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The Best Restaurants Easily Accessible from Shinkansen Stations

The Best Restaurants Easily Accessible from Shinkansen Stations

Whether you're traveling for work or leisure, when you're in a place far away from home you most likely want to taste local specialties while you're at it. You might not have enough time in your schedule, but not to worry! If you only have an hour to spare before your shinkansen (bullet train) departs, it is a chance to visit several places serve local food and easy access from the station so that you can squeeze in some of the regional cuisines. Here are a few examples!

The Best Restaurants Easily Accessible from Shinkansen Stations

The Best Restaurants Easily Accessible from Shinkansen Stations

Whether you're traveling for work or leisure, when you're in a place far away from home you most likely want to taste local specialties while you're at it. You might not have enough time in your schedule, but not to worry! If you only have an hour to spare before your shinkansen (bullet train) departs, it is a chance to visit several places serve local food and easy access from the station so that you can squeeze in some of the regional cuisines. Here are a few examples!

A Guide to Eating Hiroshima-yaki in Hiroshima

A Guide to Eating Hiroshima-yaki in Hiroshima

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki differs from Kanto and Kansai-style recipes in many ways: it is cooked on an iron griddle before your eyes by the staff, it contains a large amount of cabbage, and made with eggs. By the way, did you know that every okonomiyaki restaurant in Hiroshima has its unique version of Hiroshima-yaki? Its taste, smell, and visual will completely satisfy all of your senses. If you have a chance to visit Hiroshima, for which Hiroshima-yaki would you go?

A Guide to Eating Hiroshima-yaki in Hiroshima

A Guide to Eating Hiroshima-yaki in Hiroshima

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki differs from Kanto and Kansai-style recipes in many ways: it is cooked on an iron griddle before your eyes by the staff, it contains a large amount of cabbage, and made with eggs. By the way, did you know that every okonomiyaki restaurant in Hiroshima has its unique version of Hiroshima-yaki? Its taste, smell, and visual will completely satisfy all of your senses. If you have a chance to visit Hiroshima, for which Hiroshima-yaki would you go?

Restaurants in Yamaguchi where You Can Try Fugu

Restaurants in Yamaguchi where You Can Try Fugu

At the westernmost point of Honshu, connected to Kyushu by the Kanmon Bridge, Shimonoseki, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is the city with the highest circulation of fugu (blowfish) in the whole country. Shimonoseki local people call it "fuku," which also means "good fortune" in Japanese. When carefully selected and handled by skilled chefs, fugu has an incomparable and delicious flavor. If you want to taste fugu in its homeland of Yamaguchi Prefecture, check out these recommendations.

Restaurants in Yamaguchi where You Can Try Fugu

Restaurants in Yamaguchi where You Can Try Fugu

At the westernmost point of Honshu, connected to Kyushu by the Kanmon Bridge, Shimonoseki, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is the city with the highest circulation of fugu (blowfish) in the whole country. Shimonoseki local people call it "fuku," which also means "good fortune" in Japanese. When carefully selected and handled by skilled chefs, fugu has an incomparable and delicious flavor. If you want to taste fugu in its homeland of Yamaguchi Prefecture, check out these recommendations.

Selected Restaurants in Mie Prefecture, the home of Matsusaka beef, where You can Get Delicious Sukiyaki

Selected Restaurants in Mie Prefecture, the home of Matsusaka beef, where You can Get Delicious Sukiyaki

When people in Japan think of Mie, Matsusaka beef often comes to mind. One of the best ways to savor world-famous beef brands from Mie, such as Matsusaka beef and Iga beef, is with a hot pot stew called sukiyaki. If you want to try it, here is a list of popular restaurants in Mie that make fantastic sukiyaki. Enjoy the melt-in-the-mouth deliciousness of premium meats!

Selected Restaurants in Mie Prefecture, the home of Matsusaka beef, where You can Get Delicious Sukiyaki

Selected Restaurants in Mie Prefecture, the home of Matsusaka beef, where You can Get Delicious Sukiyaki

When people in Japan think of Mie, Matsusaka beef often comes to mind. One of the best ways to savor world-famous beef brands from Mie, such as Matsusaka beef and Iga beef, is with a hot pot stew called sukiyaki. If you want to try it, here is a list of popular restaurants in Mie that make fantastic sukiyaki. Enjoy the melt-in-the-mouth deliciousness of premium meats!

The Best Restaurants for Local Cuisine in Hida Takayama

The Best Restaurants for Local Cuisine in Hida Takayama

Takayama is located in the hinterland of the Hida area in Gifu Prefecture. Its flourishing past as a castle town made it also known as "the little Kyoto of Gifu". Today, it's a tourist hotspot crowded with people eager to enjoy its stunning nature and old townscape that still holds the evocative atmosphere of the past. Takayama also boasts a large number of delicious local specialties. If you're visiting Hida Takayama, make sure you drop by one of these restaurants and have its famous [Hida Beef] or [Takayama Ramen].

The Best Restaurants for Local Cuisine in Hida Takayama

The Best Restaurants for Local Cuisine in Hida Takayama

Takayama is located in the hinterland of the Hida area in Gifu Prefecture. Its flourishing past as a castle town made it also known as "the little Kyoto of Gifu". Today, it's a tourist hotspot crowded with people eager to enjoy its stunning nature and old townscape that still holds the evocative atmosphere of the past. Takayama also boasts a large number of delicious local specialties. If you're visiting Hida Takayama, make sure you drop by one of these restaurants and have its famous [Hida Beef] or [Takayama Ramen].

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