Went during off peak hour when it might have been closed but the owner welcomed us in. Food came out very quickly even though there was only one chef. Delicious food and I tried the fried oysters, which were very fresh. Highly recommend if you pass by this restaurant on the way to the Maruyama zoo! 👍🏻

Locate along the way from Maruyama-Koen station to the Maruyama Zoo. This restaurant is a family-manage restaurant with your go-to classic japanese food. They got a table and a bar seat which allowed for traveler both solo and in group. (I also notice a private room as well) I found this restaurant because I went there around 3pm where most of others restaurant were closed during afternoon period (2pm - 5 pm) but this restaurant was not. The tempura was solid, taste great and crunchy. Grilled fish was cooked well, very tender with right amount of salt, more over the pork with ginger stir-fried also taste fantastic for a local restaurant. The price of each item was okay given the quality and amount of food in each plate. (If the rice wasn't enough for you, you may asked for more for free too!) Overall, great experience here. Would be back if I ever visit these part of Japan again 10/10

They give A-B menu by default to tourists (200 yen mark-up per dish on English menu), but they will still talk to you in Japanese instead of English or other language. If you talk in Japanese with them, the price at the end will automatically turn back into normal. I would have given 1-star if there was no such automatic normalisation. Anyway, A-B menu should not be something to be proud of, and is a shame of the country. I could not enjoy the food after realizing the existence of A-B menu.

Wow very good tempura very nice soba nearby there is a shrine and the zoo and a short bus away there is the hike for mount moiwa very nice but the TOILET IS VERY CRAMMED NO pictures but is crambed trust me my brother

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GREAT Kitsune Soba set. Not touristy like other places around the area. Very traditional Japanese food done VERY well. Also, the hard working grandmother is cute.