流 Nagare

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One night. No fixed shore.

Tonight, the market moves with the tide.

Board a lantern skiff at dusk and follow the red gate into seven kitchens, an old-water shrine, and a teahouse that closes only when the current turns.

First skiff18:40 Last crossing00:20 Tonight's water+0.42 m
01

The threshold

Arrive by water.
Enter by light.

The great torii is the only fixed point in the journey. Pass beneath it before the third bell and the market opens in front of you.

02 Seven kitchens

Eat your way along
the evening current.

The stalls change moorings every night. The recipes do not. Start with smoke, follow the steam, and save something sweet for the tower bell.

01River smokeCharred trout, green sanshō and cedar salt.West rail
02Steam houseYuba dumplings folded over open steam.Passing bay
03Black sugarCastella warmed on coals for the crossing.Tower end
03

The old-water crossing

Before the first cup
cross somewhere older.

The curved bridge leaves the market grid for one quiet island. Gold marks the way in. Red marks the way back.

04

The lantern signal

When the tower answers
the whole market glows.

At the turning of the hour, one chamber becomes a beacon. Every stall responds from the gate to the last jetty.

20:12OPEN

The lighting is a ritual, not a switch. Watch it from the bridge before entering the square.

05

The last warm room

Stay for one pot.
Let the market drift.

The upper room faces the tower; the lower veranda faces open water. Both serve until the final skiff unmoors.

Upper room · 45 min

Moon-steeped sencha

Spring leaf, rainwater and a warm black-sugar cake.

Water veranda · 60 min

Roasted stem tea

Cedar smoke, toasted rice and a view of the last boats.

06

Tonight's passage

The market never returns
to the same water.

Come once for the food. Return for the hour when the lanterns, roofs and tide become one moving city.

BoardEast-bank lantern pier
DeparturesEvery 20 minutes from dusk
BringA light layer and an unhurried hour
Bearing
218°
Water
+0.42 m
Lanterns lit
148
Sky
Night
Scroll
流
Mooring the stalls

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