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Kawadoko aka Floating River Restaurant in Hakone!



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Kawadoko dining is a unique Japanese dining experience that involves eating on a tatami mat next to or on top of a river in the summer months. Join Shizuka as she travels to Hakone, a town in Kanagawa Prefecture known (and loved) for its range of art galleries, museums, nature, onsen, and kawadoko dining. Kawadoko is a quintessentially Japanese dining experience that involves dining beside or on top of a river. It celebrates nature, the seasons, and provides welcome respite from the summer heat.

Shizuka begins her Hakone adventure with a sweet stop at Hakone Teramisu, a new spot in town selling tiramisu desserts! She indulges her sweet tooth with some tiramisu soft serve and a brandy tiramisu before moving on to the next destination… Deli and Cafe Mitsuki. This charming cafe, located on the 3rd floor of a building beside Hakone Station, serves tofu shakes with a breathtaking river view! What will Shizuka try? Their specialty black sesame tofu shake!

After recharging, the journey must continue. Shizuka heads to Gyunabe Ukon, the first and only kawadoko-style restaurant in Hakone. This enchanting restaurant sources its kuroge wagyu beef from all over Japan and pairs it with locally grown vegetables. After a friendly staff member shows her to her riverside seat, Shizuka settles on a supersized sukiyaki course meal. She’s presented with a feast including a beef cutlet tortilla, a mouthwatering beef sushi set, and a simmering beef sukiyaki hot pot, the restaurant’s specialty. She ends her kawadoko dining experience with dessert (mizu manju) before bidding us adieu.

FEATURED FOODS
Tiramisu Soft Serve
Brandy Tiramisu
Black Sesame Tofu Shake
Soy Milk and Yam Soup
Breaded Beef Cutlet Tortilla
Beef Sushi Set
Seared Beef Sushi with Ikura
Beef Sushi with Uni
Tororo with Egg
Beef Sukiyaki
Tsukemen Noodles
Mizu Manju

LOCATION
Hakone, Kanagawa

TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
00:07 Shizuka Anderson – byFood Host
00:23 Hakone, Kanagawa
01:15 Hakone Teramisu
01:50 Tiramisu Soft Serve
03:09 Brandy Tiramisu
03:48 Deli and Cafe Mitsuki
04:15 Black Sesame Tofu Shake
05:14 Kawadoko Restaurant
8:28 Soup
8:38 Beef tortilla
9:08 Beef Sushi
10:39 Gyunabe
12:27 Mizu manju
13:21 Outro

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49 Comments

  2. 01 Seiyer

    ついに箱根にきましたね。私もSIZUKAさんといっしょに足湯につかりたいですね。I would also like to soak in the footbath with SIZUKA.😊

  3. Stephen White

    Raw beef can be amazing if you get the good quality stuff. Some places have some lower standards, which can be cheaper but you really need to cook it. Steak tartare is the western classic but I've tried Beef Tataki (which isn't quite raw but close enough) with a raw egg yolk. It was delightful.

  4. EzyStyles

    This place looks awesome. Will check it out next time when I am in Japan again. I am not so sure about beef sushi with sea urchin though? 🤮 Thanks Shizuka and By Food again for showing Hakone ! keep it up 👍

  11. Cal Native

    I can’t get enough of Shizuka and Japan by Food. 🇯🇵 The beef sushi looked amazing. 🍣

  15. Ludwig

    What an awesome spot with delicious looking food. I literally would love everything you ate in this episode.

  18. Perdomot

    I have been to Hakone last year and ate at the ice cream place. One thing that should be mentioned about eating in hakone is that a lot of places close very early so it can be difficult to get dinner.

  19. Aron Beast

    You put so much efforts into making video and these videos have such a great quality. They can be easily be telecasted as food series on TV. Great work!

  22. George M

    Hakone looking pretty as always, the tiramisu so tempting (Maybe I would have added that it is a bit of a – pleasant – hike – 1.3km – if one wants to get to Gyunabe Ukon by foot from the station). Thanks Shizuka and team 🙇‍♂

  23. Rick R.

    Wow I still can't afford it because the rich class leaches everything from people like me and I don't even have healthcare but the rich have a nice time and travel right now. So cool, it will never end in an armed uprising, kawaiii!

  24. P V

    The soft serve machine is one of the hardest pieces of equipment to clean in food service. 😢

  26. Major V

    Waaaa…. was there last August, we didn't try eating besides the river tho but we saw an alley and boom lead us to a very beautiful view, saw some tourist also dipping their feet on the water.

    Any future Mt. Fuji hike project then food adventure after?

  27. S P

    video content and presentation of the host are excellent, keep it up, well done

  29. Shyam Piccolo

    Are you dictionary by any chance because you are adding meaning to my life from India i am your big fan i saw you video when you are eating Ramen with the American man so Search you channel subscribe also big fan shizuka sister I will pray God for you that you should get 150 million subscribers

  30. Paulo Coelho

    Japanese tiramisu, savory beef sushi, and an interesting dessert on a lily pad, all with a serene river view? Absolutely delightful Shizuka! 😉😉🙂🙂

  31. astroboy3507

    How nice to sit there on a spring / summers day!!!!! And eat that heavenly!!!!!
    P.s reminds me of kamo river gion Kyoto!!!! 👌🏻🩵

  38. YATOISM 001

    just booked a reservation for 2! so excited. gonna try that tiramisu place also! thanks for the video!! stay blessed.

  41. Simon T

    How is the liveliness and population density compared to Tokyo? I never got a chance to visit unfortunately, would love to go when i visit next time im in Japan.

  42. Pamela Smith

    My dear Shisuka, you make me soooo very jealous for all of these amazing dining experiences. Your beautifully crafted videos and your sunny disposition make viewing your videos such a pleasure to watch. If ever I travel back to Japan I will try to experience some of the places you recommend. This one looks so beautiful. Many thanks, Muffy from Oz (Australia)

  43. Cory

    On an episode of soko ga shiritai, they went to a very nice and fancy restaurant that was literally over the top of a small stream and surrounded by nature. Its very popular in the summer months. I cant remember where it was but it looked so beautiful and calming. And with wonderful food and presentation of course…

  44. RIKU'S LIFE

    Your video is quite good. I also produce videos related to travel in Japan🇯🇵. I've learned a lot from your video,thank you! 😀

  45. Dan Cross

    ive not done this type of dinning
    so anytime you want to invite me ill be down to try it out 😂😂😂

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