Deep fried scallops in Niigata

Hi all, I am going to Japan in early Sept. for the 4th time but have never had seafood anywhere and wish to try deep fried scallops somewhere. I start in Tokyo then Niigata then Kanazawa but after that nothing planned much. Will be going to Osaka, Nagasaki, Tosu ,Hakata, Yokohama and the last3-4 nights in Tokyo, so any of those cities would do. Any info. would be much appreciated.

Well honestly scallops are best when eating raw (sashimi) with soy-source and wasabi. The most well-known producing district of scallops is Hokkaido followed by Aomori (northern Tohoku). If you want to eat scallops you should find restaurants specialized for "Hokkaido cuisine". This is quite popular concept in Japan so you can find this kind of restaurants in big cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. As for deep fried sea foods, you might better consider oyster. In my opinion, oyster is better when deep fried than eating raw. Oyster is produced throughout Japan.

"I am going to Japan in early Sept. for the 4th time but have never had seafood anywhere "

So.. you've been to Japan 3 times before and you've *never had seafood*??

What on earth did you eat in Japan the last times you visited? Mind boggled..

Where did you get the idea of deep fried scallops? I mean, it is specialty of no place, I cannot even pinpoint to the type of restaurants that might serve it, and that is not exactly the best way to have scallops? I hope you get to enjoy some good seafood, fried or fresh or cooked otherwise, in Japan (in general) though! :)

Would you consider tempura scallops deep fried?
I had them several times in Otaru and Sapporo, and they were delicious.