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Ariake Sea
The shallow Kyushu sea where three cupped oysters live side by side: the Kumamoto, the Suminoe that takes its name from Ariake, and the Pacific.
Varieties
Kumamoto Oysters
A separate species from the Pacific oyster, brought from Japan in the 1940s. Small, deep-cupped and sweet, and still thriving on its home beds in the Ariake Sea.