[Yamaguchi ]You can eat only in Yamaguchi! 7 exquisite gourmet recommendations
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2022-02-03 Management office
Yamaguchi Prefecture, with its many tourist attractions, also has a thriving fishing industry and many delicious foods. For this reason, the prefecture is also famous for its gourmet sightseeing. The prefecture has an abundance of delicious ingredients such as puffer fish and pike conger eel, a unique culture such as mikan nabe (orange hot pot), and many delicious Japanese sweets to eat. We would like to introduce some of the most recommended gourmet foods in Yamaguchi. We hope you will try them during your visit to Yamaguchi.
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Cut cooking Fuyuan
Yamaguchi is a region famous for puffer fish. Kappo Fukugen is the place to eat such delicious fugu in Yamaguchi. Fukugen is a high-class restaurant where you can fully enjoy a full course meal of fugu. Not only fugu, but also live tiger prawns and other fresh seafood can be enjoyed to the fullest. Fukugen is also home to a beer garden in the summer, and is the place to go if you want to eat seafood, including pufferfish, in Yamaguchi.
The volume of the lunch kaisendon set meal!
Reservations are required for lunch as well, but you can enjoy a bowl of fresh seafood for only 1.500 yen, which is a very reasonable price. The bowl is filled with more seafood than can be placed on top, and comes with steamed egg custard and miso soup. Make a reservation early and go home with a memory of your trip.
"Facility Information "
Name: Kappou Fukugen
Address: 1-5-6 Tateishi-cho, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 740-0011
Phone number: 0827-22-5208
Hours: (Lunch) 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Dinner) 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Closed: Sunday
Budget: (Lunch) 1,500-1,999 yen (Dinner) 2,000-3,999 yen
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space & Facilities: In Yamaguchi, where pufferfish farming is thriving, you can enjoy a full course meal of delicious pufferfish. The lunchtime kaisen-don (seafood rice bowl) menu is also highly satisfying.
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tile-shaped soba served on a dish (often thickened with soy sauce, etc.) with dipping sauce, sugar and mirin
TAWARA-SOBA is made by baking chasoba on a kawara tile. The dish consists of chasoba topped with beef, broiled egg, nori (seaweed), grated momiji mushroom, and lemon, and served with thick dipping sauce. Chasoba Uji matcha green tea and Hokkaido buckwheat flour are used to make this flavorful soba. The tile itself is hot and always steamed for a delicious buckwheat noodle.
The crispy part is also delicious!
Because the tiles are hot, the edges are crispy, which is also known for its savory and delicious taste. The steamed and crispy chasoba are also different in taste.
Uname-meshi is also available. Uname-meshi is a popular menu item that is first eaten as is and then served with dashi (Japanese soup stock). It is a must-try local delicacy when you come to Yamaguchi.
"Facility Information "
Name: Kawara Soba Takase
Address: 5437 Oaza-Kawatana, Toyoura-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 759-6301
Phone number: 083-772-2680
Business hours: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Budget: (Lunch) 1,000-1,999 yen (Dinner) 2,000-2,999 yen
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space & Facilities: KAWARA-SOBA is a local delicacy of Yamaguchi. Tea soba steamed on a kawara tile is dipped in broth.
URL：https://www.kawarasoba.jp/honkan.php
Half-moonan
At this long-established fine dining ryokan, you can enjoy Iwakuni's specialty, Iwakuni Sushi. The sushi and ingredients are placed on a wooden frame like a sandwich and then cut into pieces for each person to eat in an oshizushi style. The sushi has a strong sweet flavor rather than vinegared rice.
Ingredients vary from restaurant to restaurant, but at Hangetsuan, conger eel is included. Although it is a ryokan, anyone can just eat the food and leave, so please go there to try Iwakuni-zushi.
Local dishes in small bowls are also available!
Not only Iwakuni Sushi, but also various kinds of Yamaguchi's local cuisine are served in small bowls, making this a great value restaurant where you can eat Yamaguchi's local cuisine all at once. The dishes are gorgeous to look at and delicious, making it a great value. Iwakuni-zushi is also called Tono-sushi because it is made with 5 sho of rice at once.
"Facility Information "
Facility name: Hangetsu-an
Address: 1-17-27 Iwakuni, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi 741-0062
Phone number: 0827-41-0021
Hours: (Lunch) 11:00 - 14:00 (Evening) 17:30 - 21:30
Closed: Tuesday
Budget: (Lunch) 2,000 - 2,999 yen (Dinner) 5,000 - 5,999 yen
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space & Facilities: A long-established cooking ryokan where you can enjoy Iwakuni sushi, a local dish of Iwakuni. A variety of Yamaguchi's local cuisine served in small bowls is also available together with the restaurant.
URL：https://hangetuan.com/
Zhaoting Sang Wa Court
Yamaguchi is famous for hamo (Japanese conger eel). In particular, hamo hamo is one of Yamaguchi's most famous delicacies, and many people come to Yamaguchi to eat hamo. Many people come to Yamaguchi to enjoy a variety of hamo dishes to their heart's content, including sashimi from hamo in Tenjin Hamo. Hofu, where Kuwakaen is located, is also home to a variety of tourist attractions, so that you can enjoy the hamo brand while sightseeing in Hofu. In winter, hamo is served with puffer fish, so you can enjoy hamo all year round.
