Japanese Food Spots in Yamaguchi Area

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Yamaguchi
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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Heikejaya Fugu and Japanese Cuisine

4.0

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Mimosusogawachou 1-1

A Japanese restaurant in Shimonoseki City. Come try Japanese cuisine that uses Shimonoseki’s specialties: puffer-fish in the winter and live squid in the summer. The puffer-fish is carefully prepared and served as sashimi with nice texture or in a puffer-fish hot-pot. The mouthfeel and sweetness of the squid is a delight to the senses and is prepared in a variety of ways including raw sashimi, shumai dumplings, and fried tempura.

特に調べて行ったわけではありませんでしたが、家族の誕生日に出かけ、ちょうどお昼ということで立ち寄りました。予約もしていなかったので混雑しているようなら他所でもいいかなと思っていたところ、2Fの部屋に案内され完全にプライベートランチでした。天気もよく関門海峡を眺めながらのゆっくりとした食事でした。瓦そばがメインですが、他も上品な味でした。
Chiyo

4.0

13 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Imafuruhagimachi 20-4

A traditional multi course Japanese dinner Kaiseki restaurant in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which offers cuisine with fresh seasonal seafood caught off the cost of Hagi. Enjoy carefully selected ingredients such as tilefish, Hagi sword-tip squid and sea urchin, that are crafted into dishes to bring out their unique flavors. The menu has horse mackerel and squid sashimi as well as seasonal sea urchin seafood rice bowl full of sea urchin.

東萩駅の案内所で紹介された「割烹...
Fukunoseki (Kamonwharf Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Karatochou 6-11F

A puffer-fish restaurant in Shimonoseki City is located inside a mall, Kamonwharf, which is next to Karato Marketplace and Shimonoseki Aquarium, Kaikyokan. Try fresh Japanese produce focusing on puffer-fish and whale. Enjoy a variety of Shimonoseki flavors in sashimi, rice bowl and tempura dishes.
Fuku no Kawaku (Karato Restaurant)

4.0

46 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Karatochou 5-1

This puffer-fish restaurant is in Shimonoseki. Their signature dish, the Puffer-fish Rice bowl, a bowl of rice with raw puffer-fish and slices of puffer-fish outer skin and green onion, is popular not just with tourists but with the locals as well. Based around the motto of Cheap and Delicious, they also serve dishes such as puffer-fish tempura over udon noodles or Donburi (a bowl of rice with ingredients on top) and fried chicken.

Restaurants in the neighbouring Kamon Wharf should be for tourists and the pricing there seems somehwat expensive. This Kawaku does not look pretty and guests had to buy tickets at the vending...
Hagi Shinkai

4.0

27 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Hijiwara 370-71

Hagi Shinkai is a restaurant next to Hagi Bridge specializing in Fugu (Pufferfish) and fresh fish from the restaurant’s own fish-tanks; the restaurant building, which resembles a white lighthouse, is very distinctive. Inside, the restaurant has the finest fish-tanks in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with squid, stonefish, flounder and other local fish species swimming around vigorously. Hagi Shinkai is famous for its squid dishes (made using squid from the restaurant’s own tanks), which have an exquisite flavor that permeates every mouthful; for these dishes, the squid is ultra-fresh, not being taken out of the tank until immediately before the dish is prepared. The Fugu (Pufferfish) set meal, which is available in the winter months, and the flounder set meal available in the summer months, need to be booked in advance.

Fair warning the staff does not speak English nor do they have an English menu. It does help to know some Japanese phrases or at least be quick with google translate. The staff is fantastic and...
Zosui Junmi

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Yamaguchishi Atoushinome 701

"This restaurant specializing in zosui (rice in thick broth) is located an approximately 12-minute walk from Shinome Station on the JR Yamaguchi Line. You can taste a variety of zosui from classics such as meat, fish, curry and kimchi, to items you rarely see elsewhere. Made a serving at a time in an iron pot, it is very filling. Their ""yokubari zosui,"" which contains plenty of seafood such as crab, scallops and shrimps, is one of the restaurant's popular menu items. In addition, you can also choose toppings such as mochi rice cake, kimchi and raw egg."

