Tourists seeking a taste of winter in Japan might hit pay dirt in Hiroshima, where a local producer with an over 300-year history is offering freshly harvested oysters as part of a boating tour near a shrine listed as a U.N. World Heritage site.
Once a week, Shimada Fisheries in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, takes visitors aboard a fishing vessel to a location where oysters are harvested. It's aim is to promote the local specialty.
As a bonus, at high tide and when weather allows, the boat passes through the famous Itsukushima Shrine's vermilion "floating" torii, a UNESCO World Heritage site.