[2025 Fukuoka Restaurant] Travel Guide for Kawataro Nakasu (Updated Jul)

① 🌼Restaurant Name: Kawataro Nakasu Main Branch 📍Location: 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 🚉Nearest Station: Kushida Shrine-mae Station 🕰️Business Hours: Monday to Saturday 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM Sunday & Holidays 11:45 AM - 2:00 PM 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM 💰Price per person: Evening 🌙 8,000 yen and up 💞Recommended because: They catch squid swimming in the pond right in front of you and prepare it fresh, ensuring it's super fresh and lively✨. The squid is sweet, has a great texture, and tastes amazing💓. The squid's bone part is turned into tempura! They also have filefish, and when I ordered it, the liver was incredibly delicious and absolutely top-notch🤤. It's a bit pricey, but the atmosphere is great, and the taste is superb! ② 🌼Restaurant Name: Taketora 📍Location: 1F, Tenjin Star Building, 3-4-14 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 🚉Nearest Station: Tenjin Station 🕰️Business Hours: 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM 💰Price per person: 2,000 yen and up 💞Recommended because: Their bite-sized gyoza is absolutely delicious🤤. It's more like fried than grilled, and you can easily eat 10 pieces by yourself✨.

Kawataro Nakasu Main Branch in Nakasu, Fukuoka is famous as the birthplace of Yobuko squid sashimi, and is a famous seafood restaurant representing Fukuoka. 🐟✨ Fresh squid just taken out of the tank is served live on the spot. Once you try it, you will never forget the transparent and crunchy texture. 🦑💖 ⸻ 🕰 [Business hours] 11:45-22:00 (L.O. 21:30) *Some holidays. Please check the official website or the store. 📍 [Location] 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 810-0801 About a 5-minute walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station on the subway ⸻ 🦑 [Specialty: Live squid sashimi delivered directly from Yobuko] Transparent flesh, plump texture!・You can start with sashimi, and later switch to tempura or salt-grilled. ・The tentacles and ears are crispy and fried. ⸻ 🍱【Other menus available】 ・A luxurious selection of seafood, including sea urchin, salmon roe, and sashimi platters ・Lunch is also popular (reservations required) ⸻ ✨【Points】 ・A ​​relaxing Japanese atmosphere, perfect for entertaining or anniversaries ・Reservations required! Be careful, especially during dinner time, as it tends to fill up easily⚠️ ・There are also special seats with a view of the fish tank from the counter seats👀 #EnjoyJapan #Fukuoka

You should definitely visit the Nakasu food stall street near Hakata Station! The food prices are cheaper than you think, and the friendly owners will welcome you! There are Korean and English menus, so it's easy to use, and most of all, the food is delicious. I think I'll go there next time I visit Japan! #JapanTravel #izakaya #居酒屋 #OverseasTravel

#2月好地方2025 🧾Must-eat food When you come to Fukuoka, seafood is definitely a delicacy that you cannot miss, and when it comes to live squid (いか活造り), "Kawataro" is the best restaurant! This long-established Japanese restaurant, founded in 1967, is famous for its ultra-fresh sashimi. It is not only loved by locals, but is also a must-visit restaurant for many tourists. 🗣️Must-eat dishes & personal experience ✔ Live squid sashimi (Ikakatsuzo): The squid at Kawataro comes from the coast of Kyushu. After you place your order, the store will scoop the fresh squid directly from the tank, quickly process it and make it into sashimi. When served, the squid is still transparent and shiny, with a chewy and crispy texture and a slight sweetness. It tastes even better when eaten with minced ginger and soy sauce! ✔ Squid two ways (grilled or tempura): After eating sashimi, the store will cook the remaining squid heads and feet into crispy tempura or salt-grilled, fried until crispy or grilled with charcoal aroma, allowing people to taste different tastes at once, super satisfying! ✔ Seafood Donburi & Sushi: In addition to squid, the store also has seafood bowls and nigiri sushi made with fresh seafood, such as tuna, sea urchin, salmon roe, etc. You can taste the rich seafood flavor in every bite, and paired with Fukuoka's unique slightly sweet vinegar rice, the taste is even better! 📷Restaurant atmosphere & photo taking tips The interior decoration of the store is full of Japanese Zen style, and there is also a huge aquarium full of live squids, which makes people feel the freshness of the ingredients even more. The squid sashimi served on the table is crystal clear. Remember to press the shutter before it changes color. Pairing it with Japanese tableware will allow you to take more textured food photos! 🚗Address, time, transportation method 📍 Address (Hakata branch): 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City 🕘 Business hours: Lunch 11:30-14:30 / Dinner 17:30-22:00 (reservations are recommended as it is easy to be full during popular hours) 🚇 Transportation: Take the Fukuoka Metro to Nakasu-Kawabata Station and walk for about 5 minutes. #Fukuoka Food #Kawataro #Live Squid Sashimi #Fukuoka Seafood #Must-eat in Nakasu #Fukuoka Free Travel #Japanese Food #Kyushu Travel