ときどき利用しています。ときどきメニューが更新される楽しみですが、お気に入りのメニューがなくなった時はちょっとがっかりします。駐車場は広くなく、お昼時に行くとスペースがありません。道幅に余裕がないので、道路わきに停めるわけにもいきません。早めに行くかお昼時を外していくのがお勧めです。
Hirasei

4.0

42 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Iwakunishi Iwakuni 1-2-3

A long-standing Japanese restaurant said to have been established in 1858 standing at the foot of the Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Situated in a location with an excellent view of the bridge, this popular restaurant becomes swamped with reservations particularly during the cherry blossom season. Hirasei serves highly seasonal gozen meals and kaiseki course cuisine with a focus on local dishes such as colorful Iwakuni sushi and ohira (vegetables in a clear broth). The restaurant’s courses made with seasonal limited ingredients such as ayu, matsutake mushrooms, and fugu.

Exquisitely prepared Kaiseki fare almost too beautiful to eat. However, the bursts of flavors kept us eating through eat dish. The view of the Kintaikyo bridge and the bonfires reflected in the...
Hamaryori Gangan

4.0

21 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki Tohoku Front Obata 4160 - 61 Road Station Hagi Shimamachi and

Hamaryori Gangan is a seafood restaurant located in the Hagi Seamart roadside station on Prefectural Route 67 in the Chinto district of Hagi City. The restaurant serves delicious cuisine made using fresh fish and seafood from Hagi Bay and locally-grown vegetables, etc. Hamaryori Gangan’s “Katte Gozen” service also allows visitors to bring fish they have purchased in the market at Hagi Seamart and have it cooked the way they prefer in the restaurant.

This restaurant is one of only 2, maybe 3 restaurants located within the small & quiet Hagi seaside market (building). The menu displayed outside looked interesting & prices seemed quite reasonable...
Ajiro

4.0

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Minamikatakawamachi 67

Ajiro is one of the best-known Kaiseki-ryori (traditional Japanese multi-course meal) restaurants in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Diners can enjoy delicious Kaiseki-ryori cuisine made by expert chefs using locally-sourced ingredients carefully chosen by the restaurant owner. The restaurant interior features superb traditional Japanese-style décor; diners can enjoy a relaxing meal in serene surroundings. The painstaking attention to detail is also obvious in the choice of tableware; the high-quality Hagi-yaki pottery, Imari-yaki pottery and Wajima lacquerware have immense visual appeal. Ajiro is located roughly five minutes’ drive from JR Tamae Station.

萩市の最終日、この日のうちに山口宇部空港に行き東京に帰らなければいかないので、お昼は小泉元首相も食べたという「一味真御膳」にした。ご主人は拝見したところちょっと怖そうな感じだったが、話しかけてみるとよくしゃべってくれた。萩市から新作料理を頼まれて検討中とのこと、会席料理にこだわりがある様子。1－3月ののどぐろの煮つけ、2－4月のオコゼ、肝がうまい、4－5月の鴨島の蛤、また秋のズワイガニも美味しい...
Nishikikaro

4.0

14 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Iwakuni-shi Sekido 1-109

"A souvenir shop and restaurant serving local cuisine and on Prefectural Route 1 in 1 Chome, Sekido, Iwakuni City. While gazing out at the Nishiki River, you can dine on Japanese style gozen meal sets featuring Iwakuni-zushi. The on-site cafe offers sweets such as their Kintai Gokyo Baumkuchen cake and light fare. They also sell souvenirs like folk crafts, Yamaguchi produced sake, and ""hasumochi,"" an Iwakuni specialty sweet with dough made with lotus root."

近隣の所蔵と、生協とともに春の催しを共同開催していました。お買い物によるスタンプラリーをしていたため、立ち寄ってみました。一般的な、お土産もの屋さんと飲食のスペースがあり、お土産などを購入するのには良いと思います。
Sasanoya

4.0

3 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hikari-shi Murozumi 5-8-14

A restaurant located on Murozumi Kaisho-dori. A former port of call for kitamaebune ships, many shipping wholesalers used to engage in business along the street. Operating from a traditional Japanese house, the restaurant offers a variety of fare served in small dishes, as well as their signature item, zosui rice porridge. The many kinds of rice porridge available include standbys like seafood, chicken, crab, squid, and whitebait, as well as limited seasonal versions. Their popular Loco Moco Lunch features the Hawaiian local favorite with rice, a hamburger steak, and salad served on a single plate. Their shop sells cute Japanese style variety goods such as tableware, lights, and interior merchandise.

