Akita Grilled Rice Stick Shop - Akita Station Main Store

The JR Akita Station Main Store gathers representative local dishes from Akita, including the grilled rice stick pot and various Akita delicacies. The "grilled rice stick," which involves wrapping crushed rice around a Akita cedar stick and grilling it, is a traditional Akita dish that originated in the Edo period. The grilled rice stick pot, simmered with ingredients like vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, and chicken, is the store's signature dish and has been a meal enjoyed in rural areas during weddings, funerals, and celebrations since ancient times. It comes in a regular soy sauce flavor, and there is also a miso flavor said to be consumed by Matagi (hunters). In addition to grilled rice sticks, there are dishes made with unique Akita ingredients such as Hinai chicken and char fish. There are also many local specialties like Inaniwa udon and Kamiyama soba, which is said to be the origin of Yokote grilled soba. You can indulge in the delicious flavors of Akita. Furthermore, the selection of local sake is quite rich, featuring all the sake from 36 breweries in the prefecture, which is a major selling point. The store is open during lunch hours on Sundays and national holidays, allowing you to easily enjoy set meals or bento featuring grilled rice stick pot and salted fish soup pot.

You can taste Akita's local cuisine, including grilled rice stick hot pot. The local ingredients and famous dishes are rich and diverse. We offer fine sake from all breweries in Akita. It is conveniently located just outside JR Akita Station, making it an excellent location.