Ukiuki

A center opened in 2003 where local specialty products are sold. The center is located at the crossroad at the entrance to the Unomisaki Kokumin Shukusha government-run hotel in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Facilities include a vegetable corner with an abundance of unusual and rare varieties like akanegi onions and korinky squash, a gardening corner carrying primarily fresh flowers and seedlings from local farms, and a food and liquor corner carrying items such as sashimi kon'nyaku devil's tongue jelly made with mountain spring water. The center also sells local Hitachimai brand Koshihikari rice and other fresh foods as well as folk handicrafts like charcoal and ceramics.