Kawataro is a renowned restaurant in Fukuoka that specializes in serving live fish, and it has been in operation for over 50 years. There are two branches in Fukuoka: the main branch in Nakasu Kawabata and a branch at Hakata Station. Reservations are recommended. Inside the restaurant, you can see live squid in a tank, with chefs catching and preparing the squid for sashimi right in front of you. The menu includes pictures, so there's no need to worry about ordering. Octopus sashimi is a signature dish. When a customer orders it, the chef catches an octopus that meets the size requirements and prepares it on the spot. The dish is served within a few minutes, ensuring its freshness. The octopus is sliced thinly, with the chef making diamond-shaped cuts on the surface. It has a chewy texture and a unique taste. The freshness of the seafood and the flavor of the sauce complement each other perfectly. The seafood sashimi platter includes not only seafood but also chicken sashimi, and everything is delicious. 📍 Kawataro Address: 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Miraculously, we were able to enter the restaurant by making a reservation on the day. We really wanted to eat transparent squid!! So we ordered 300g of squid for two people. The operation from ordering to serving was extremely systematic and efficient (lol). We were very excited to see the squid being taken out of the tank and processed right in front of us. The squid was served shiny and still moving. We had the meat and the legs as tempura or grilled with salt. We had them grilled with salt. They have a lot of dishes other than squid, but if you plan to eat around, I think it's fine to order the number of dishes for the number of people. 📍Kawataro Hakata Station Store 1F JRJP Hakata Building, 8-1 Hakataeki Chuo-gai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0012 #0 Yen Trip November

#0yentravelnovember #fukuoka #fukuokafood Reservations are required in Fukuoka, but you can eat live squid sashimi at Kawataro, a place worth going out of your way to visit. Reservations are required!! I've never seen such transparent, moving squid. It has a light and soft texture that makes you wonder if it's really squid. It's delicious raw, but it's also delicious fried, and I could eat it forever. In addition to the live sashimi, the other dishes are also delicious, and I was especially impressed by the deliciousness of the inari sushi!! A hidden recommended menu item. 🕰️Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11:45 - 14:00 Last order 13:30 17:30 - 22:00 Last order food 21:00 Drinks 21:30 Sundays and holidays 11:45 - 14:00 Last order 13:30 17:00 - 21:30 Last order food 20:30 Drinks 21:00 📍Location Kawataro Nakasu Main Branch 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 💰Price per person: About 10,000 yen

#0yentrip #Fukuokatrip #Fukuokatourism #Fukuokafood It's a little pricey, but the squid sashimi here was amazing... It gets pretty pricey at night, so I think it's best to come for lunch^^ Because I'm on a trip! So I tried a slightly more expensive restaurant, but it was still the best🤭lol I'd like to come back again after saving up some money♡ 📍Address: 1-6-6 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-0801 Kawataro Nakasu Main Store 🕰️Business hours: 11:45-14:30, 17:30-22:00 💰Price per person: 3500 yen and up

#Live-made squid #Hakata gourmet #Seafood cuisine #Yobuko squid #Gourmet food #Summer trip #Kyushu gourmet #Near the station Atmosphere/facilities: Relaxed atmosphere, counter and table seats available. Recommended points: You can eat fresh squid. It's highly recommended because you can eat fresh seafood, vegetables, and meat from Kyushu. Squid, squid shumai, assorted sashimi of the day, squid tempura, and sesame mackerel chazuke are recommended (^O^) Average price: Budget per person: 10,000 yen Rating: Three stars