うなぎ料理山品 — Restaurant in Nakatsugawa

The food there was amazing. We went there for dinner on our visit for the trail, and although my experience with unagi is admittedly limited, it was the best I had so far. The owners/staff were also extremely friendly and helpful. They spoke effectively no English, and the menu was in Japanese as well, so using a translator app was almost a requirement, but they really did bend over backwards to serve as best as possible. I would highly recommend this place for some nice eel dishes. (PS, they also make really good local dessert, there was a picture on the wall and it looked like ice...

We visited on a day when a festival going on, so the place was about 70% full. It appeared that they weren't used to receiving so many customers at one go. It was pandemonium - none of the waitresses seemed to know what their job was (i.e. should I busk tables? Should I take someone's order? Should I seat that group that just walked through the door?). As a result, we didn't get served until a good 45 minutes later. The food was pretty good tho. Except for the salt grilled eel which was very dry...

Great Unagi!! Master has been there for decades. Add your pin to the world map that shows where his customers have come from and you’ll see he has served people from all over the world. We were the first from Hawaii! Yaaay.

I think he can do some English so if you are a foreigner looking for a great, traditional unagi meal this is the place to go. He is more than happy to welcome you.

Steps away from Nakatsugawa station. Go for the 上うなぎ. The better grade is...