🇯🇵Japan, Shizuoka
A scenic drive through Shizuoka's local food specialties
Shizuoka
1312 Fukasawa, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-0023, Japan
Shizuoka-exclusive fist-sized hamburger steak
Sawayaka is a hamburger chain found only in Shizuoka Prefecture, and it remains an incredibly popular restaurant with people traveling from outside the prefecture just to eat here. Their signature "Genkotsu Hamburger" is made from 100% beef coarsely ground meat, grilled boldly over charcoal.
The restaurant is famous for its signature performance where staff cut the hamburger in half at your table and press it onto a hot iron plate.
The Gotemba Premium Outlets location is particularly popular due to its convenient access from the Tokyo area. It's not uncommon to wait 2-3 hours on weekends.
7-chōme-10-10 Mariko, Suruga Ward, Shizuoka, 421-0103, Japan
A historic establishment serving renowned tororo soup in Mariko, an old Tokaido post town
Chojiya is a long-established tororo soup restaurant founded in 1596, located in the former Tokaido post town of Mariko in Shizuoka City. For over 400 years, it has dedicated itself exclusively to serving natural yam tororo soup. The historic thatched-roof building, famously depicted in Utagawa Hiroshige's woodblock prints, serves as a recognizable landmark.
The tororo, carefully grated mountain yam in a mortar, is rich and creamy with a strong binding quality. Served in a dashi broth made with white miso and generously poured over barley rice, it offers a simple yet deeply layered flavor that spreads across the palate.
