🍜 The Sky Village of Wakamiya, where one forgets the passage of time.時を忘れ天空の里 若宮

About a 30-minute drive from the center of Kiryu City, there is a restaurant that specializes in tofu dishes. This restaurant is not only filled with the natural and rustic charm of the countryside, but its name, "The Sky Village Where Time is Forgotten," is quite poetic. Originally a soba noodle restaurant called "SOBA処若宮," it later transformed into a tofu specialty shop due to the popularity of its tofu dishes served as side dishes. The establishment first launched "Tofu and Kyoto-style Yuba Dishes Wakamiyama" in Higashi-Gochome, Kiryu, and later opened a branch in Umeda Town. The restaurant offers a variety of health-promoting dishes. The most popular item during lunch is the "Wakamiyama Lunch Set." This set is filled with seasonal local ingredients and represents the restaurant's style, featuring a tofu burger and Japanese vegetable soup. The Japanese vegetable soup is a traditional Japanese dish made by stir-frying ingredients such as daikon, carrots, burdock, taro, konjac, and tofu, then simmering them in seafood broth and soy sauce. Additionally, the restaurant's river fish dishes are also quite distinctive. The quality of water is key to making tofu. Wakamiyama uses the clear and sweet spring water from Umeda to produce its tofu. It is said that the mineral water named after "Kiryu" enjoys a high reputation internationally and has won the Superior Taste Award from an international taste review organization. The restaurant not only emphasizes water quality but also insists on using domestically produced soybeans and avoids using coagulants, opting instead for 100% natural brine to make its tofu. The unique tofu dishes provide a wonderful taste experience for every guest who visits.

A tofu specialty shop filled with the rustic charm of the countryside. Using the clear and sweet spring water from Kiryu to make tofu. Delicate tofu made only with domestically produced soybeans and 100% natural brine. The signature dish "Wakamiya's Lunch Set" is both healthy and delicious.