Saranoki (Tsuwano)
沙羅の木
A long-established group of restaurants on Tonomachi-dori in Tsuwano. At the tea house or main building you can eat the signature local dish uzumeshi without a reservation.
Located on Tonomachi-dori in Tsuwano. The same compound houses the main building (Bungei Chabo literary tea house), the tea house, and Shoin-tei, built on the former site of the residence of a senior retainer of the Tsuwano domain. The tea house and main building serve Tsuwano’s local dish uzumeshi, in which tofu, shiitake, carrot and fish cake are buried under rice and then topped with broth. It comes with cold Sanshu soba, raw konnyaku sashimi and fried shrimp, and costs about 2,000 yen. Serving takes 15–20 minutes. Shoin-tei lets you enjoy seasonal local dishes while viewing the garden, a nationally registered monument (from about 3,600 yen, reservations required). About 7 minutes’ walk from Tsuwano Station.
Opening hours
11:00–17:00 (lunch until 14:30); Shoin-tei 11:00–14:30; open year-round
Nearby sights
- Tsuwano Tonomachi Street
- Taikodani Inari Shrine
- Anno Mitsumasa Art Museum
- SL Yamaguchi Steam Train
- Otometoge Maria Chapel
- Mori Ogai Former Residence & Memorial Museum
- Tsuwano Castle Ruins
- Susa Hornfels