Ken-chan — Restaurant in Takachiho

Takachiho is a lovely and cosy small town. Not many restaurants open at night for dinner and we have gone to a few without success before coming to Ken-chan. As we entered this Izakaya place, the staff firstly told us that he could not speak English, we said we were ok as we spoke a little Japanese and only wanted to take some food. Then, he said, please sit down and he came and handed over the menu which was fully in Japanese. He served us later by recommending some dishes. The food were served swiftly after order. The skewers and fried mackerel were tasty. Best is the miso tofu with vege. The purple radish on top if the tofu was special, something new to us. Upon payment, an old man that I assumed is the owner, he started to talk in Japanese about himself doing karate in the past with a very friendly tone as many photo of himself were shown on the walls. Here end up to be one of our favourite dinner places in Japan. If you ever come to Takachiho, you can consider this place, especially of you like...

We stayed at Imakuni next to the izakaya and the hotel reception who spoke Chinese helped us made a reservation. We were showed our table immediately. English is a big challenge for the staff which explained some of the comments about not being welcomed if they don’t speak Japanese. I had my fair share of such treatment in other cities. With the help of google translate we managed to order our food. Some hitand missesbut in general the food were above average. I do like the atmosphere here as it is a old traditional izakaya. So suggest making a reservation with the hotel help even when u arrive late as they opened...

We were staying nearby in Takachiho and decided to head here for dinner one night. We were unsure as they didn't offer an english menue however, we were able to use a translator and place our order with ease. The food was great. We had the meat skewers,fried chicken,fried miso tofo, and eggplant soup. All the dishes were served with a good amount of fresh vegetables and fruits as well. Small local run restaurant that did...