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Uka Rokkon

Savor Shiga’s delicacies in a 180-year-old historical home.

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In Gokasho, Higashi-Omi City, Shiga where the Omi merchants originated, a restaurant was opened in a 180-year-old renovated home in June of 2017. Since then, the head chef Sugimoto Has been cooking to help his patrons “eat and regain vitality before leaving.” His hearty meals attract fans.

Ingredients are mainly from Shiga - mountain vegetables, beans and grains, wild game such as boars, deer, snapping turtles from Biwa Lake, eels and lake fish. The Course of the day with a combination of fermented foods or a set with freshly cooked rice.

One recommendation is Cured Omi Beef, Tanada Zen. Cooked Omi Beef is rested for a day and cured in the homemade salted bran and about 30 different ingredients for 2 days. The 1st serving is this carefully prepared beef itself, the 2nd serving tastes different with seasonings, and the 3rd serving is with hot rice and soup.

The name Rokkon comes from Dairokkan (the 6th sense), the base of recognition. Sit back in the 180-year-old Japanese home and taste the elegant dishes prepared delicately. You will be satisfied through five senses plus alpha.

Highlights

  • The restaurant is a 180-year-old renovated historical home.
  • Mountain vegetables, wild game meats, lake fish, local vegetables - all from Shiga.
  • Enjoy Omi Beef cured in the homemade salted bran.
  • Cured Omi Beef, Tanada Zen provides three different tastes.

Photos

  • Shumeian with a 180-year history

    Shumeian with a 180-year history

  • Ingredients are from Shiga

    Ingredients are from Shiga

  • Wall painting at the entrance by the artist/author, Fukahori

    Wall painting at the entrance by the artist/author, Fukahori

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Details

Name in Japanese
湖香 六根
Postal Code
529-1441
Address
713 Gokashokawanamicho, Higashiomi City, Shiga
Telephone
0748-43-0642
Closed
Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Hours
11:30am-3:00pm (L.O.2:00pm), 5:00pm - (Reservation always required)
Budget
Lunch 4,400 yen and up, Dinner 8,800 yen and up
Directions
From JR Biwako Line, Notogawa Station, ride Omi Railway Bus for 10 min, Get off at Kawanami and walk for 4 min. Or get off at Plaza Sanpo Yoshi-mae, and walk for 5 min.
Credit Cards
(Visa, JCB, MasterCard, American Express) Only available for dinner.
Official Website
Official Website (Japanese)