Yoake Teahouse

[A restaurant run by a long-established seafood wholesaler where you can enjoy rare seafood from the Ariake Sea]

The local cuisine of Yanagawa, which faces the Ariake Sea, is steamed eel. Along with that, local dishes using seafood from the Ariake Sea are also famous. Recently, due to a sharp decline in the amount of fish caught, it has become a very precious dish. Yoakechaya, located in Okinohata, is a restaurant where you can eat delicious Ariake Sea cuisine without making a reservation. It is a long-established seafood wholesaler and is popular with locals for its fresh seafood. Many people come to buy fish and then eat it right away. Among the abundant menu that uses plenty of fresh seafood caught in the Ariake Sea and nearby waters, the most popular is the “Ariake Sea Seafood Set Meal.” It comes with boiled tongue flounder, which is called kutsuzoko in Yanagawa, and a variety of fish dishes that have been eaten in Yanagawa since ancient times in small bowls, making it a luxurious set meal that is truly all about Yanagawa. The seasoning is particular about the traditional Yanagawa taste, and it is popular among tourists who want to enjoy the taste of Yanagawa. Fresh seafood is lined up next to the restaurant. You can have it cooked and eaten on the spot. This long-established seafood wholesaler is unique in that it offers rare seafood such as kutsusoko (tongue flounder), wakenosinnosu (sea anemone), warasubo (warsubo), and jellyfish. Souvenirs made with local fish, such as sake lees pickles and kanroni (sweetened boiled fish), are also popular. This is a restaurant where you can fully experience Yanagawa.