Ofukuronoaji shun — Restaurant in Kagoshima

This is a nice and convenient location for lunch while visiting Sakurajima. It’s located together with the “Michi no Eki” roadside station where you can buy souvenirs and local products so this makes for a great place to stop during a visit.

It’s a typical cafeteria style restaurant where you buy a ticket for your order at a vending machine and pass it to the staff who will bring your order directly to your table. It has a nice variety of set meals from udon and ramen to karaage fried chicken. All of the buttons are labeled in both Japanese and English so it was easy to find what I wanted to order.

I went for the yellowtail sashimi rice bowl because I wanted something not fried. It was extremely delicious! The sashimi was very fresh and it was the perfect size for a light meal.

All in all, a nice place for a quick, tasty and cheap meal while...

This is probably the best place to grab a quick lunch. It is about a ten to fifteen minute walk from the ferry. There is a wide selection of local dishes such as mikan udon and berkshire black pork ramen. Right next to it is a gift shop with an assortment of goods from Sakurajima. As for seating there are tables as well as a matt for those looking for somewhat of a traditional experience. The service is phenomenal. It is all these elderly women who are so sweet and nice. Definitely a place...

Stopped here for lunch while exploring the volcano. Really good udon noodles made with mandarin oranges. We waited about ten minutes to get in at prime lunch time. Cash only, you use a ticket machine to order. The top large buttons are the meal sets and smaller buttons are sides. Get the orange juice! One meal is plenty of food. Restrooms are in a side building but very clean. Claims to hold the record for heaviest radish, but Guinness is getting back to me regarding their...