo via Shinagawa.