Kakinoha sushi and Izasa sushi, a Nara specialty originating from the food tradition deep in the ancient Yoshino and Kumano mountains.
Kakinoha sushi is one of Nara’s delicacies made of rice seasoned with vinegar, with slices of salmon or salted mackerel on top, formed in the shape of a cube and wrapped with a persimmon leaf or kakinoha. In their shop on the 1st floor, the assorted sushi pack including Kakinoha sushi, their original Izasa sushi (rice topped with a slice of salmon wrapped with a bamboo leaf), Oshi sushi (pressed sushi) and other sushi varieties are popular. Delivery service is available so try our sushi at home. Their restaurant on the 2nd floor has a classical Japanese old house structure. In addition to Kakinoha sushi and Izasa sushi, steamed sushi and Miwa somen (super thin flour noodles) and other Japanese dishes are offered. One of the table seats has a superb view of the Nandai-mon Gate of Todai-ji Temple, Daibutsu-den Hall, Mount Wakakusa (reservation recommended to occupy this seating).
Izasa’s recommended assorted sushi “Higashi no Kawa”: 2,205 yen (tax included; postage excluded): 5 pieces of Kakinoha sushi (mackerel), 8 pieces of Rolled sushi of edible wild plants, 5 pieces of Sakura sushi, 4 pieces of Izasa sushi.
Kaze Gozen set (shown in the third picture): 2,000 yen (tax included): Steamed Izasa sushi, tempura, three side dishes, one seasonal dish, soup
*Available number of Kaze Gozen set is limited each day. It is recommended to come and take a seat early for lunch time.
Original ice cream
Milk: 300 yen, Brown sugar syrup & kinako soy bean powder: 350 yen, Nara’s green tea & sweet red bean paste: 350 yen
- Item
- Traditional Nara sushi & restaurant
- Tel
- 【Shop】+81-742-22-8133 【Restaurant】+81-742-94-7133
- Open
- 1F: 9:30-19:00 2F: 11:00-20:00 (L.O. 19:00)
- Seats
- Restaurant(the second floor) Table:40seats / Japanese-style room:20seats
- Holiday
- irregularly
- Official site
- http://www.izasa.co.jp/
Shop&Restaurant
- Osaka’s time-honored soba buckwheat noodle shop offering delicious soba in Nara.
- Kurokawa Honke, founded in 1615, is the time-honored shop specializing in kudzu (plant producing starch) products in Yoshino mountain area in the southern part of Nara.
- Seasonal and safe vegetables, Nara’s specialties and products are all here; fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced as they are brought directly from the farms.
- Specializing in hand-woven linen products, Ban-INOUE suggests a lifestyle cherishing “traditional culture and material from Nara.”
- Homemade sweet caramel custard will remind you of nostalgic childhood. Try our caramel custard and feel warmth and gentleness.
- A variety of sweets using Nara’s yam and Yoshino kudzu (starch) respecting Nara’s local climate and seasons.Names of sweets derive from ancient Man-yo-shu (anthology of poems from the 7th century).
- A relaxing and casual cafe produced by the owner of the exclusive Italian restaurant, Ristorante i-lunga.
- Nara’s souvenirs and tastes are all here for tourists and locals.A number of Nara’s original character goods(including Nara’s official mascot character, Sento-kun), snacks, accessories and specialties are all under one roof at Naraya.
- Yume-Kaze Plaza’s original design T-shirts (limited production) are available. A variety of fun outdoor events will be held occasionally.
- Kakinoha sushi and Izasa sushi, a Nara specialty originating from the food tradition deep in the ancient Yoshino and Kumano mountains.
- The chef, Junichiro Horie, worked in Italy for many years and achieved One-star in the famous restaurant guide in 2004 as the first Japanese chef.
- Outside is crispy and insideis fluffy. TEN.TEN.CAFE selects the finest ingredients for the best waffles. Sauces, jams and even ice creams for topping are all homemade. Live music and rakugo (traditional comical story-telling performance) event will be organized in the café.