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Sight in Oita
Kitsuki Retro-kan
Step back in time at Kitsuki Retro-kan, a museum featuring an impressive collection of Showa-era products as well as a stage for live music performances.
Wakaeya
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- Address
- 665-429 Kitsuki, Oita 873-0001
- Phone
- 0978-63-5555
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- Open Hours
- 11am - 3pm & 5pm - 9pm everyday.
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About this sight
Wakaeya is a long-established restaurant, opening in Kitsuki City in 1698.
The restaurant's famed dish is Tai Chazuke Ureshino (sea bream with rice and tea), with the ‘Ureshino’ translating literally to ‘I’m happy!’.
The story behind the name is that in the Edo period, the lord of Kitsuki Castle had been eating the Tai Chazuke every day and would proclaim his joy (Ureshino!) at getting to do so.
The current owner is 16th generation of his family to manage the establishment, and still uses the same recipe which gained a feudal lord’s seal of approval over 300 years ago, and even offers a tofu-based vegetarian version, please pay him a visit!
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