High-class restaurant
The restaurant is a high-class ryotei with a Japanese garden, so you will be satisfied not only by eating but also by seeing the garden. We especially recommend the "Hamo Course," which includes hamo somen, hamo sushi, hamo shabu, sashimi, seared hamo, and other dishes that allow you to enjoy the hamo itself. The restaurant is also available in a private room, so you can bring your children with you.
"Facility Information "
Facility name: Ryotei Soukaen
Address: 1-1-15 Kuwayama, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 747-0808
Phone number: 0835-24-3000
Hours: (Lunch) 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Dinner) 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Closed: Wednesday
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space and Facilities: A high-class ryotei restaurant where you can eat Yamaguchi's famous Tenjin Hamo (Japanese conger eel). You can enjoy a full course meal of Tenjin Hamo in summer and a full course meal of puffer fish in winter.
URL：http://www.soukaen.biz/
Oshima Honjin Teahouse
This is a restaurant where you can enjoy a surprising local dish, mikan nabe (mandarin orange hot pot) from Suo Oshima. The fact that fruit is added to a nabe is surprising in itself, but Yamaguchi is known for its production of mandarin oranges, which naturally made their way into the nabe in the course of daily life. It is an unexpected combination, but it has become a local delicacy in Yamaguchi because of its reputation as an exquisite dish. The mandarin oranges help to remove the smell of fish and meat, giving the dish a refreshing taste. The dish is filled with local fish balls, vegetables, meat, and other ingredients, and finally covered with a fluffy foam to be eaten as mikan zosui.
Mandarin oranges are dessert!
Surprisingly, the oranges in the pot are the last dessert. The skin is so thin that you are supposed to eat the whole peel. It is a very rare mikan nabe, so please try it during your visit to Yamaguchi. Oshima Honjin Chaya offers all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu meat and salad, and is a recommended restaurant where you can eat while enjoying the view of the Seto Inland Sea.
"Facility Information "
Facility name: Oshima Honjin Chaya
Address: 〒742-2101 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Oshima-gun, Suo-Oshima-cho, 16-1 Nishi-Mitsuga
Hours: (Lunch) 11:00 - 15:00 (Evening) 17:00 - 21:00
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays
Budget: 2,000-2,999 yen
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space & Facilities: This is a restaurant where you can enjoy the amazing local cuisine of Suo Oshima, mikan nabe (mandarin orange hot pot). Of course, you can eat the mandarin oranges in the pot.
URL：https://www.emtec.jp/honjin/
Chikuzen Sohonten
It specializes in a local delicacy called Nagato Yakitori, which is seasoned with garlic powder.
The difference is that Choshu chicken and Choshu black kashiwa are eaten with salt and garlic powder, not with sauce. This makes them very popular as a snack with sake. And instead of long green onions, onions are sandwiched in between, giving the dish a spicy yet sweet flavor that makes it even more delicious.
A wide variety of menus using local chickens
You can enjoy not only yakitori but also a variety of local dishes, starting with dishes using Yamaguchi's local chicken, such as Choshu Kurokashiwa (Choshu Black Kashira). Another feature of this restaurant is that it is run by a woman. This is because Yamaguchi's men used to go fishing, and it is part of Yamaguchi's culture to be a prefecture where many women have made inroads. Therefore, you can enjoy delicious and attentive food.
"Facility Information "
Name: Chikuzen Sohonten
Address: 892-1 Ekimae, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4101
Phone number: 0837-22-0735
Hours of operation: 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Closed: Sunday
Budget: 3,000-3,999 yen
Space & Facilities: Specializing in Nagato yakitori (grilled chicken). The yakitori is made from Yamaguchi's local chicken, Choshu Kurokashiwa, etc., and is served with salt and garlic powder.
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Motoya Whitingan
One of Yamaguchi's local delicacies is Uiro, or Uiro. At Hondaya, which has become a popular store for uiro, you can enjoy delicious uiro. The uiro is soft and crispy, and is filled with the delicious taste of azuki beans. There are many other types of wagashi available, the most popular being fresh strawberries.
Popular fresh strawberries have a shelf life of 1 day
A fresh version of gairo is fresh strawberries. These are even firmer and stickier, and can only be eaten on the same day, so you have to go to the store to try them.
The store also offers a gairo making experience, so if you are interested, please apply at the store. I am sure the gairo you make yourself will taste exceptional.
Business hours: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Closed: Wednesday
Budget: ~999 yen
No smoking and smoking: No smoking in the entire building
Space and Facilities：This is a store where Yamaguchi's famous confectionery, Uiro (Uiro), is delicious. There are many kinds of raw strawberries and Japanese sweets, and they are beautiful to look at.
URL：https://www.kaikoan.com/
summary
We hope you will try many delicious foods in Yamaguchi, where there are many luxurious dishes to choose from.
The authentic taste is different from the mikan nabe and other dishes that can be copied at home. Of course, the delicious seafood and other delicacies that can only be found in the home country are also exquisite. Please try many of them.
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