ここは古民家を利用した雑炊が美味しいお店で、雑貨も色々置いてあるので特に女性に人気があります。海商通りで駐車場も１０台は停めれます。
Sengoku

4.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Senzaki 4297-6 Roadside Station Senza Kitchen

"This live fish restaurant is attached to the exchange facility ""Senza Kitchen."" You can enjoy sushi and seafood rice bowls made with plenty of seafood caught locally in Senzaki. The restaurant is committed to serving good food with confidence. When in season, it is praised as being somewhere you can enjoy the deliciousness of the Sea of Japan unique to Senzaki such as Senzaki toro aji (horse mackerel) and Senzaki butoika (swordtip squid). Because the fresh fish is prepared in front of you at the counter, you can see the chef shape and arrange it up close."

おすすめは、海鮮丼と書いてあったので、普段であればおすすめを注文するのですが、昨日寿司を食べたのと”ひらまさ” が好きなので、ひらまさのあら煮定食（多分）を注文。出てくるまでに少し時間はかかりましたが、とても美味しかったです。 ”ひらまさ”好きには、たまりません。また、量も想像していたよりも多くて十分に堪能できました。お店の店員さんの対応、店の雰囲気ともにとてもよく、美味しい食事を...
Kiraku

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Senzaki 4137-3

"This Japanese restaurant is located near Senzaki Bay, one of the best fishing ports in western Japan. You can enjoy fresh fish and shellfish freshly auctioned off at the Senzaki market in the early morning. The Kensaki squid is called the ""queen of squids"" because of its beautiful, clear shape and soft taste, and it swims in large tanks. Only those that have been carefully caught one by one in Senzaki are called ""Senzaki squid,"" and the Senzaki squid from when the ""Senzaki In-Season Declaration"" was announced are called ""Senzaki butoika."" Their fresh squid course with Senzaki squid sushi and other small dishes such as fried items, is a loved signature item that you will not forget once you try it."
Doraku

5.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Chinto Koshigahama 41189-193

This restaurant is about halfway up Mt. Kasa, a small, 112 meter high volcano. They offer seasonal fish and other fresh seafood from the Sea of Japan, and are managed by a seafood wholesaler that distributes Hagi catches nationwide. This shop only uses Hagi seafood, which is prized by chefs all over Japan, cooks all its dishes on ordering. Their most popular dish is the filling Doraku Teishoku meal set, with fresh squid sashimi accompanied by turban snail cooked in the shell, a tempura platter, and more. Other popular meals include Hagi Akauni Don rice bowl topped with a whole platter of thick, sweet urchin, and their Awabi no Bata-yaki Teishoku meal set with live abalone butter-grilled before your eyes.

山口に住む友人と来ました。彼女も友人から勧められて初めて来るそうです。刺身に煮魚のついた豪華な定食。煮魚は煮付けてはありますが醤油の味に負けないしっかりとした魚のお味。お刺身の歯応えもたまりません！また山口に行ったら行きたいです。
Tsubaki no Yakata

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Chinto 716-16

This seafood restaurant is at the entrance to the Kasayama Camellia Grove. The shop looks out over the Sea of Japan, and offers Hagi hometown flavors made by women of the Koshigahama Fisheries Association. Their popular Tsubaki Teishoku meal set features soy-sauce stewed tilefish and rice steamed with turban snail, with sides of stewed seaweed like hijiki or mozuku, and all of it is locally sourced for local consumption. The cooks are all experienced members of the fisheries association and know just how to bring out the best flavors of their seafood, so this is a rare treat indeed. They also sell shell-grilled turban snail and grilled squid to take home.
Waraji

4.0

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Gofukumachi 1-4

This restaurant is near Kikuya Yokocho, the old castle town of Hagi. The shop is outfitted with raised tatami floor seats and counter seating, and offers cuisine made with local ingredients. The Unidon Teishoku meal set features a rice bowl topped with loads of fresh Hagi-caught sea urchin with sides of local seasonal vegetable dishes, and is popular for its hefty volume. Their Sansai no Kamameshi Teishoku meal set features local rice cooked in clean spring water with sea urchin, turban snails, chicken, and mountain herbs. The udon is light and refreshing, finished with slices of local natsumikan summer citrus, making it perfect for a quick bite during your castle town stroll. With advance reservations you can also try home-style dishes like Itokoni (chilled clear soup containing shiratama-dango sticky rice flour dumplings and azuki beans), and Noppe Jiru country stew made with vegetables and chicken.

