- Hands-on Experiences
- Itoigawa Specialty Foods
Sasazushi (Bamboo Sushi) Making Experience
Sasazushi (‘bamboo sushi’) holds a special place in the hearts of the people of Itoigawa. Rustic-yet-colorful, this simple dish of vinegar rice topped with pickled vegetables, nuts and other local produce served atop a bamboo le...
- Seafood & Sushi
- Bars & Izakaya
- Itoigawa Specialty Foods
Izakaya Taki
Handmade local cuisine with local ingredients A small izakaya next to Itoigawa Station, visit us to enjoy Itoigawa’s seasonal delicacies, lovingly hand-selected from Itoigawa’s fields, mountains and sea and paired with sake expe...
- Seafood & Sushi
Sushi Katsu
An exciting live kitchen just across the counter Enjoy fresh, locally caught seafood and sushi prepared by the owner, a former fisherman! ■No English menu available ■Credit cards not accepted ...
- Seafood & Sushi
Sushi Hiro
Fresh, delicious Itoigawa-style sushi and local seafood If you are enjoying a stroll through the streets of Itoigawa, walk a bit further out to find some of the tastiest and freshest sushi and local seafood around! We have Japanese-style se...
- Bars & Izakaya
- Restaurants & Cafes
Zendokoro Kurohime
We pride ourselves in local sake, local seafood and local cuisine Located conveniently in the shopping street in front of Itoigawa Station, we are a great place to get lunch, from our reasonably priced daily lunch specials (only 700 yen!) t...
- Places & Events
- Itoigawa Specialty Foods
För Ägg Sweet
Sweets shop run by an egg farm För Ägg is a small sweets shop run by a local egg farm. We use only our “Pure Egg” brand eggs. These eggs are popular for their clean, exceptionally fresh taste. To best bring out the flavor of our...
- Places & Events
- Seafood & Sushi
Roadside Station – Marine Dream Nou
Located in between Itoigawa’s two largest fishing harbors, Marine Dream Nou is the place to go to enjoy the freshest seafood from the Sea of Japan! If you love seafood, then you have to stop here! At Crab Market Alley (Kaniya Yokochō)...
- Yakiniku & Others
Yakiniku, Chinese and Other Cuisine
Enjoy hearty yakiniku-style barbecue or Chinese cuisine in Itoigawa In addition to seafood and Japanese cuisine, Itoigawa is home to a number of Chinese restaurants, serving everything from dim sum to Peking duck. Not in the mood for seafoo...
- Restaurants & Cafes
Dine and Relax in Itoigawa
You’ll find it hard not to eat local in Itoigawa at one of our restaurants or cafes One thing visitors always notice about Itoigawa is the quality (and quantity!) of the food. Itoigawa’s unique location between the Japanese Alp...
- Places & Events
- Itoigawa Specialty Foods
Benikyuu Japanese Sweets
One of Itoigawa’s Oldest Confectioneries, Founded in 1825 At Benikyuu, we make sweets unique to Itoigawa, taking pride not only in their flavor, but in the smiles they bring to our customers’ faces. Enjoy our sweets on special o...