Juan (Arata Restaurant)

Local Cuisine

4.5

A Berkshire pork specialty restaurant located a three-minute walk from Aratahachimandentei Station on the Kagoshima City Tram. The grounds boast a beautiful pond and stone bridge and the stately Japanese style restaurant building is surrounded by seasonal trees and plants. The restaurant uses only select Berkshire pork raised with a specific diet on Watanabe Berkshire Farm. This delicate, elegant meat is used in the restaurant’s shabu-shabu, tonkatsu breaded pork cutlet, and all of its pork dishes. In addition to Berkshire pork hamburg steaks and pork steaks served piping hot on plats of Sakurajima lava stone, the restaurant’s local, Kagoshima style cuisine is also popular, and the establishment sees a constant stream of customers making the journey here from outside the prefecture just to enjoy the food.

Spot details

Address: Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Arata 1-62-13
Area: Kagoshima Area
Phone: 0992580555
Hours: 11:00-22:00 (Lunch LO15:00/Dinner LO21:30)
Closed: 12/31, 1/1 (Please see the website for New Year's holiday sales)
Parking Lot: Available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB)
Smoking: Not available (No smoking inside, Available outside ashtray)
Wi-Fi: Not available
Vegetarian Menu: Not available
English Menu: Not available
Average budget: [Day] 1,001-3,000yen [Night] 3,001-5,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

What to Eat and Drink in Kagoshima

Kagoshima | Japanese Cuisine

Review

Just ok

Reviewed：2014.07.07

Kurobuta, Pork and more porkExpect to pay 4000-6000 per head (including 1-2 drink) depending on what you order - shabu shabu. My take is that if you are not going for the shabu shabu, go...
Kurobuta (black pig)

Reviewed：2014.01.19

The speciality of this restaurant is the black pig. You get slices of this special pork which you cook by yourself in the steamboat (hot pot). It is really delicious and special meal. MUST TRY!
Charming people, tasty food

Reviewed：2013.10.19

Chose this because although only Japanese reviews it had a 5* rating. The people were surprised to have English speakers visit and could not have been more welcoming. Smart phone translation was...