地元食材の豚カツ定食を注文しましたが、肉の厚さ、ご飯の量がお上品な方向きで足りなかったです。女性や高齢の方にはちょうどいいのかも。食欲旺盛な方には不十分です。もう少し肉の厚みがあるとうれしい限り。観光客相手のお店だからボリュームは期待してはいけないのかも。
Kisetsu Ryori Isuzu

3.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Imafuruhagimachi 8

This restaurant is known for its hearty fisherman's cuisine and the cheerful shop mistress. The interior has a surprisingly home-like, familiar atmosphere, which is perfect for enjoying their locally sourced seafood dishes. Their most popular dish is the Unidon Teishoku, featuring a whole box of raw sea urchin over rice. It's an extravagant meal set, with a sashimi platter of treats like yellowtail amberjack, squid, octopus, and more, and small side dishes and miso soup. Other delights you'll want to eat every day include the Amadai no Misoyaki Teishoku meal set with miso-roasted tilefish, or the old stand-by Sashimi Teishoku meal set. There are plenty of regulars and tourists who come by just to enjoy a talk with the mistress, as well!

お昼のランチで利用しました。他の方の口コミにある通り、メニューにお値段の表示がなくて不安なまま2人で雲丹丼と海鮮丼を注文しました。雲丹丼3600円、海鮮丼2600円ぐらいだったかな？単純にコスパを求める人には向かないと思いますが、女将さんと萩の町のことやら海産物の薀蓄やらを聞きながらというのは悪くなかったです。
Kihagi Restaurant

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hagi-shi

"This seafood restaurant is inside Roadside Station Hagi Seamart. There is a seafood market connected to the facility, meaning they have access to the freshest fish and more. Their Gokujo Akaunidon rice bowl features lavish servings of red sea urchin, sometimes called the ""phantom urchin"" for its rarity, and is only available from May to October. The elegant sweetness fills your mouth with every bite of this decadent dish! The shop's most popular dish since its founding, though, is the Kihagi Special (seafood rice bowl), which features loads of locally caught fish with a house-made sauce that brings out their natural flavor."

道の駅「萩しーまーと」にあるレストラン。「来萩スペシャル」という海鮮丼を頼みました。どの魚も新鮮さがあり、甘い醤油と合って美味しかったです。ふぐフライも単品で頼みました。こちらも肉厚でとても美味しかったです！他の料理もとても美味しそうでした。ここはお勧めできるレストランです。
Fugu-dokoro Sajika

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Hofu-shi Hachioji 1-23-13

This restaurant specializes in blowfish and conger eel cuisine and is located just a two-minute walk from the Tenjin-guchi exit of Hofu Station. In the relaxed atmosphere of the shop interior you can enjoy local Suonada natural caught blowfish and farmed blowfish bought from the Shimonoseki Karato Market. The blowfish from Sajika is known for its taste as it is prepared in the morning and then allowed to season for several days to dramatically enhance the flavor. Their Sajika Course meal is a popular way to explore the wonders of blowfish as it includes six different presentations of blowfish including dishes such as jellied fish and blowfish sashimi. From May to mid-September you can also enjoy summer dishes including conger eel.

防府読売マラソンで訪れました。せっかく遠征してきたし何か地の物をと考えた結果、やはり河豚でしょう、と。ただ、河豚は鍋など大勢で食べるイメージ。一人旅だったこともあり恐る恐る電話で問い合わせてみると大丈夫とのこと。カウンター席で絶品河豚に巡り合うことが出来ました。旬ということもあってお店は次々にお客さんが訪れていたので予約していくのが無難だと思います。
Oshokujidokoro Tanaka

3.5

3 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Yanai-shi Chuo 2-3-21

A restaurant right in the center of Yanai. They offer a rich menu replete with both Japanese and Western cuisine. Their popular Hannya Gozen Meal is an example of local cuisine mixing Yanai's specialty Seto shellfish with fresh local vegetables, all mixed with rice and seasoned with soy sauce. It comes as a set with grated Japanese yam served over soba noodles. Also well known is their Shirakabe Seafood Ricebowl which pairs a sashimi rice bowl topped with loads of fresh seafood caught in nearby Yanai Sea and a Ushio-jiru soup with sea bream head. The restaurant can adapt to which scenario you require from delivered boxed lunches and catering to any sort of banquet or party.

お盆の時期でほかの店がお休みの中、営業してました。町の昔からあるような、食事処といった感じの食堂でした。

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Yamaguchi Areas

Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.