Japan has always had a particularly strong relationship with the ocean. One needs only to look at the fare at our Japanese restaurant in Bellevue to see the salient presence that the sea’s bounty has in Japanese culinary traditions. It can therefore hardly come as a surprise that the island nation should put aside a special day to celebrate the marine world.
Umi no Hi, translated as Ocean Day, Sea Day, or Marine Day, comes on the third Monday of every July. On this day, the people of japan give thanks for the ocean and everything it gives them. Many people will take the opportunity to visit the beach and enjoy the sea in style. Consider marking the day for yourself at Flo Restaurant with a few of your own seafood favorites!