Tsujihan

There are always long lines for the kaisendon at Tsujihan. Kaisendon is sashimi over a large bowl of rice. Today it was snowing in Tokyo so I knew it meant that many people would stay at home so I went to Tsujihan and it was the first time I saw it without a queue. Got one of the last seats at the counter.

There are four bowls on the menu. The basic Ume bowl comes with ikura, maguro tuna, nakaochi tuna, ebi shrimp, tsubugai whelk, mirugai geoduck clam, ika squid, kazunoko herring roe, cucumber, sesame seeds, and green onions. Staff recommended the Matsu which is the Ume but with extra kani crab, uni sea urchin, and ikura. I added even more ikura, because we only live once. The bowl is served with a rich soy sauce that has an egg yolk mixed into it.

The meal starts with katsuo sashimi and a nutty sauce. Towards the end of finishing the donburi diners can get a hot tai dashi sea bream soup to mix with the rice and some of the sashimi. The meal is an excellent value with all of the extra toppings for only 2,600 yen ($17). The basic Ume donburi is only 1,250 yen ($8). No wonder there is always a long line in front of the shop.

Tsujihan has a few branches in Tokyo. Kagurazaka, Akasaka Ark Hills, Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, Nihonbashi, and Nihonbashi Muromachi near Mitsukoshimae Station.

https://www.tsujihan-jp.com/

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