酢屋長 — Restaurant in Sakurai

Yesterday, while visiting Hasedera (長谷寺), together with my friends we had a light Sōmen lunch (素麺) just across from the entrance to Hasedera Temple. The sōmen lunch, was decorated with a maple leaf and had a few slices of Japanese mushrooms, slices of fish cake and tiny egg strips. The dip sauce was very nice and the cold Sōmen noodles were a delight on this warm autumn day. You can also buy some omiyage, local delicacies...

It was a cozy eating place serving nyuu men (traditional soup noodle around Miwa area) and kaki no ha zushi (persimmon leave wrapped sushi). The set came with kuzu dessert. The nyuu men had a stronger savoury taste than the one I had near Omiwa Jinja and the kaki no ha zushi was wetter.

It became a little short handed once the restaurant get slightly packed as the staff also needed to take care of the...

This restaurant located in front of the Hase-dera temple.

I enjoyed the tasty noodles after pilgrimage to Hase-dera. Unlike the salty and milky ramen, this noodles tastes...