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Hitachi Wagyu Beef Restaurant Kikusui

This restaurant specializes in Hitachi Wagyu Beef and combines premium beef with affordable prices. Dishes include sukiyaki, steak, and yakiniku (grilled meat).

Tanukian Tsutaya

Tanukian Tsutaya, located by the approach to Kasama Inari Shrine, was established in 1876. The restaurant, frequented by locals and tourists, uses Hitachi Akisoba, an Ibaraki buckwheat brand, in making their homemade noodles.

One fo the recommended options is Tsutaya no Soba Inari*. This dish, created by the third-generation owner, has become a local specialty.

There are 88 seats in the spacious interior, which has an elegant ambiance and a sense of history. Monzen soba, buckwheat noodle ground with a stone mill in the shop, makes the perfect souvenir. Those visiting Kasama Inari Shrine should not miss Tsutaya.

*Soba inari is short for soba inarizushi. While inarizushi is an abura-age (deep-fried tofu) stuffed with rice, soba inari is stuffed with soba (buckwheat noodle).

Osakana Tengoku Conveyor Belt Sushi & Seafood

"Osakana Tengoku" translates to "fish paradise." The restaurant is located next to Oarai Seafood Market, guaranteeing the day's freshest catch.
Recommendations include the seafood rice bowl available year-round or anglerfish hotpot during winter.