Japanese Food Spots in Hokkaido Area

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Hokkaido
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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Kaiten-sushi Nemuro Hanamaru (Nemuro Shop)

4.0

100 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Nemuroshi Hanazonochou 9-35

This sushi restaurant is located in Hanazono Town, Nemuro City. They offer carefully selected seasonal fish and seafood caught from the waters around Nemuro. With mottos of the pleasure of looking and the pleasure of choosing, you can partake in this epitome of flavor in conveyor belt sushi with fresh salmon, saury, and cod soft roe in winter. The passing flow of Nemuro's ocean bounty on the belt is a sight to behold. They particularly recommend their spear squid with increased availability from winter to spring, whelk from eastern Hokkaido, and pacific cod konbu-jime caught by pole and line in Hamanaka.

This is the main shop of Hanamaru. The restaurant opened at 11am and was filled with people in half an hour. Like other conveyor belt sushi restaurant, the sushi were priced according to the color of...
Conveyor belt sushi Toriton Maruyama Branch

4.0

117 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitayonjounishi 23-2-17

This conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Chuo, Sapporo City, Hokkaido is said to have a line out front even on weekend and holidays. They boast the finest variety of seafood from throughout Hokkaido including squid from Hakodate, pacific saury from Nemuro, and thick scallops from Notsuke. Come taste the foods you can’t find anywhere but Hokkaido, with each piece of sushi a glimmering jewel made by their skilled chefs that has all the local gourmets raving.

The restaurant was quite well known by the locals. When we went there, many groups were waiting for their turns. The waiting time for us was about 30 mins, which was quite long. It would be better if...
Marutoma Shokudo

4.0

221 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Tomakomaishi Shiomichou 1-1-13

This is a fresh seafood restaurant in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. Since it's so close to Tomakomai port, it's very popular for the Marutoma Bowl made with fresh seasonal fish, and Hokki Curry, made with Hokki clams of which Tomakomai has the largest catch. Not only are the meals filling and cheap, the fact that it's so popular with locals has made it a major tourist spot.

We arrived around 11am. Already queued up for 20 mins before we get our seats. The queue became so long after 12pm. Shop will be close for 10 days August. Around 10-20 Aug
Toriton Toyohira Restaurant

4.5

211 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Toyohira-ku Toyohirayonjou 6-1-10

This converyor-belt sushi restaurant is in Toyohira Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido. Fastidious about fish that is only caught locally, almost all of this restaurant's seafood comes from Hokkaido ports, offering salmon, sweet shrimp, and raw hokki clam. Known for its generous portions, not only do tourists throng here, but the locals are regulars as well.

We came to visit this Sushi kaiten for the very first time.. Luckily, we had to wait for only 10 minutes. We ordered many dishes like sushi, Chawamushi and Fish soup, all of which were quite good and...
Buta-don no Tonta

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Obihiroshi Higashijujouminami 17-2

Pork specialist restaurant in Obihiro City, Hokkaido. This restaurant has used its secret source for over 40 years and is known for its incredibly popular Bara Buta-don (Rose Pork Bowl). Try rice bowls with different cuts such as the Pork Loin Bowl or Pork Tenderloin Bowl. Popular among tourists and locals.
Kaisen-Ichiba Kitano Gourmet

4.0

196 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitajuichijounishi 22-4-1

This is a popular seafood market where people can buy seafood from Hokkaido over the counter in a corner of the outside market next to the Sapporo City Wholesale Market in Sapporo City, Hokkaido. There’s a wide variety of sea produce on display such as red king crab, horsehair crab, sea urchin, and Okhotsk atka mackerel. The quality of the crab is particularly good. The original salmon roe marinade, which received a Japan Souvenir Academy Award, has become popular as a classic Hokkaido gift. There is also a cafeteria where seafood rice bowls and other seafood dishes can be had, and at the restaurant Kaisen-Shokudo Kitano Gourmet-tei, you can cook food bought fresh from the market.

Whats good about this place is for those who like to eat fresh off the shelf seafood. For some types of seafood (crabs, squid which are live), you can pick them and the restaurant will cook it for...
Sapporo Kanihonke Sapporo Ekimae Branch (in front of Sapporo Sation)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitasanjounishi 2-1-18

Sapporo Kanihonke Sapporo Ekimae Branch is five minutes’ walk from the south exit of JR Sapporo Station. It’s a popular restaurant where you can enjoy cuisine using crab sourced directly from the fishing grounds. It features a diverse menu, which includes the signature boiled king crab and ranges from hotpots such as Kanisuki which allows you to try red king crab and snow crab at the same time and Crab Kaiseki, which allows you to fully enjoy crab. There are various spaces from private rooms that can be used by even one or two people to a hall that can be used by up to 60.
Restaurant Misaki

4.0

126 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Shakotangunshakotanchou Hidukachou 236

Located in Shakotan Town, Shakotan County, Hokkaido, Restaurant Misaki is open from late April to fall each year. The restaurant owner is a sea urchin fisherman and ensures that no additives are used in any of their signature sea urchin dishes. Especially popular is their raw red horse-dung sea urchin on rice which is served between June and August each year and limited to only 15 dishes per day! It’s a well-known restaurant regularly covered by the press, and often has long queues of eager customers waiting outside in the morning.

