Tohoku Restaurants

Tohoku is a great place for fresh food, whether from the fields, mountains, forests, or seas. Restaurants range from local sake shacks to upscale sushi bars and steak houses, and dress may be street-casual to office attire. Rarely will it be formal. Menus may not always be in English, but you can often find window displays full of plastic representations of the menu. Credit cards are fine in cities, but they are not always accepted in the countryside, so bring along enough cash. In many restaurants you'll take your shoes off at the entry and place them in a cubicle.

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  • 1. Akita Kawabata Isariya Sakaba

    $$$

    This restaurant lives up to its promise of "All of Akita in one building." Delicious, unique regional dishes such as the highly recommended pickle selection topped with a tiny paper scarecrow, are served on antique plates by friendly staff. Look for the statue of the namahage (a fearsome monster from Akita's mountains) outside the entrance.

    4--2--35 Omachi, Akita, Akita-ken, 010-0921, Japan
    018-865–8888
    marutomisuisan.jpn.com/isariya-akita

    Known For

    • Seafood-focused menu
    • Excellent pickle selection
    • Popular statue of the namahage out front

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch

  • 2. Azuma-ya Soba

    $$

    Hearty soba is made from plentiful northern buckwheat, and Azuma-ya is easily Morioka's most famous place to eat these healthful noodles. The second level is devoted to the courageous and hearty of appetite, where wanko soba courses—all you could possibly want to eat—are served. The ground floor is for a more casual (and less competitive) dining experience. If you don't want the eating challenge, order from their many other dishes. Keep in mind that they close for a two-hour break at 3 pm and stop taking orders before 7 pm. There is another location closer to the station that takes orders until 8 pm.

    1--08--3 Nakanohashi Dori, Morioka, Iwate-ken, 020-0871, Japan
    0120-733--130-for all locations
    www.wankosoba.jp/en/wankosoba

    Known For

    • Continuous bowls of soba
    • Lively atmosphere
    • Sets of seasonal local dishes

  • 3. Maruhachi Yatarazuke

    $$

    Housed in a converted warehouse in the Maruhachi Yatarazuke complex, the Komian Maruhachi restaurant serves traditional Yamagata dishes such as soba noodles and imoni potato hot pot, as well as unusual sushi made with pickles from theYatarazuke shop right next door. You can try them all in the "Three tastes of Yamagata" set (¥1,620). For a drink try Tachinomi-dokoro, the standing bar on the far side of the shop, offering all the pickles you can eat for ¥300.

    2-1-5 Hatagomachi, Yamagata, Yamagata-ken, 990-0047, Japan
    023-623–0310

    Known For

    • Unique local pickles
    • A Three Tastes of Yamagata set (soba, potato hot pot, pickle sushi)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Restaurant closed 1st Wed. of month. Bar closed Sun. No lunch

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