You can enjoy freshly made buckwheat noodles using locally grown, aromatic buckwheat flour. Rice with maitake mushrooms is also available for an additional 200 yen.

Area: Shirakawago and Gifu

Activities: グルメ and うどん/そば

Tenjin

Sushi Karashima

Area: Tenjin and Fukuoka

Activities: ミシュラン, グルメ, and 寿司

Nakasu Kawabata

Nishinakasu Shiranita

Area: Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ, 日本料理, and ミシュラン

Shirakawago

This ryokan and buckwheat noodle restaurant is housed in a gassho-style building. The restaurant serves freshly ground, cooked, and boiled buckwheat noodles grown in its own farm to customers. The menu also includes river fish dishes and wild vegetables tempura.

Area: Shirakawago and Gifu

Activities: グルメ and うどん/そば

ミナミ

Misono Universe Building

Established in 1956, the Misono Universe Building is a large leisure building in “Uranamba” which contains an entrance with neon-lit waterfalls on either side, and a luxurious retro style. On the second floor there is are several unique bars, suitable for spending a long night drinking.

Area: ミナミ and 大阪府

Activities: バー and グルメ

Shirakawago

Ochiudo

This café is housed in a gassho-style building. The warm hospitality of the owner and his wife, coffee brewed with natural water, and free refills of zenzai (sweet bean soup) are well received. The set menu that includes curry with zenzai and a drink is highly recommended. Incidentally, this café was featured in the 566th […]

Area: Shirakawago and Gifu

Activities: グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ

Hokkaido

Asahikawa Ramen Village

8 ramen shops representing Asahikawa are gathered together under one roof in the corner of a shopping center. Each ramen shop serves half-sizes or mini versions so you can compare between them.

Area: Hokkaido and Asahikawa

Activities: グルメ, ラーメン, and 体験

ベイエリア(神戸)

Kobe Harborland

In this area, you can enjoy gourmet food and shopping, with commercial facilities such as “Kobe Harborland Umie” and “Kobe Brick Warehouse”. It is a standard date spot for couples in Kobe.

Area: ベイエリア(神戸) and Hyogo

Activities: 観光, グルメ, and ショッピング

高山

レストランル・ミディ

飛騨牛をフレンチテイストで味わうことが出来るレストラン。オーナーシェフの田上氏は、フランスの三つ星レストランなどで修行を積んだ後、独立してこの店を開いた。この店は、ステーキ肉には高い等級の飛騨牛のみを仕入れ、それを一番美味しい状態になるまで約2週間かけて熟成させている。ステーキ以外にも、飛騨牛の肉の特性を活かしたメニューや、地元の食材を使ったメニューが豊富に揃う。ランチ時には、セットメニューが2,000円程度からあり、ステーキセットも4,000円程度で楽しむことが出来る。店のお洒落な内外観は、パリにあるビストロを彷彿させる感じだ。

Area: 高山 and Gifu

Activities: グルメ and フレンチ

Hokkaido

Valore

Area: Hokkaido and Biei

Activities: イタリアン and グルメ

Kokura

Sushi Tsubasa

Area: Kokura and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ, 寿司, and ミシュラン

福岡空港

ラーメン滑走路

日本で一二を争う “ラーメン激戦区”である福岡の人気ラーメン店と、他のエリアの有力店ラーメンの合計8店舗が集まった施設。その中でも「ラーメン海鳴」は、権威のあるラーメン専門誌「ラーメンWalker九州・福岡」のランキングで何度も1位になっている名店だ。一番人気は「魚介豚骨ラーメン」で、2種類の煮干しと3種類の魚介節のスープと、2日間かけてつくる豚骨スープの2つを合わせた奥深い味が評判だ。

Area: 福岡空港 and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ, ラーメン, and レストラン街

Kokura

Daruma Do

The originator of yakiudon in Kokura. The yaki udon is 500 yen, and the “Kokura set meal,” which includes yaki udon with a small dish and miso soup, is very reasonably priced at 750 yen.

Area: Kokura and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ and うどん/そば

Odaiba

Odaiba Takoyaki Museum

One of the pillars of Osaka food, Takoyaki is a cheap eat (B-kyu – meaning B-level) and part of Kansai people’s soul food. The museum is more like a food court where visitors can taste takoyaki from 5 famous shops. There is also a shop selling takoyaki designed goods.

Area: Odaiba and Tokyo

Activities: グルメ and フードコート

Ginza / Yurakucho

PIERRE MARCOLINI Ginza Store

For selecting and roasting cocoa beans themselves and mixing them, the brand is known as one of the purveyors to the Belgian Royal Household. It is a popular chocolate shop to say the least. The shop in Ginza is the only PIERRE MARCOLINI shop with a cafe attached to it. Not only do they have […]

Area: Ginza / Yurakucho and Tokyo

Activities: 喫茶店/カフェ, グルメ, and スイーツ

Hakata-Station

Oryori Furukawa

Area: Hakata-Station and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ, 日本料理, and ミシュラン

Hiroshima City Central Area

Yagenbori Hassho

Among many Okonomiyaki restaurants that gather in Hiroshima, Yagenbori Hasshois known for having the reputation of “the most delicious” okonomiyaki restaurant. It is a Michelin awarded Bib Gourmand restaurant. It uses a dough with a pint of sweetness to create cake wheat, and on top of it is a strictly selected cabbage with the best […]

Area: Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima

Activities: グルメ, ミシュラン, and お好み焼き/たこ焼き

金沢城公園

豆皿茶屋

鶴の丸休憩館の中にあるおしゃれな和風カフェ。 2017年夏オープンとまだ新しい。 3種類(1,200円、1,800円、2,500円)ある御膳は、石川の名物(寿司•スイーツなど)を少量ずつ色々と味わうことが出来、お勧めだ。その他、スイーツとドリンク(抹茶やコーヒー)のセットメニューもある。

Area: 金沢城公園 and Ishikawa

Activities: グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ

Osaka North

Whity Umeda

Whity Umeda forms a large part of the underground shopping center below Osaka Station. The shopping center is visited by around 600,000 people per day – the most visitors out of any shopping center in Japan. There are over 70 restaurants rich in variety, with reasonable prices in comparison to the pricey food stores inside […]

Area: Osaka North and 大阪府

Activities: グルメ and フードコート

Hokkaido

Royce’ Chocolate World

The first ever chocolate factory inside an airport. Look through the glass to see the manufacturing process. There is also a museum about chocolate and a shop.

Area: Hokkaido and New Chitose Airport

Activities: グルメ and スイーツ

Tenjin

Kokin-chan

This is a very popular restaurant that invented “Yaki-Ramen”. The yaki-ramen here is made by coating boiled ultra-thin noodles with pork bone broth and a thick special sauce, then stir-frying them on a griddle. It is savory, sticky, and delicious, and goes great with beer or sake! Another recommended dish is the Mentaiko Tamagoyaki, which […]

Area: Tenjin and Fukuoka

Activities: グルメ, ラーメン, and 屋台

Hokkaido

Monja Kura

The umami from the soup stock packs a punch thanks to the butter used to grill the monjayaki. The special broth and milk used to make a cream sauce style monjayaki is most popular, often calling for lines. The shop also deserves praise for the large volume of monjayaki compared to other shops.