"Kasumi Crab" Season Is Here! Just 5 Hours After the First Auction on Friday, September 4, It Arrives in Namba, Osaka. The first two groups to reserve the lunch course at "Kasumi Crab Ichiban" will receive <half a crab for free>! ~The "Kasumi Crab 'First Auction' Commemorative Fair" will also run through the end of September~

Maruchika Co., Ltd., a seafood manufacturing, processing, and wholesale company founded in 1957(Kamigaki Shigeyuki, Representative Director—third-generation owner; located in Kami Town, Mikata District, Hyogo Prefecture) will participate in the first auction of the season for “Kamoshika Crab” (red snow crab), which begins every September at Kamoshika Port in Hyogo—the only port in the Kansai region where this crab is landed.

The company’s flagship product is the branded “Kasumi Crab,” and it holds purchasing rights at Kasumi Fishing Port; last year, it purchased the “No. 1 Crab” at the opening auction. This year, the opening auction will be held on Friday, September 4.We’ll ship the “live Kasumi Crab” we win at the early-morning auction directly to Osaka, and just five hours later, at our company-owned restaurant “Kasumi Crab Ichiban,” we’ll offer the first two groups of customers who have reserved a lunch course—believe it or not!—half a crab from the opening auction free of charge, in addition to their meal.

The Kasumi Crab opening auction, which begins with the start of the season in September, is a fall tradition of the Sea of Japan. We are offering our customers a truly rare experience: the chance to savor this crab at the very earliest possible time, with an overwhelming abundance of meat.Furthermore, “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” will hold the “Kasumi Crab ‘First Auction’ Commemorative Fair” for a limited time from Friday, September 4, to Wednesday, September 30. Please take this opportunity to savor Kasumi crab this fall.

■ Reservations: https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/kasumigani-ichiban/reserve/

Left: A view of Kasumi Fishing Port. On the right side of the photo is our Executive Vice President, Masatomo Uegaki. Right: Kasumi crab

*Please note that due to sudden changes in weather or other circumstances, the date of the first auction may be changed from September 4 to another date. Please check the official “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” Instagram account for the latest information.

https://www.instagram.com/kasumiganiitiban/

Scenes from the Auction

■Autumn—the season for hearty appetites! Hosting the “Kasumi Crab ‘First Auction’ Commemorative Fair”

Official Name: “Kasumi Crab ‘First Auction’ Commemorative Fair”

Dates: Friday, September 4, 2026 – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Participating Store: “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” (Namba Area, Osaka)

Main Details:

(1) Kasumi crab, now in season, will be offered at special prices during the fair (e.g., “Kasumi Crab Full Course” for 14,800 yen, “Kasumi Crab Indulgence Course” for 13,800 yen). Prices remain as affordable as usual, so you can make your reservations with confidence.

(2) Customers who order the “Live Snow Crab & Kasumi Crab Tasting Comparison Course” (special price: 18,800 yen) during the event period will be able to select their own live snow crab swimming in the restaurant’s tank (normally, staff select the crab for you),and we’ll offer a “Mini First Auction Experience” that lets you feel like you’re bidding at a real auction. This is a great opportunity during the Silver Week holiday season and other travel periods to take photos and videos to share on social media.

“Live Snow Crab & Kasumi Crab Tasting Comparison Course.” Special price of 18,800 yen during the fair.

(3) We will display a photo panel in the restaurant featuring Kasumi crabs won at the Kasumi Fishing Port auction. Customers visiting during the event period are welcome to take photos with the panel using their smartphones. You can then post photos of the Kasumi crab opening auction on your social media.

Normally, restaurant staff select and retrieve the crabs from the tanks, but during the fair, customers can choose the crabs they want to eat.

(4) A social media countdown will begin the day before the first auction! On the day before the first auction (scheduled for Thursday, September 3), once the fishing boats depart from Kasumi Port, we will post a video of our vice president’s motivational message on the official “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” Instagram account.The following day, Friday, September 4, we will take commemorative photos of the Kasumi crab purchased at the auction and post a video of the first auction on the official “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” Instagram account.

*All prices include tax

■ “Kasumi Crab Ichiban” Store Information

Address: 1F Namba Oriental Hotel, 2-8-17 Sennichimae, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture 07

Access: About a 3-minute walk from Namba Station; about a 2-minute walk from Kintetsu Nipponbashi Station

Hours: Weekdays: Lunch 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Dinner 5:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

　　　　　 Weekends and Holidays: Lunch 11:30 AM–3:00 PM, Dinner 5:00 PM–9:30 PM *Smoking prohibited all day

Closed: None

Opening Date: April 20, 2026

Seating Capacity: 38 seats (semi-private rooms available; private events available upon request)

Official Website: https://kaniichiban-osaka.com/

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kasumiganiitiban/

Popular YouTuber TabiEats visited our restaurant! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGkVHkpdKo

Operating Company: Maruchika Co., Ltd. (https://www.kani-mrck.com/)

April 20, 2026 Opening Announcement: https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/589174

A crab specialty restaurant featuring a massive live tank inside the store.

■ Overview of Marukin Co., Ltd.

In addition to selling Kasumi crab on our own e-commerce site, we also wholesale to central wholesale markets nationwide, as well as to ryokan and high-end restaurants both within and outside the prefecture.We operate the restaurant “Kawai Kasumi Main Store” in Kami Town, Mikata District, Hyogo Prefecture, where our headquarters is located, as well as the restaurant “Kinosaki Kawai” and the ryokan “Kani no Yado Kawai Annex” in Kinosaki Onsen, one of Hyogo Prefecture’s leading tourist destinations.We welcome media inquiries regarding these affiliated facilities at any time.