The staff was friendly and assisted us with ordering from the ticketing machine, the food came pretty fast. As a number of us don’t really take raw food, there were not many dishes to choose from.
Uni Murakami Hakodate Main Shop

4.0

427 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Otemachi 22-1

At Uni Murakami you can taste additive-free sea urchin and Hokkaido food, located just outside Hakodate morning market. The restaurant is easy to get to, just a five-minute walk from Hakodate Station and the Red Brick Warehouse. The raw additive-free sea urchin has a rich sweetness without being dry or bitter. As soon as you eat it, the thick, creamy sweetness inherent to sea urchin quickly melts in your mouth. Prepared by chefs with vast knowledge of sea urchins, this kind of cuisine unique to a sea urchin restaurant such as this cannot be tasted anywhere else. With the restaurant’s motto of ‘local food for local consumption’, you can be sure to enjoy a whole range of exceptional Hokkaido food as well as sea urchin.

By Japan standards, food is just good, not great. Prices are at the very high end. Value for money is very poor. The amount of uni in the uni course was pitifully small. Does not appear to be...
Kantaro New Chitose Airport Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi 987 - 22 New Chitose Airport Domestic Passenger Terminal 3F

A sushi restaurant located in the New Chitose Airport, the gateway in the sky to Hokkaido. A wide variety of fresh seafood is lovingly prepared on their original blend of Hokkaido rice, vinegar and dashi (soup stock) to give a perfect balance between sushi rice and large portions of seafood. Their freshly shelled live shellfish sushi is especially popular.
Kinoko Okoku (Otaki Main Shop)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Dateshi Otaki-ku Sangaitakichou 637-1

Store and restaurant with local Hokkaido items on National Route 276, Otaki City, Hokkaido. The Kingdom Restaurant offers dishes made from local Otaki district mushrooms such as mushroom miso soup and mushroom tempura. In Kingdom Souvenirs you can find local products like Mentai Name-take (salmon roe with mushrooms) and other mushroom based items that are made only in Hokkaido.
Wakadori Jidai Naruto

4.0

421 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Otarushi Inaho 3-16-13

Wakadori Jidai Naruto is a sushi and deep fried chicken shop famous for its deep fried half chicken, an Otaru specialty. The half chicken is heavily seasoned with salt and pepper and deep fried in very hot oil, creating a crispy skin with juicy meat, a veritable feast! Eaten together with rice makes for an excellent meal. The wakadori sushi set with deep fried half chicken, seven pieces of sushi and clear soup is a popular dish. The shop has a friendly atmosphere, people eating alone do not feel out of place, and take-outs are possible too. The nearest station is Otaru Station.

The signature half fried chicken is crispy and light, arguably one of the best fried chicken I had. The chicken meat has a tinge of salt taste making it flavourful with every bite. The sushi and...
Donburi Chaya

3.5

87 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamisanjouhigashi 1-7 within the new two-article market

This is a Seafood Donburi shop located in the “New Nijo Market” in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, popular among local regulars as well as tourists. It is a local seafood shop selling directly to the customer so can boast of freshness and reasonable prices. Besides the standard menu, they also serve bowls of rice topped with seasonal produce. The specialty “Marusendon” is a set of miso soup and four kinds of rice bowl with salmon, sea urchin, scallops, crab, shrimp and tuna. It is a popular because you can enjoy all the tastes of Hokkaido at once.

A huge double storey restaurant with prayer room on 2nd floor. Staffs are friendly. Theyll hand you the muslim friendly menu and halal soy sauce. Menu is limited (all seafood) but they have raw...
Toriton Kiyota Restaurant

4.0

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Kiyota-ku Satodukaichijou 4

This conveyor-belt sushi restaurant is in Kiyota Ward, Sapporo City. The fishes are shipped in direct from Hokkaido ports and sold off each time to various store branches, enabling the store to provide fresh seafood at low prices. The store not only is discriminating about the freshness of its produce, but the savory, shine, and the balance with their sushi rice. The dishes are popular for the generous portions as well.

