It usually takes 2-3 years from a mating for oysters to grow. However, at a sea in Okayama where it’s blessed an abundant natural environment and has abundant nutrition, an oyster grows into the size which can be shipped in 1 year.

A body is white and soft, there are no bad smell, and these oysters of “first vintage” taste sweet slightly. Moreover even if it’s heated, these oysters do not shrink.

Such landing volume of oysters of Okayama Prefecture is the 2nd place of whole country. And a production district of the oysters which represent Okayama Prefecture is Bizen-shi Hinase.

When the boat arriveｓ at the harboor,

oysters are landed by a beltconveyor.

Oysters are lwashed in a revolving drum,

lifted up

and carried to a oyster shed.

In the oyster shed

oysters are taken out from a shell.

oysters have ariived home by door-to-door delivery service.

Fleshy Hinase oysters make people happy!