Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 22
Food and local tables
Tables we book for our own family
家族を連れていく店
Kinmedai simmered sweet in soy, a sushi counter that sells out, himono grilled over charcoal facing the sea: the tables we book for our own family.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- 1.5–2 hours a meal
- 季節Season
- All year.
- 人数Group
- 1–10 guests
- 移動Getting there
- On footMeet thereWalk or take a taxi to the restaurant; taxis are yours to pay.
- 集合Meeting point
- At the restaurant.
- 料金Price
- We book it; the partner charges you directly
- 地図Map
- Central Atami · G3
We book it; the partner charges you directly.
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
Finding the open days…
The story
Kinmedai simmered sweet in soy, a sushi counter that sells out, himono grilled over charcoal in a room facing the sea. These are the tables we book for our own family, through our own network. Muslim-friendly options on request. You pay the restaurant; the booking is free.
Atami eats from the sea. Kinmedai, the red deep-sea fish of Izu, simmered in soy and sugar; horse mackerel opened and dried in the sun as himono; sushi from the morning's boats at a counter of eight seats. The best of it is in small places that fill with regulars, and we book them the way we would for our own family.
Tell us what you love, what you don't eat, and how you like to spend an evening. We book the table, explain your needs to the kitchen in Japanese, and you pay the restaurant directly. Your host joins only if you ask, at the guide fee.
Hard-to-book local tables, arranged through your host's own network. Muslim-friendly options on request, rather than halal-certified ones. You pay the restaurant; booking is free.
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We never photograph other visitors' faces.
Good to know
Included
- Booking the table and passing on your needs in Japanese
Not included
- The meal and drinks, paid to the restaurant
- Taxis
- Price
- The restaurant charges you directly; booking through us is free. If you'd like your host at the table to translate, the guide fee applies.
- Meeting point
- At the restaurant.
- Ages
- Tell us the children's ages and we choose places that welcome them.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapG3
Central Atami · About 2 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Atami's old himono shops near the station and along Ginza-dori sell dried horse mackerel, squid, kinmedai, barracuda and mackerel; Ajiro holds a himono festival with charcoal-grilled tastings in autumn and winter.
Source: ataminews.gr.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
Mishima eel is kept for four to five days in Mt. Fuji's underground water, which takes away any muddy taste.
Source: mishima-kankou.com (opens in a new tab)
Ask us about a date.
Tell us the day, who's coming and what you'd like to see. Your host replies within a few hours, in English or Japanese.
The restaurant charges you directly; booking through us is free. If you'd like your host at the table to translate, the guide fee applies.
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- Map
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