Chanko-nabe

11.27.2015 Chanko-nabe. Fuel for sumo wrestlers.

Japan's mammoth sumo wrestlers need tons of nutrition and energy to bulk up and battle each other in the ring. In accordance with tradition, they live and train in sumo-beya (stables) where they push themselves to the limit and eat to their hearts ' content. All of the dishes they cook are called chanko, and the most popular dish is protein-rich chanko-nabe (one-pot dish), which is eaten in vast quantities with rice. The recipe varies, but contains dashi or broth and is packed with various meats, seafood, tofu and vegetables. You can try chanko-nabe at restaurants, and we especially recommend those run by retired sumo wrestlers.

1 - 10 of 14 restaurants

Tenku no Tsuki 天空の月

Dogenzaka/Shinsen, Shibuya, Tokyo

Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine) / Sake

Reservation

Average price: 4,000JPY

Open: Normal hours: 17:00-00:30 [last order at 23:30] *Operating hours end at 2:00 on Fridays [last order 1:00], and 0:30 on Saturdays and eves of national holidays / Lunch: 11:30-14:00 [Monday - Friday]

Closed: None

English services: English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Access: A 7-minute walk from the JR Shibuya station or 2-minute walk from Shinsen station on the Inokashira line. The restaurant is on the 3rd floor of the Dougenzaka square building, near the Dougenzaka-jo police box.

Address: Dogenzaka SQUARE 3F , 5-18 Maruyama-cho , Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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Tofu Sozai Dining Ao とうふ創菜Dining蒼

Harajuku/Meiji-Jingumae, Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo

Japanese Sosaku (creative),Japanese / General / Tofu Dishes / Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)

Reservation

Average price: Dinner: 3,000JPY / Lunch: 980JPY

Open: [Weekdays] Lunch 11:15 am - (L.O. 3:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm) [Saturday] Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Closed

English services: English-speaking staff available.

Access: From Gaienmae station, go to the Minami Aoyama 3-chome intersection towards the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art. Located on B1 of Hayashi Bldg. at the Harajuku Danchi Kita intersection.

Address: Hayashi Bldg.B1 , 3-42-3 Jingumae , Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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Otayan おたやん

Kakogawa, West Kobe/Miki , Hyogo

Japanese,Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Sushi / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal)

Reservation

Average price: Dinner: 3,500JPY / Lunch: 1,200JPY

Open: [Tuesdays - Sundays / Holidays / Pre-holidays] Lunch 11:00 am -2:00 pm (L.O. 1:45 pm) Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Closed: Sundays

English services: English-speaking staff available.

Access: A 20-minute walk from JR Kakogawa Station, or 8 minutes by "Kako bus". Get off at "Yashino Higashiguchi" and you'll find it immediately.

Address: 51-1 Noguchicho Yoshino, Kakogawa-shi, Hyogo

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KOREAN DINING Ishinabe KOH KOREAN DINING 石鍋 KOH (コリアンダイニングイシナベコー)

Senri-Chuo, Esaka/Senri-chuo/Toyonaka, Osaka

Korean,Other Asian / Korean / Nabe (hot pot) / Makgeolli

Reservation

Average price: Dinner: 2,000JPY / Lunch: 1,000JPY

Open: [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday] Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (last order 2:00 pm), [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, days before holidays] Dinner: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:30)

Closed: None

English services: Unknown.

Access: A 10-minute walk from Minami-Senri station. Face the direction of Yamada and turn right along Route 121. We will be on your right slightly higher on the slope next to "Honke Kamadoya".

Address: 4-16-10 Kami Shinden , Toyonaka-shi, Osaka

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Ajisho 味将

Shikoku-Chuo, Imabari, Ehime

Sushi,Japanese / General / Sushi / Oshizushi (pressed sushi)

Reservation

Average price: Dinner: 6,000JPY / Lunch: 1,100JPY

Open: Normal hours: 11:00am-10:30pm Closed from 2:00pm-4:30pm (Weekdays) and 3:00pm-4:00pm (Sundays & National Holidays) for preparation. Lunch: 11:00am-2:00pm Operating Hours on Sundays and National Holidays are: 11:00am-9:30pm

Closed: None

English services: Unknown.

Access: Located next to Hasegawa Hospital.

Address: 1245-2 Kinsei-cho Shimobun , Shikoku Chuo-shi, Ehime

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Kappo Sushi Umeda 割烹・寿司うめだ

Tokaichi/Funairi/Yoshojima, Other Areas of Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima

Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / Fugu (blowfish) / Basashi (horse meat sashimi)

Reservation

Average price: 8,000JPY

Open: Normal hours: 17:00-23:00, can change to past midnight depending on reservation

Closed: None

English services: Unknown.

Access: A 5-minute walk after alighting from "Tokaichi-machi" station on the Hiroshima electric railway.

Address: 10-34 Nishi Tokaichi-cho , Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima

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Yakitori Oden Zen やきとり　おでん　然

Sapporo Station, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / Kushiage (deep-fried skewers) / Oden

Reservation

Average price: Dinner: 2,500JPY / Lunch: 750JPY

Open: (Weekdays, Saturday, days before holidays) Dinner 3:00pm- 11:30pm last order 11:00pm) *Weekdays- 11:00am-3:00pm is lunch, 3:00pm- 11:30pm is dinner, without non-stop business hours.