Setouchi Fishing Experiences Where They Cook Your Catch: The Bookable Options Compared

Quick answer: Bookable fishing trips in Setouchi that end with eating your own catch are few. The most practical is the Oshima fishing boat on the Shimanami Kaido (¥15,000 per adult, catch cooked on a charcoal grill, minimum 3 adults). The most complete is a KKday package at Uno Port in Okayama — a night at UNO HOTEL, a morning’s boat fishing and your catch cooked at a hot spring, with an English or Chinese guide — but it showed “SOLD OUT” with no price on 3 November 2026. At the top end, a Viator trip in Kure (about ¥120,000) ends with a chef’s dinner made from your catch; at the low end, an Etajima island day camp (¥13,000) turns the catch into lunch.

I often ride charter boats in the Seto Inland Sea, and I’ve been tai-rubber fishing on a boat out of Uno Port. On a fishing trip along the Shimanami Kaido, the hotel I stayed at cooked my sea bream as sashimi and nitsuke — see A Fishing Trip on the Shimanami Kaido. I haven’t booked any of the products compared below, so this comparison is what I’ve researched.

Why there are so few

On 3 November 2026, the big booking sites had very little Setouchi fishing:

• asoview: no fishing results for Hiroshima, Ehime or Kagawa, and one in Okayama (octopus pots, no cooking).
• Rakuten Travel Experiences: no fishing products in Hiroshima, Okayama or Tokushima.
• GetYourGuide and Klook: no Setouchi fishing product found. Viator: one Kure trip appears on sites that mirror Viator’s listings, but it didn’t come up in Viator’s own search on 3 November 2026.

Nothing in Kagawa or Tokushima made the list. Most charter boats here take bookings by phone, in Japanese — see the last sections if you’d rather go that way.

The comparison

Listings don’t always say whether a price is per person or per group — check before you book.

1. Uno Port package (KKday) — Okayama

Boat Fishing Experience & Accommodation Package with Onsen Hot-springs (“Fishing & Onsen Manpuku Pack”):

• Day 1: check in to UNO HOTEL from 15:00.
• Day 2: boat fishing from Uno Port, 07:00–12:00, then your catch is cooked and served at Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu, 12:00–14:00. Tamanoyu bath entry is included.
• Guide: English or Chinese.
• Extras: dinner at the hotel restaurant BLUNO costs ¥5,500.
• Weather: if the boat is cancelled, you get onsen and dining instead, plus a ¥12,000 partial refund.
• Cancellation: free up to 21 days before.
• Fishing is for ages 6 and up. The baths are gender-separated and nude.

Uno is about 50 minutes to an hour from Okayama by train, and is also the ferry port for Naoshima (about 20 minutes, ¥370).

On 3 November 2026 the package showed “SOLD OUT” with no price, and no season is stated — check for new dates: KKday product page.

2. Oshima fishing boat + Ikiiki-kan BBQ — Shimanami Kaido

Run by Shimanami Co., Ltd. from Shimoda Port, Yoshiumi, near Michi-no-eki Yoshiumi Ikiiki-kan. Rod, bait, gloves and life jacket are included, and after 2–3 hours’ fishing your catch is cooked on the Ikiiki-kan seafood charcoal grill, with a seafood and meat platter and sea-bream rice for adults. Minimum 3 adults, maximum 7; book at least a week ahead with a 30% deposit by bank transfer. Full details are in A Fishing Trip on the Shimanami Kaido. Booking: Imabari tourism site.

3. Setouchi Fishing & Culinary Adventure (Viator) — Kure

You fish from a traditional boat with a local fisherman out of Kotsubo Port (Hiro, Kure), then a chef turns your catch into a multi-course dinner — sashimi, sushi and grilled dishes — paired with local sake. Lunch isn’t included. Runs April–June and September–November; free cancellation with 24 hours’ notice. Listed at ¥120,000. These details come from sites that mirror the Viator listing. When I searched Viator itself on 3 November 2026, the trip didn’t come up, so it may not be bookable at the moment — check before you plan around it: listing on LIVE JAPAN. For the area, see Kure Day Trip from Hiroshima.

