「Japanese Food（日本料理）」 一覧

I am particularly fond of izakaya style restaurants in Japan. They are similar to Irish pubs and tapas bars in Spain. These informal Japanese pubs are casual places to enjoy good food and alcoholic drinks. Torizo is one of them. It is also a great place to have a party! This is where I like to go for good yakitori and lots of booze with friends and students. Torizo has ...

Hotel New Awaji: Plaza Awajishima（ホテルニューアワジプラザ淡路島） The Hotel New Awaji is located on the top of a mountain on Awaji Island. The hotel has an onsen, and spectacular views of the sea for hotel guests to enjoy. The room charge includes dinner and breakfast. The dining room is spacious and well lit. ＊spectacular（形容詞）：壮観な｜＊include（動詞）：〜を含む｜＊spacious（形容詞）広々とした｜＊well lit 明るい The food was exceptionally wonderful. The chefs at the hotel create some of the finest cuisine ...

Katsukura Restaurant is located on the 7th Floor of the Mint Building near the Sannomiya JR Station. This restaurant's specialty is deep fried pork- tonkatsu as well as other dishes. The deep fried pork comes in two different portion sizes: Hirekatsu or Tonkatsu. Hirekatsu is the less fatty of the two. The service at Katsukura is very good, and the restaurant has a nice family atmosphere. The set menus are ...

Fuku-Gyu is a restaurant which serves barbecue beef. The location of the restaurant is only two minutes walking distance (north of the JR Settsu-Motoyama Station). The waiters will show you to a table which will have a barbecue grill in the center. A variety of beef and vegetables will be served on very nice ceramic plates. After the the grill gets hot, the meat and vegetables are placed on the ...

Any foreign visitor to Awaji Island should go to the Awajishima Onion Kitchen located at the southern most part of the island. The views here are fantastic. But the main reason for coming here are the burgers. The beef, the tomatoes in the sauce, and the onions are locally produced. When I arrived, their was a long line. Although I did not see an English menu; the large menu board ...

My Review：「Soba Fukuakari 」traditional handmade buckwheat noodles） Soba Fukuakari Restaurant is about 3 minutes walking distance just north of the Hankyu Mikage Station. Soba Fukuakari serves traditional handmade buckwheat noodles (using water to make Japanese sake) and is served hot or cold. You can choose from different types of sauces to accompany your soba noodle dish. I chose the lunch menu set which included an appetizer, a main set, and ...

My Review：「Hinabi」(casual, homey, macrobiotic,  vegetarian) Hinabi is a small house restaurant near the Hankyu Okamoto Station. From the outside it does not even look like a restaurant. In fact, Hinabi blends in with all the other houses in the area. However, once inside you begin to realize that this restaurant is unique. The atmosphere is very casual, kind of homey, and definitely laid back. Hinabi serves a wide variety of ...

「Tachibana」： ”Takoyaki ” Restaurant： In Sannomiya Tachibana is a small restaurant located in the underground area of Sannomiya. Tachibana's specialty is takoyaki which is a very popular dish in the Kobe area. Takoyaki is made from batter, octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger,  green onion, and cooked in a molded pan. The takoyaki served by Tachibana is better known as Akashiyaki. We ordered the medium sized tray which consisted of 20 ...

Japanese Food: Kawamoto Restaurant Recently, a new Japanese style restaurant opened in Okamoto near the JR Settsumotoyama Station. The restaurant's name is called Kawamoto after the owner- Tetsuya Kawamoto. Tetsuya Kawamoto is a well known chef in Japan. The restaurant is located in the Sun Okamoto building down on the B-1 Floor. The restaurants decorum is very nice, and the atmosphere is quite cozy. I decided to try the lunch ...

Nakayoshi Restaurant In Kibune：Japanese Restaurant A long time ago one of my students told me about a place in Kyoto where people can eat above a river. Well, I finally realized my dream to visit this wonderful place in Kyoto called Kibune. Kibune is a beautiful village located in the mountains. Kibune means, "precious boat." I went to Kibune during the hot summer month of August 2017. I chose Nakayoshi ...

Machi no Minato：In Umeda Station I often like to eat sushi or sashimi, but sometimes I do not want want to eat at a restaurant. One day, I noticed a crowd of people in front of a small store called Minato Fish Market in Umeda Station on the B2 Floor. I decided to check it out. I was surprised to see the large selection of fish products at a reasonably ...

Bu Bu Tei: Takoyaki・Akashiyak I often go to Osaka and do my shopping at some of the local stores around the Umeda Station area. Before returning home, I like to grab a bite to eat. I found this restaurant on the B2 Floor below Kinokuniya Bookstore called Bu Bu Tei. Bu Bu Tei serves a single item-taco (octopus) in three different styles: Takoyaki, Akashiyaki, and Takoyaki gratin. Outside of the ...

「Konan Soba」Japanese Food Konan Soba is a traditional Japanese style noodle restaurant which serves delicious food in a traditional setting. Outside of the restaurant is a display case which shows the various types of dishes from which to choose from. Inside, depending on the number of customers, patrons have seating choices. Customers can choose to sit on a tatami mat, a table, or at the counter. I have eaten lunch ...

「Sushiro Restaurant」 On the Yamate Kansen, north of the Jr. Yamate Kansen Station is a chain restaurant called Sushiro. This restaurant serves sushi on very small plates which are placed on a very long conveyor belt. Customers can choose what they want to eat as the sushi plates move along the conveyor belt. This restaurant style is known as kaiten zushi or "conveyor belt sushi." Kaiten zushi restaurants are very ...

「Tsurutontan Top Chefs Restaurant」：noodle Japan is legendary for noodle dishes from buckwheat, ramen, and udon. Top Chefs brings noodle dishes to a new level. It is located in the Umeda Daimaru Department store on the B2F near the bread shops. The atmosphere and layout is very nicely done. Their is also a realistic display of all the variety of noodle dishes to wet your appetite from. During lunch hour, their will ...