Miyajima Anago Meshi Mametanuki — Restaurant in Hatsukaichi

A Great Late Night spot! Extensive Menu! You can take it slow! English * YES!

I was out late on Miyajima Island. Everyone was closing but for some reason this oddly cute raccoon themed japanese restaurant was open! Well we were lucky to get a seat and enjoyed some pretty amazing oyster infused bento served in a beautiful ceramic box.

It was one of their recommended dishes so we went with it. We thought it would be a safe bet...But it turns out, it was more than that! The oysters so well delicately prepared over a bed of rice which was infused by the almost woodsy smokey flavors of the oysters sitting above. It was accompanied by a set with miso soup, picked vegetables, and japanese seaweed to eat with the rice? We also ordered these sort of encrusted seasoned oysters with a baguette slices and "Green" Hiroshima Lemon apparently! That was pretty awesome!

Looks can be deceiving especially when there is a large raccoon outside, but it was a surprise of flavours! Also we found it's connected to a hotel called Kinsuikan Hotel which apparently has a very long history on Miyajima.

Go enjoy this! It was worth it! Especially if you are...

Conveniently located on Omotesando shopping street near the main Itsukushima Shrine, this place is a great spot for air conditioning and food while waiting for low tide or sunset. The Anago Meshi (sea eel rice) is excellent and changed my mind about Unagi being superior. With a generous portion of Anago and their secret recipe (as advertised), I thoroughly enjoyed the food here. The food is served in porcelain unique to this shop. Like other restaurants in Hiroshima, they serve a very generous portion of rice, so it's perfect if you enjoy eating rice. The sitting space at the bar counter is a bit cramped, but they do have free wifi. There is a special tile with a Kettle design imprinted on it, spot it while you are...

I had the conger eel rice set with fried oysters, the conger eel taste was pretty subtle, the sauce provided was sweet but not overpowering. The oysters were big and delicious, and the breading was crunchy when biting into it. The side dishes provided were pretty good, the natto beans were pretty good in taste, and the salad that came with the oysters had nice-tasting dressing. My mom had the udon with beef, the soup of the udon was also delicious, and the udon were very chewy. The staff were courteous and nice, although the atmosphere was pretty dark. Possibly due to the weather outside. Would come again to experience the taste of eating...