Chiba Prefecture Gourmet & Food Guide
A comprehensive guide to the main gourmet, sightseeing, and event spots in Chiba Prefecture.
Kawatoyo main store
This is a long-established eel restaurant founded in 1909, located along the approach to Naritasan Shinshoji Temple. The sight of skilled craftsmen deftly chopping, skewering, and dousing eel with a secret sauce before slowly grilling it over charcoal at the store attracts inbound tourists as entertainment in itself. The “Unaju” is served amidst the aroma of freshly grilled eel, and is crispy and fragrant on the outside, while being surprisingly plump and soft on the inside. The exquisite taste you can enjoy in a building that embodies traditional Japanese technology and history will be an indispensable highlight of your Narita sightseeing trip.
Highlights & Features
- Live performance of eel preparation and charcoal grilling held in store
- A secret sauce that has been continued since its founding.
- Inside the store is a historic wooden building that retains the atmosphere of the Meiji era.
Chiba Regional Wholesale Market Related Building
A lively wholesale market frequented by professional chefs and local buyers. There is a restaurant area in the related building that is open to the general public, where you can enjoy extremely fresh seafood caught from Tokyo Bay and the waters around Chiba at surprisingly reasonable prices. You can enjoy the authentic local experience of Japan’s “market breakfast” with heaping bowls of seafood bowls, sushi made by chefs right in front of you, and set meals only available in the morning. The deliciousness of the fish you eat while listening to the lively voices of the vendors and experiencing the unique atmosphere of the market is exceptional.
Highlights & Features
- The excitement and atmosphere of a real market frequented by professionals
- A restaurant street where you can experience luxurious seafood bowls and sushi made with freshly caught ingredients at reasonable prices.
- Open from early morning, you can experience a real Japanese breakfast
Ramen Sugitaya Chiba branch
This is a legendary restaurant known as the first direct branch of Yokohama Ikei Ramen, which has one of the most enthusiastic followers of Japanese ramen culture. The combination of the rich soy sauce soup, made by boiling pork bones and chicken bones to the limit to condense the flavor, and the chewy, specially made thick noodles is a masterpiece. In addition to standard toppings such as chashu, spinach, and seaweed, you can customize the hardness of the noodles, the depth of flavor, and the amount of fat to your liking. Waiting in line and enjoying a bowl of ramen in the warm atmosphere is an authentic Japanese ramen training experience.
Highlights & Features
- The overwhelming status of being the first store directly connected to Yokohama Iekei Ramen Headquarters “Yoshimuraya”
- Authentic taste of rich pork bone soy sauce soup and thick noodles
- Customized ordering system that allows you to specify the hardness, depth of flavor, and amount of fat of the noodles
Tonkatsu Owada
This is a long-established pork cutlet specialty store in the center of Chiba City that has been loved by locals for many years. The tonkatsu is made with the highest quality domestically-selected pork and is carefully fried in low-temperature oil over a long period of time.The coating is light and crispy, and the meat inside is surprisingly pink, tender, and juicy. The sweetness and flavor of the pork fills your mouth with every bite, and it pairs perfectly with the traditional sauce and refreshing Japanese mustard. In a sophisticated Japanese space, you can thoroughly enjoy the charm of authentic “Japanese tonkatsu” made by skilled craftsmen.
Highlights & Features
- The craftsmanship of carefully frying carefully selected pork at low temperatures
- Crispy batter and incredibly juicy and tender meat
- Authentic tonkatsu set meal to enjoy with free refills of rice and cabbage
Chomeisen Brewery directly managed store
This is a directly managed shop run by Nabeten, a long-established sake brewery in Narita with a history of over 300 years. We have a wide selection of carefully selected Japanese sake, including the local sake “Chomeisen,” which is also offered as a sacred sake to Naritasan Shinshoji Temple. Inside the store, there is a tasting counter where you can casually taste Japanese sake for a fee, and you can find your favorite flavor while listening to explanations from the expert staff, from sweet to super dry to seasonal raw unprocessed sake. Sake brewery tours are also available by reservation. There are plenty of souvenirs such as amazake made from sake lees, sweets, and pickles, allowing you to experience Japan’s profound sake brewing culture and the charm of fermentation with all five senses.
Highlights & Features
- You can purchase Naritasan’s sacred sake “Chomeisen” at the directly managed store of a sake brewery that has been in business for over 300 years.
- There is a paid tasting counter inside the store where you can taste and compare various sakes in small quantities.
- A wide selection of sake lees sweets and fermented foods that are perfect as souvenirs
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