Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan｜貯水池 鳥山

Excellent food and customer service. One lady can speak some English which is helpful. Usually very busy on the weekends so you’ll to make a reservation somehow. If you go during the week, you can maybe get away with just walking in directly like we did at around 3pm. The food was really good and it was really cool to have our own Japanese-styled room in the middle of a forest. The atmosphere is great here. We ordered their roasted chicken which is their speciality and lots of grilled meat in a stick which you have to grill yourself over hot coals. The whole experience is unique and very fun. Looking closely, you’ll catch some cute cats lazing round the place too.

Amazing atmosphere and great food. Definitely worth a visit, especially for tourists. The restaurant is divided to small cozy houses, so your table is completely separate from other people.

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