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A steep thatched roof and white gable under a blue sky, a large wooden waterwheel in front, lava rocks and dry grass at its foot.
The storefront of white plaster and black timber: three cream noren reading 土鍋ご飯, たん平 and 牛たん, a lantern each side and a wooden 営業中 (open) board at the right.

Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi

Thick-cut beef tongue, clay-pot rice.

About 2 min by car from Yamanakako IC, free parking. Open 11am to 8pm, closed on irregular days.

Beef tongue sets under a thatched roof.

A thatched house on the Doshi road near Yamanakako IC, open since October 2025. Sendai-style thick-cut beef tongue is sliced by hand and grilled, and rice from Fujiyoshida goes into a clay pot once you order. The small sides use Yamanashi produce: organic vegetables from Hokuto, tofu from Oshino.

Opened
October 2025
Seating
Tatami, sunken kotatsu, tables
Parking
Free, about 10 cars
Clay-pot rice
Ready in about 20 min
Google
3.8Google rating 3.8 (79 reviews)
The empty tatami room: low tables and blue floor cushions on raised tatami, a wagon-wheel chandelier hanging from dark beams, log-round steps at the edge.

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Simmered kabocha squash on a ridged blue stoneware plate, topped with fine threads of red chili.The noren reading 土鍋ご飯, たん平 and 仙台 牛たん at the entrance, white and pink orchids by the door.Nikujaga in a blue and white dish: potato, carrot and meat with green onion.A lidded clay rice pot in amber-brown glaze.Sauteed cabbage topped with shirasu and chili threads on a ridged plate, a whole cabbage behind.Mizuna greens in dashi topped with shirasu and chili threads, in a blue and white dish.Julienned red-core radish topped with bonito flakes; shredded radish in iced water behind, potatoes and cling-wrapped daikon beside the plate.Crinkled winter spinach sauteed with clams, a heap of spinach behind.Simmered daikon with its leaves in a blue and white dish, peeled daikon and greens behind.

Hours and directions

Hours

Mon11:00-20:00
Tue11:00-20:00
Wed11:00-20:00
Thu11:00-20:00
Fri11:00-20:00
Sat11:00-20:00
Sun11:00-20:00

Open 11am to 8pm, closed on irregular days. Calling ahead is the surest way to check.

Address
〒401-0501 865-14 Yamanaka, Yamanakako-mura, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi
Getting here
About 2 min by car from Yamanakako IC (the expressway exit), about 15 min on foot from the lakeshore. Free parking for about 10 cars.
Payment
Cards, e-money and QR payments (PayPay, Rakuten Pay)
Seating
Tatami, sunken kotatsu tables and regular tables; no private rooms or private hire
Good to know
Look for the thatched roof and the waterwheel. No takeout menu; leftover clay-pot rice goes home as onigiri.

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Tell us in the request box if you would like tatami or a table. For 9 or more, please call. The clay-pot rice takes about 20 minutes from your order.

Or call us: 0555-25-6481

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