Bengaraya
There is a popular oden restaurant called Bengaraya in Fushimi, Kyoto, one of the three major sake breweries i …
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Kyoto Kamosoba Den
One weekday, as I was walking north up Ponto-cho to have lunch in Shijo-Kawaramachi, I noticed a line of peopl …
Benten no Sato Reopening in 2023
Benten no Sato, a popular restaurant in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, was once revered as a “paradise …
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Head Shop
There are many different flavors of Hakata motsunabe, but it seems that the miso-flavored motsunabe originated …
Homemade Sanuki Udon and Meat Shimbashi Jinza
On my way from Shimbashi Station to the Bario Shimbashi Head Shop, I found a place with a very long line. ”Wha …
Hakata Motsunabe Maedaya Sohonten
I happened to find this restaurant, Hakata Motsunabe Maedaya Sohonten, while searching for a motsunabe restaur …
Ganso Bikkuritei Sumiyoshi Branch
After enjoying teppan yakiniku at Bikkuritei Honke Head Shop in Minamifukuoka, I headed to a nearby restaurant …
Bikkuritei Honke Head Shop
Most people think of yakiniku (grilled meat) as “cooking meat on a shichirin or roaster and eating it wi …
Hakata Motsunabe Oyama Head Shop
The first time I tried authentic Hakata-style motsunabe was at the Hakata Daytos branch of Hakata Motsunabe Oy …
Tempura Restaurant Hirao Head Shop
Hakata is a place of many delicious gourmet foods, from tonkotsu ramen to Hakata udon, cod roe, motsunabe, miz …
Houtou Fudo Kawaguchiko Ekimae Branch
Fuji in the summer of 2024, I had decided to have lunch at Houtou Fudo Higashikoji Branch. I was somewhat inte …
Ikazuchi Udon
I went to a restaurant called Ikazuchi Udon in the Ginkakuji area of Kyoto, because the reviews on the interne …
Hagakure Udon
Hagakure Udon…the name of this udon shop sounds like it could be in Saga Prefecture, but this noodle sho …
Hakata Seafood Uoden
After my first experience with Ara-nabe at Sumo Chaya Otsuka last fall, I wondered if there were other restaur …
Gion Shimogawara Hisago
When searching online for a restaurant in Kyoto where delicious oyakodon is served, Gion Shimogawara Hisa …
Nadai Omen Ginkakuji Head Shop
The udon shop Nadai Omen has been in business for more than 50 years near Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto …
Kyo Chabana Minami Shinmachi Branch
It was around the spring of 2023 that I learned of the existence of Kyo Chabana, and it was at their Shin-Osak …
Torihei Shorten
Torihei Sohonten, a yakitori (Japanese style grilled chicken) specialty restaurant, has been in business for m …
Hakata Mizutaki Originator Restaurant Suigetsu
Among various theories, the most likely origin of mizutaki, a specialty of Fukuoka, is that it was invented by …
Hakata Nadai Yoshizuka Eel Restaurant
In Nakasu, Hakata, there is a restaurant specializing in eel cuisine that is highly praised as “the best …
Ganso Hakata Mentaiju
Hakata’s gourmet specialties include tonkotsu ramen, mizutaki, motsunabe, torikawayaki, Hakata udon, and …
Hozenji Yokocho Yakizen
Hozenji Yokocho is a quiet and peaceful area in the downtown area of Namba, Osaka. Originally, this area was t …
Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant
Along Route 202, a gourmet street in Itoshima, there is Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant, which is popular for …
Gaina Noodle Factory Kasai Head Shop
In a peaceful location surrounded by rice paddies in Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, there is a popular Sanuki u …