Pakupaku Shokudo
波食波食
A cheap-eats canteen marked by its red lanterns, offering plenty of lunch set meals by day and an izakaya serving island ingredients at night.
Located on the dining street Bonin-dori in Higashimachi, its red lantern at the entrance is hard to miss. Lunch offers more than ten kinds of set meals, and it is one of the few affordable places on the island open for both lunch and dinner. At night, the focus is on small dishes made with island ingredients, including island fish sashimi that changes daily, chilled tofu with island chili oil, and island lemon highballs. There are also rice bowls and sea turtle sashimi, and takeout is available. Seating is for about 28, and the place fills up quickly after the evening opens, so arriving early is recommended. With drinks, dinner costs about JPY 3000 per person. Credit cards are not accepted. Closed the day after the Ogasawara Maru departs.
Opening hours
Lunch 11:30–13:30 (last order 13:00); dinner 17:30–22:00 (last food order 20:00). Closed the day after the Ogasawara Maru departs
Nearby sights
- Ogasawara Visitor Center
- Omura Beach & Futami Port
- Weather Station Observatory (Mt. Mikazuki)
- Miyanohama Beach
- Ogasawara Marine Center
- Whale Watching & Dolphin Swim Tours
- Mount Asahi
- Sakaiura Bay & Hinko Maru Wreck