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seafood-yakuzen kamatsuru

Dried fish making with a 150-year tradition

A Japanese-style restaurant run by Atami's long-established "Kamatsuru Hinomono" (dried fish) store. In Atami, where the number of dried fish shops that manufacture their own dried fish has dwindled, the fifth-generation owner still visits the market every day to purchase only the fish that he is satisfied with, and veteran craftsmen make the additive-free dried fish. The thick, local specialty, dried fish can be selected at the adjacent Kamatsuru main store and grilled for a store-bought price, and the menu also includes horse mackerel tataki, sashimi, and other rice bowls and set meals.

Recommended specialty lunch

The most popular item on the menu by word of mouth is the "Godaime-don," which features locally caught horse mackerel as the star of the dish. It is a three-color bowl of rice topped with horse mackerel tataki, grilled dried horse mackerel, and kama-age sakura shrimp, each served on a small bowl of warm rice. Other popular lunch dishes include the "Umisachi Zen," which offers both dried fish and sashimi, and the "Kamatsuru Don," which changes depending on the catch of the fish. In this cozy restaurant with 12 counter seats and 10 seats at a small table, you can enjoy the freshest seafood.

Umisachi Rakuzen Kamatsuru

• 10-11 Ginza-cho, Atami, Shizuoka MAP
• 13 min. walk from Atami Station, 10 min. walk from Kurumiya Station
• Approx. 6 min. ride on the "Yu~yu~ Bus" from Atami Station, get off at "Sun Beach" bus stop, approx. 2 min. walk from the bus stop, etc.
• 11:30 - 14:30 (L.O. 14:00), 17:30 - 21:00 (L.O. 20:30)
• Wednesdays, 1st and 3rd Thursdays
  May change depending on the month.
• 0557-85-1755
• Free of charge (3 cars)

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tempura tsurukichi

Tempura with a light texture made with the finest ingredients

This tempura restaurant is directly operated by Kamatsuru Himonoten, a long-established restaurant in Atami, bearing the name of its first generation. The "daily special set meal with sashimi," which includes fresh sashimi in addition to tempura of gorgeous shrimp, local fish, and vegetables purchased from contracted farmers, is a standard popular menu item. The tempura is deep-fried with a light texture using only high-quality camellia oil and cottonseed oil, and can be enjoyed with different flavors depending on the ingredients, such as tempura sauce, seaweed salt from Hiroshima, or natural sea salt from the Goto Islands.

Combine a walk along the Itogawa River with a sumptuous lunch

Tempura is available in three different courses, and the seasonal fish sashimi is also an attractive feature. Located along the Itogawa River, it is a good place to stop by for a walk to the sea.
The restaurant, with 8 seats at the counter, 4 seats at tables, and 4 seats at a small table, has a relaxing and calm atmosphere.

Tempura Tsurukichi

• 11-1 Chuo-machi, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• 13 min. walk from Atami Station, 10 min. walk from Kurumiya Station
• 11:30 - 14:30 (L.O. 14:00), 17:30 - 21:00 (L.O. 20:00)
• Thursdays, 3rd Wednesday of the month (subject to change depending on the month)
• 0557-86-2338
• Free of charge (2 cars)

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lunch itta

A small popular restaurant open only during lunch time

This small restaurant stands in the midst of greenery and nature, about a 10-minute walk from Yugawara Station. Open only for lunch, the popular menu item is the "Obanzai Gozen with Char Siew and Dashi-maki Tamago (rolled egg)," prepared by the owner, who trained at a ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant). itta's famous five-hour-cooked char siew and home-cooked obanzai incorporate vegetables grown in the restaurant.

Vegetables, wild vegetables and citrus fruits are grown in house

In addition, the owner's family has been running a mandarin orange farm for more than 50 years. Sweets using seasonal citrus fruits and flavored sauces that can be purchased as souvenirs are also popular.

lunch itta

• 99-1 Izumi, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From Atami Station, take the Tokaido Main Line train bound for Utsunomiya, get off at Yugawara Station (about 5 minutes), and walk about 10 minutes.
• 11:00-15:00 (L.O. 14:30)
• Sun. and Mon.
• 0465-62-4493
• Free of charge

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wasana yomogi

An assortment of only the freshest ingredients

KAI Local Flavors is a kaiseki restaurant offering omakase kaiseki dishes and take-out stick sushi. The evening menu offers three courses of omakase dishes ranging from 8,000 yen to 12,000 yen, while the lunch menu offers only a 5,000 yen omakase lunch. Reservations are required, so please contact the restaurant at least one day in advance.

The chef, a former chef at a luxury ryokan, prepares tempura using ingredients that are only available in Atami's rich natural environment, with the mountains of Hakone in the background and Sagami Bay at the foot of the mountain. Under the mottos of "cooking that makes the most of the ingredients" and "cooking that touches Guest/customer's hearts," he uses fresh seafood, wild vegetables, and other seasonal ingredients to bring out their best flavors in his dishes.

wasana yomogi

• 12-5 Shimizu-cho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• 15 minutes walk from Atami Station, 10 minutes walk from Kurumiya Station
• 11:30 - 14:00 (Lunch is by reservation only until the day before), 17:30 - 22:00 (L.O. 21:30)
• Mon. and Tue. (Open if Mon. is a national holiday)
• 0557-82-4147
• Free of charge

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Sea Dining Area Densuke Teahouse

Prepared to order only!

Operating on the third floor of the hotel Sanmi Club annex by the sea, the restaurant offers fresh seafood dishes in a perfect location overlooking the Sagaminada Sea. The signature dish is the "Fried Live Horse Mackerel Set Meal," which is prepared to order and lifted from the tank. Many people visit the restaurant for the fried horse mackerel, which has a delicious flavor and a crispy fried texture.
Fresh local horse mackerel is also popular as a tataki (chopped horse mackerel), and the "Aji Kurabe Set Meal," which includes both fried and chopped horse mackerel, is also very popular. The menu lineup is extensive, ranging from the "Densuke-don" (bowl of rice topped with 10 pieces of seafood) to individual items such as boiled fish and sashimi.

At night, you can enjoy the lights of Sun Beach from the window.

Dining Area of the Sea Denzuke-jaya

• 14-66 Tokai Kaigan-cho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 9 min. walk from Atami Station
• 11:30-15:00 (L.O 14:30) 17:30-20:30 (L.O 20:00)
  
• No holidays
• 0557-810-8000

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yam shop mugitoro doji

We recommend the "Kama-age shirasu tororo donburi

The menu includes "Undan Tororo" and "Ikura Tororo," "Bee Tororo," a combination of Wagyu roast beef and Tororo, and "Aka no Tororo," a dish of Tororo with cod roe rubbed inside, among which the manager recommends the "Kama-age Shirasu Tororo Don". The barley yam topped with Suruga Bay sakura shrimps and shirasu (baby sardines), which won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, is popular among all ages for its light and refreshing taste.

From barley grated yam to modern original dishes

With the Sagaminada Sea in front of you, you can enjoy the ocean view while savoring creative dishes made with yams. The restaurant, reminiscent of a seaside hideaway, has a gallery space and is a tasteful renovation of an old private house with modern design and art elements.

Mugitoro Doji (Potato Restaurant)

• 210 Izumi, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From Atami Station, take the bus bound for Yugawara Station (approx. 12 min.) and get off at "Go-Shimizu" bus stop.
• 11:30-16:00 (L.O.)
  Please call to confirm when coming around 1 hour before last order, as the barley toro will be sold out as soon as it is sold out.
  
• Wednesday
• 0557-88-5433
• Free of charge