安定的なネタ揃いの店です。特にサーモン何売りのようで、どの店舗に行ってもアトランティックサーモンの生、赤み、大トロ、ハラスが有ります。また、タコマンマは美味しい。サンマは記録的な不漁からか2貫我尽可能努力400円札オーバーと驚きの価格。
Kaisen Sushi Restaurant Hokuhokutei Chitose Store

4.0

28 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Chitose-shi Toko 1-1-1

This sushi restaurant, boasting an abundance of Hokkaido ingredients, is located 15 minutes' drive from New Chitose Airport. For over 20 years since its establishment, it has continued to provide authentic sushi that does not conform to the framework of conveyor belt sushi restaurants, using carefully selected ingredients from Hokkaido. The weekday-only one-coin (500 yen) lunch menu offers a satisfying ten varieties of fresh fish, including tuna, fatty sardines, salmon and sweet shrimp, with miso soup. The fish head soup is also popular, and there is also a great individual item menu that includes Japanese scallop butter-fried dishes and skewers, and sweet potato rice cakes.

Our car rental consultant recommended this sushi restaurant since it has passed lunch hour and most restaurants nearby at Chitose closed at 3pm for break. Plenty of car park, this revolving sushi...
Kakizaki Shoten Seafood Restaurant Kaisen Kobo

4.5

279 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Yoichigunyoichichou Kurokawachou 7-25 Kakisaki shop 2F

A seafood restaurant of a well-established fish store located in Yoichi Town, Yoichi County, Hokkaido. Kakizaki Shoten is a popular restaurant where you can get fresh Hokkaido seafood at great prices. Not only is it frequented by locals but it is also widely visited by backpackers, bikers, and tourists. Their specialty dish is the seafood rice bowl topped with plenty of seafood and tasty looking salmon roe. Depending on the season you can also enjoy limitedly available dishes such as sea urchin and northern shrimp, in addition to their grilled fish meals and sashimi. It’s such a popular restaurant you can’t get away from the queues at lunch time.

This is the Kakizaki Seafood Restaurant above the Seafood Market. It’s more of a Cafetteria level dining experience. Certainly not a Silver Service place. You order on entry, and without Japanese...
Kantaro Ugaura Head Office

4.0

154 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Hakodateshi Ugaurachou 14-4

The first of a chain of conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Ugaura Town, Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Kantaro Sushi offers classic sushi created by expert sushi chefs. Fresh seafood is delivered every morning from the fish market, bringing a freshness that only comes from being in a port town. Here you can taste a wide variety of sushi, including their renowned large portions of Pacific bluefin tuna, while taking in the views of Tsugaru Strait and Mt. Hakodate from the window. It’s a thriving restaurant frequented by local residents as well as people from afar.

Initially hesitant to come as having sushi for dinner can go very expensive especially for reasonably good ones at a sushi restaurant in Japan. Nonetheless we went ahead since we are on a holiday, so...
Otaru Masazushi Main Store

4.0

259 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Otaru-shi Hanazono 1-1-1

This famous sushi restaurant, the symbol of Otaru, has been operating for over 70 years. At this restaurant, each sushi is made carefully by hand and the seasonal tastes of Hokkaido are imparted in each delicious offering. It offers nigiri sushi sets, course meals, a la carte dishes and various other menu items.

We came to this restaurant many times but this time was the very first in 3 years because of Covid-19. We did not make reservation beforehand and had to wait for 20 minutes. We got the counter seat...
Conveyor Belt Sushi Toppi (Otaru Unga-dori Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Otaru-shi Minatomachi 6-4

"This conveyor-belt sushi restaurant embodies the concept of ""making delicious food even more affordable!"" In addition to Otaru, it has stores all over Hokkaido, including Sapporo, Chitose and Asahikawa. They are consistently pursuing the most delicious flavors of the season, and the restaurant's main feature is that it focuses on seafood locally sourced in Hokkaido. There is both counter seating and table seating available in the vibrant atmosphere of the restaurant, so customers can come here as a family or with friends and partners. It is also not uncommon for customers to come alone in pursuit of the thickly sliced fresh sushi."
Umi Hachikyo Main Shop

4.0

228 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Minamisanjounishi 3 Miyako Building 1F

Hachikyo is a local cuisine restaurant which uses carefully selected ingredients from all parts of Hokkaido and located only one minute walk from Susukino Station. The restaurant’s specialty is Tsukko Meshi, which is a bowl of rice covered with large amounts of salmon roe. As the staff pour the salmon roe over the rice they shout out “Oisah!”. The restaurant prides itself on being the only restaurant in the world which serves so much salmon roe. But it’s not just about the large amounts; they use only the best, most carefully selected salmon roe. The restaurant is decked out with ring buoys, fishing lamps, and fishing boat flags which give the characteristic feel of a banya, or simple lodging house used by fishermen.

Food: 8/10 Amazingly fresh fish caviar (ikura bowl) Service:7/10 Service is average. I felt like the place for more welcoming to Locals. Language might be a barrier. Our waiter can’t speak English...

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Hokkaido Areas

Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.