nukafuku (ぬかふく) — Restaurant in Hakone

A hidden vegan gem in non-vegan-friendly Hakone.

Happened to stumble across this place while waiting for check-in to our resort, and I am SO glad we found it! The proprietor took the time to answer all of our questions, and you can tell that it's a labor of love. The flavors were wonderful, and she even spent time to give us tips and tricks for finding vegan options locally in Hakone (note: you're most likely SOL).

The location is literally right across the street from the cable car station entrance, right across the tracks from the hotel shuttle pickup /...

Great little vegan eatery tucked away inside a little shop just outside Gora station.

We had vegan sausages, delicious hot Japanese rice milk drink (forgotten the name of it) and Dango dessert. Unfortunately they had run out of the donuts so we couldn’t try those.

The owner of the shop is lovely and kind, she spoke very good English and helped us make a phone call to our hotel to help explain if they can collect us from Gora station earlier than our originally booked pick up time.

Thank...

Lovely little vegan eatery tucked into the side of a shop at Gora station! The lady was so sweet and helpful, we got 4 donuts, juice for the kids and two freshly brewed coffee! I tend to avoid vegan labelled dishes as generally in my experience they are not as tasty, but these were delicious! Ice never seen cups which fold like these (butterfly cups!) to avoid the need for a lid (and presumably ease recycling!) - be sure to pop past and support this...