In the fishing town of Katsuura on the Boso Peninsula, a morning market has been held almost every day since 1591. It was established by the lord of Katsuura Castle as a place where farmers and fishermen could exchange what they grew and caught — rice and vegetables from the hills, bonito and shellfish from the sea. For more than 430 years, this arrangement has continued. The stalls offer fresh bonito and other fish, dried seafood, mountain vegetables like fuki and bamboo shoots, and preserved foods. The sellers are local; the produce is local; the morning conversation is in the dialect of the Outer Boso coast. The market rotates locations within the town: from the 1st to the 15th of each month, it occupies Shimohoncho street; from the 16th to the end of the month, it moves to Nakahoncho street. The same market, the same town, different ground underfoot. Katsuura is also known as a place that has never recorded a temperature above 35°C in its recorded weather history. Even in August, the morning air is cool enough to walk slowly. One of Japan's three great morning markets, alongside Wajima and Takayama. Closed Wednesdays and January 1st.