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Japan Guide

Northern Honshū

Eating

1 Aoyagi-ke Samurai quarter In the samurai quarter, the Aoyagi-ke has a decent restaurant serving inaniwa udon, long, slippery noodles in a thin soup of mushrooms, onion and bamboo shoots. Opening time: Daily except Mon 10.30am–4pm

2 Hyakusui-en 0187/55-5715 The hundred-year-old Hyakusui-en is popular for its English-speaking owner and hearty meals. The restaurant is twenty minutes' walk from the station in the old merchants' quarter: you'll find it in a borwn kura between the Hirafuku Memorial Art Museum and the river. Opening time: Lunch daily 11am–3pm, dinner by appointment onlyPrice: Courses start from ¥6500