Dochu Oyaki — Restaurant in Nakatsugawa

We had our second breakfast here, which consisted of oyaki buns. We ordered 3 with different fillings (pork, eggplant, and cabbage&mushrooms). The cabbage & mushrooms oyaki was probably the tastiest.

The place is run by a very kind and friendly lady. The buns (250 yen each) are steamed rather than grilled. You can enjoy them with free local tea.

Inside, there are three tables where you can sit down and relax while...

Oyaki (steamed stuffed bun) is a traditional meal but getting harder and harder to find these days compare to other kind of traditional Japanese snack; Goheimochi. They offer various meat and vegetable kinds. I stopped for snack here and the price is reasonable, and the eggplant bun tasted good. They also offer vanilla and Maccha ice cream for the hot...

We came in while it was raining. It seemed like the shop owner was about to close the shop because of the weather. But we were served free tea alongside the tasty Oyaki, and she let us stay longer and even served us another free Oyaki as it was the last serve of the day. 10/10 service. Very...