Chihsing Tan Katsuo Museum


The Chihsing Tan Katsuo Museum is a museum in Xincheng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. The museum is close to Qixingtan Beach and is dedicated to dried bonito fish. The museum burned to the ground in July 2017, but rebuilt and reopened in July 2019.

History

The museum was once a Japanese Katsuobushi factory which produced small dried fish flakes that would then be used in many Japanese dishes. It was then reopened as a museum in 2003.

Transportation

The museum is accessible east from Beipu Station of the Taiwan Railways.