Hitachi Wagyu Beef Hitachino

Tsukuba City

Southern Ibaraki

Japanese Food

This restaurant serves a range of beef dishes including yakiniku (Japanese-style grill your own meat), sukiyaki, steak and barbecue dishes. The restaurant uses Hitachi Wagyu Beef and charcoal made from oak trees grown on Mount Tsukuba.
The food isn't the only thing that draws people to Hitachino - the restaurant itself is built in a traditional Japanese style with a steep thatched roof and offers great views of the Mount Tsukuba area, whatever the time of year.

Information

Address: Kazekaeshi Toge Mount Tsukuba, 2103-5 Usui, Tsukuba City
Access: By public transport: 25 minutes' walk from Tsutsujigaoka Bus Stop. Take the Mount Tsukuba Shuttle Bus from Tsukuba Station (50 minute ride).
By car: 35 minutes' drive from Tsuchiura-kita IC on the Joban Expressway or 40 minutes from Tsukuba-chuo IC on the Ken-o Expressway.
Business Hours: 10:30 - 20:30 (last orders 19:30)
Reservations required for 17:00 onwards.
December 31
Closes Irregular holidays on Tuesdays (confirmation required)
Website: https://hitachino.com/
Contact: TEL: 029-866-1221

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