I took this at a traditional salmon shop in Murakami city, Niigata. Late fall is the season of salmon. The sunlight was like a spotlight shining on the main character of the city, salmon. Imagning the effort put into this, I could feel the pride and love for salmon of the city. They have a restaurant serving traditional salmon dishes. It's called Sennenzake Kikkawa. The waitress will explain every dish and what's unique about the salmon from Murakami city, which was really interesting.

塩引鮭は新潟県村上市を代表する鮭料理です。材料は選りすぐった鮭と天然の粗塩だけで北西の冷たい風の中に3週間さらされてゆっくり乾きながら、発酵、熟成し、旨みを凝縮していきます。千尾もの塩引鮭が吊るされている風景は村上の冬の風物詩となっています。鮭料理を味わう度に思い出す景色です。