After causing all sorts of trouble along the way, at the crossing of the Oi River, in Hamamatsu, Okazaki and elsewhere, Yaji and Kitahachi reached the post town of Miya (Atsuta) in the province of Owari.
From Miya to Kuwana in the province of Ise ran the only sea route on the Tokaido, the "Seven Ri Ferry": seven ri, about twenty-eight kilometers, of sea crossed by boat. The two boarded the ferry. On board there was another commotion, with banter among the passengers and Kitahachi, unable to hold it in, relieving himself into a bamboo tube.
When they at last reached the port of Kuwana, the two went into a teahouse to eat the famous grilled clams. Kuwana clams grow on rich tidal flats where three great rivers, the Kiso, Nagara and Ibi, flow into the sea, and were famed for being large and tasty; they even gave rise to the pun "sono te wa Kuwana no yakihamaguri," "I won't fall for that trick," playing on Kuwana and kuwanai, "won't eat."
Under the eaves of the teahouse, clams were being grilled in their shells over a fire of burning pinecones. As each clam popped open, a savory smell rose up. The two smacked their lips over the fresh-grilled clams and shared a drink.
While Kitahachi was distracted by a woman sitting next to him, Yaji secretly ate his clams; hot clam juice ran into Kitahachi's robe and he leapt up yelling "Ow, hot!" Here too the pair's comic antics carried on.
From Kuwana the two went on to Yokkaichi and the fork at Hinaga, where they left the Tokaido and took the road to the Ise shrines.