Gongen Karamemochi — Restaurant in Hakone

This noodle joint sells tsukemen (dipping noodles) and soup noodles, along with non-alcoholic fermented rice drinks and mochi. You place your order at a vending machine located at the entrance; an English booklet is provided next to the machine for international visitors. Unfortunately, the mochi were sold out during our visit.

The soup base was flavorful, with a mild spiciness, and the noodles were al dente. The noodle toppings were simple. Complimentary green tea is available.

We experienced no wait time when we visited in the late afternoon.

The restaurant is close to Hakone Shrine and next...

Food is nice and cheap. It's at least worth its price. They are around 1000 yen per meal.

Only critique is that it has no normal options left when I went to the restaurant. They coukd have at least added a higher variety of meal and egg to make their meals more appealing. My meal was literally fully vegan, which was ludicrous even after comparing with 8...

Didn’t try the mochi. They were out when we arrived at 2 pm. Queue was pretty long. Maybe it was weekends. The tsusemen was better than the udon. We also ordered a green tea soft serve. It was bland.

You have to buy ticket first and then when you get to the cashier, he/she will give you the seat. Ramen/udon will be served after. The hot tea is...