4. Guesthouse NAVEL no Gakko — Kosagijima

A two-day trip to Kosagijima, an island with a population of 7, by ferry from Mihara Port (¥390 one way, not included). ¥36,500 (tax included) covers 3 hours’ boat fishing with an assistant and gear, dinner made from that day’s catch, one night, and breakfast. Japanese only. Cancellation charges start at 20% from 20 days before. Booking page.

5. Etajima uninhabited-island day camp

A day on an uninhabited island in Hiroshima Bay with fishing and a BBQ, where “the catch becomes lunch”. About 6 hours (9:00–15:00), weekends and holidays. ¥13,000 (tax included), children ¥8,000, including the ferry, insurance and lunch. NTA booking page · English info (Dive! Hiroshima). More on the island: Etajima Guide.

6. 727hoppers boat day — Matsuyama

A 5–6 hour boat day in the Takahama area of Matsuyama, with a captain experience, fishing, BBQ and wakeboarding. From ¥25,000. Life jacket, cooler and ice are free; tackle and the BBQ stove cost extra. Your catch can go to a partner restaurant to be cooked, at extra cost. Ages 4–99. The shuttle from Matsuyama city is suspended; a free shuttle still runs from Takahama Station and the tourist port. Rakuten Travel Experiences · ActivityJapan. See also Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama.

7. Tairaba Fishing Tour — Ainan, south Ehime

Run by Anabuki Travel: tai-rubber fishing in the sea off Ainan, with a meal of local food — staff clean and serve your catch. From ¥21,500 (tax included), 5–6 hours. Note this is the Uwa Sea, not the Seto Inland Sea. Rakuten Travel Experiences.

Close, but not quite

• Mihara Fisheries Cooperative boat (around Yuge and Omishima): two meals included, but whether they cook your catch couldn’t be confirmed. ¥37,000 for up to 4, April–September, phone only.
• Miyakubo fisherman experience (Oshima): you watch net fishing and eat a sea-bream bowl, not your own catch. Only a 2025 season was listed.
• Shimotsui octopus pots (Kurashiki, asoview): from ¥6,000, but no cooking.

How to choose

• Everything arranged, with an English guide: the Uno package, if new dates appear.
• A group of 3–7 adults on the Shimanami Kaido: the Oshima boat.
• A couple or solo traveller: Etajima (weekends), the Uno package or the Viator trip — the Oshima boat needs 3 adults.
• Families: Etajima and the Oshima boat have child prices; the Uno package is ages 6+, 727hoppers ages 4+.
• A special-occasion dinner: the Viator trip in Kure.
• An island night, and you can manage in Japanese: NAVEL no Gakko.

If you’d rather book a plain charter

You can also join a regular charter boat and arrange the cooking yourself — ask your hotel when you book whether it will cook a guest’s catch. How to book a charter, and why tai-rubber suits beginners: How to Join a Fishing Charter in the Seto Inland Sea.

Fishing without a boat

Fishing parks, harbour walls and raft fishing cost less: Fishing in Setouchi Without a Charter Boat.

FAQ

Is there a fishing tour in Setouchi with an English guide where they cook my catch?
The Uno Port package on KKday has an English or Chinese guide and cooks your catch at a hot spring, but it showed “sold out” with no price on 3 November 2026.

What’s the cheapest option?
The Etajima island day camp, at ¥13,000 per adult (¥8,000 per child), on weekends and holidays.

Can I do the Oshima fishing boat on my own?
No — it needs at least 3 adults (up to 7), booked a week ahead.

When can I go?
The Viator trip in Kure runs April–June and September–November; Etajima runs at weekends and on holidays. Others don’t state a season, so ask when you book.

Prices, contents and booking terms checked on KKday, the Imabari tourism (Shimanami Co.) site, Rakuten Travel Experiences, ActivityJapan, NTA, Rezdy, asoview and Dive! Hiroshima, and on LIVE JAPAN and Tinggly (which mirror the Viator listing), on 3 November 2026.

Kaz

Tokushima local with family roots in Hiroshima

I live in Tokushima and my family is from Hiroshima, where I also used to live. I still go back several times a year. The guides here come from places I have actually been. Where I haven't tried something myself, I say so.