Kappo Chiyo

Located in Imakohagimachi, Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kappo Chiyo is a kappo restaurant founded in 1966. It serves local dishes and creative Japanese cuisine centered on seasonal ingredients from Hagi. Popular with both locals and travelers, it is also chosen for important occasions such as okuizome celebrations and family meetings.

The restaurant’s signature offering is the “Chef’s Omakase Course,” made with carefully selected seasonal seafood. This course features ingredients purchased that day, prepared using the cooking method best suited to each one. Seasonal limited-time courses made with Yamaguchi-produced torafugu and mafugu are also popular. At lunch, there is also the limited rice bowl “Choshu Kaisan Mabushi Don,” topped with seven kinds of seafood. A wide selection of local sake and craft beer from Hagi is also available, pairing perfectly with dishes made from Hagi ingredients.

The restaurant is housed in a tile-roofed building with a charming exterior. Inside, works of Hagi ware and paintings featuring mafugu motifs are on display. Seating includes counter seats and tables. Fully private rooms for groups of two or more are also available.