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. Anzu

    $$$

    Avant-garde performances of live shamisen—an instrument similar to the banjo—by promising young performers and seasoned experts are the main attraction here. Arrive early to sit on cushions on the floor and enjoy the regional fare. Many items on the menu are incomprehensible even to native speakers, as they go by local names; if you are an adventurous diner, point and anticipate.

    44--1 Oyakata Machi, Hirosaki, Aomori-ken, 036-8191, Japan
    0172-32–6684

    Known For

    • Lively atmosphere
    • Local cuisine from Aomori's Tsugaru Penninsula area
    • Shamisen performances

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Often closed Sun. (call in advance). No lunch
  • 2. Kikufuji

    $$

    Tasty, healthful, and authentic dishes from the region are Kikufuji's specialty. Excellent local varieties of sake are available. They can provide you with a menu with pictures, but it does not include everything, so you could also look around at other tables to see what you might fancy.

    1 Sakamoto-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori-ken, 036-8016, Japan
    0172-36–3300

    Known For

    • Very fresh seafood
    • Local vegetable stews
    • Local sake

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Thurs. and two other days per month (call to check)
  • 3. Restaurant Yamazaki

    $$$$

    Try it for yourself and you'll see why people come here from all over Honshu for a cup of the ringo no reisei supu (cold apple soup topped with crusted baked apple skins). The totally organic "miracle" apples that farmer Kimura raises and the dishes chef Yamazaki prepares keep attracting customers.

    41 Oyakata Machi, Hirosaki, Aomori-ken, 036-8191, Japan
    0172-38–5515

    Known For

    • Creative dishes with apples
    • A prix-fixe menu
    • Hirosaki-based French courses

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon., Reservations essential
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