Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan｜志ゃぶしゃぶ 青柳

I don’t normally leave reviews - but this place was an unexpected delight. Run by a husband and wife couple who speak very little English, they couldn’t have been more helpful, and the food was excellent. Set menu including beer was 2250 yen, and is tremendous value. If you’re in Nakatsugawa after a day of hiking the Nakasendo trail, definitely visit!

Highly highly recommend. They slice the meat right behind the bar, and serve with lots of fresh vegetables, noodles, ice cream. The couple that runs the place are very very nice. Everything was delicious.

This is a fantastic little place with excellent shabu shabu. Husband wife older couple run together and it felt like being served by gramma and grandpa with a lot of love and care. They helped us order and through pantomime made us feel very comfortable with only some minor English spoken. Delicious meats and veggies and noodles with remnant broth. Very special and very reasonable priced. All the taste of a great shabu shabu from Tokyo but with a home style vibe.