On the first night of my trip to Akita, I visited this restaurant based on a recommendation from a friend I met during my time in Tokyo. It was a bit challenging to go alone, so I made a reservation a month in advance.Since there were quite a few of us, we were given a private room where we enjoyed a variety of dishes. We started with a seasonal platter (including beef simmered in soy sauce, deep-fried river shrimp, warabi (bracken) salad, white sesame tofu with wild vegetables, smoked mackerel, and chicken meatballs), followed by sashimi, tofu with sauce, cold dish with fugu and junsai (I missed taking a photo of this), tempura, grilled Hinai chicken, and seasonal vegetable dishes (which I believe included bamboo shoots in sauce), finishing off with a soup and soba. Along the way, I was intrigued by the Hinai chicken oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) and ordered that as well.As for drinks, I started with beer to quench my thirst, then moved on to Akita's local sake, ordering a total of six go (180ml each), including the original label of Ippakusui and Harukasumi, which had impressed me during my first visit to Akita. To finish, I ordered Aramasa, making it feel like I was fully immersed in Akita.Each sake dish was not just outstanding in one aspect; rather, they were all well-prepared and paired perfectly with the drinks.Although Aramasa was priced at JPY 1,700 per glass, which pushed the total over JPY 10,000, the overall cost performance was astonishingly good, as it would have been around JPY 10,000 per person otherwise. It truly felt like a wonderful way to kick off my trip to Akita.I hear they also welcome solo diners, so as I find myself spending more time in Tohoku, I’ll definitely keep this place in mind when I want to indulge in Akita’s warm hospitality. (However, since I usually plan my trips to Akita for the evening, it remains to be seen when I’ll get the chance to visit this restaurant.)
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