Suzuhiro Kamaboko Museum (with kids)

Very clean place. It was interesting to learn about how fish cakes are made. They have a large gift shop right by the train station, and the museum is just across the street. The museum is free unless you want to take a fish cake making class.

Visited Kamaboko museum during my time at 東工大 in 2013 as a trip planned by the school staff. It was pleasant, as we watched the kamaboko production, then contributed, then listened to a lecture, then finally ate some.

What a generous place, it is huge and so many things to do. They even offer free parking. You can do experience here of making kamaboko but you should make a reservation before 2pm.

A lovely museum explaining everything about fish cakes that turn out to be a very ancient craft in Japan. There are cooking classes that require registration (probably worth it especially with kids), but the rest of the museum doesn't need an advance reservation. There is a frequent bus from Odawara station to the museum. The shop next door is huge and you can try the local fish cakes in a small t...

I did not realize how much history there is for this product and I have a deeper appreciation for it seeing how much they put into sustainable operations, the local area and how much activities there are for both kids and adults to do here. There were walk through exhibits, demonstrations and hands on classes as well a full view of where they make their products.