Let’s go to Akashi City, Hyogo, to eat genuine sushi. ～Using coupons, bring luxury close to you～

Even saying “Japanese food means sushi,” does not sound exaggerated, sushi has been the a representative of Japanese food, and it is always in a higher rank of what foreigners want to eat in Japan. Although nigiri-zushi is the representative, actually, there is a variety of sushi including inari-zushi, oshi-zushi, and bara-zushi in Japan.

Akashi City has long been famous for its fishing industry due to its location, being in the south part of Hyogo, across from Awajishima island, and facing the Inland Sea extending east and west.

It is about 15 minutes away from Kobe by Special Express train, and about 40 minutes from Osaka. In fact, it is a place of easy access. Even it takes only 25 minutes to Himeji by Special Express train. Therefore, you can visit Akashi on the way back after sightseeing at Himeji castle.

In this Akashi, coupons called “waza no ippin (or great item of skills)” have been issued for not only Japanese but also foreigners to wash away the high class and expensive images of sushi.

How to use it	Together with the coupon, you would receive the leaflet showing the lists of items and shops you can use the coupons for. Please choose your favorite item or shop which meets the amount of your coupon. Exchanging with the coupon, you can get your choice of “sushi of Akashi.”
Price	You can choose from either ¥2,000 or ¥3,000 or ¥5,000.
Shops subject of those coupons	11 shops serving sushi around Akashi station (within walking distance)
Place of sale	AKASHI Information (1-1-23 Piore AKASHI Western Bld., Oakashicho, Akashi City) Akashi tourism association office (7th floor, ASPIA Akashi North building, 6-1 Higashinakano-cho, Akashi-shi)

These coupons are very attractive. Here is the details of the shops which accept them.

①Akashi Kikusui ～Sakuracho main branch～

Established in 1950, “Akashi Kikusui” is located on a back street quietly. Their sushi with fresh fish caught in the Inland Sea and you can eat only here are all great. The ingredients which the owner tried first and was convinced with, are made into beautiful sushi with their careful work. You can experience very Japanese atmosphere inside the restaurant presenting high quality image.

(¥2,000 coupon) Assorted

(¥3,000 coupon) Jo-chirashi

(¥5,000 coupon) Tokujo-nigiri

※All the coupons Time of offer /11:00～14:00.

Name of the restaurant	Akashi Kikusui ～Sakuracho main branch～
TEL	+81-78-911-3355
Address	12-22 Sakura-cho, Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken
Map
Business Hours	AM11:00～PM2:00/PM4:00～PM9:00（L.O.PM8:30）
Closed	Mondays
Access	5-minute walk from JR “Akashi station” and “Sanyo Akashi Station” on Sanyo line.

②Shinwa

Using seafood of the season caught in Akashi and fresh seasonal fish, “Shinwa” is the place where you can eat delicious ingredients in the best style. Located inside Uo-no-tana shopping arcade in front of Akashi station, it is a cozy and homey place, having only 8 seats at the counter. They have local sake of Akashi. It is a right place for those who enjoy sushi of Akashi with a small number of people.

(¥2,000 coupon) Shinwa course

(¥3,000 coupon) Jo-nigiri course

(¥5,000)　Omakase course ※Reservation required

※ All the coupons Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Shinwa
TEL	+81-78-914-7155
Address	1-1-20 Honmachi, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	PM12：00～PM2：30、PM5：30～sold out（Sundays and public holidays PM12：00～PM8：00）
Closed	Mondays (If a public holiday comes on Monday, then, it is closed on the following day.)
Access	4-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

③Hiruamizushi Honoka

“Hiruamizushi Honoka” is located in the middle of Uo-no-tana shopping arcade. As the shop name indicates, they stick to the ingredients caught at Hiruami of Akashi, and are confident of the taste of the season and freshness. The 1st floor is with counter seats and 2nd floor has Japanese style rooms. So, you can feel easy to visit with a small group or with children. West side of the shop is a Japanese restaurant where the son of the owner is showing his cooking skills, and a variety of fish dishes are served.

(¥2,000 coupon) Omakase nigari course

(¥3000 course) Akashi aji-kurabe course

(¥5,000 course) Honoka course ※reservation required

※¥2,000 and ¥3,000 coupons Time of offer/ 11:30～17:00
※¥5,000 coupon time of offer/ 11:30～14:00 17:00～23：00

Name of the restaurant	Hiruamizushi Honoka
TEL	+81-78-918-3949
Address	1-2-7 Honmachi, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：30～PM11：00（L.O.PM10：30）
Closed	Tuesdays
Access	4-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

④Ryoshi-zushi Kairenmaru

Having thought that “I would like people to eat real delicious fish,” an active fisherman who operates a boat on the sea of Akashi opened the restaurant “Kairenmaru.” He is absolutely confident of the ingredients he selected with his own eyes. Including local sake of Akashi, a variety of sake which “goes well with fish from Akashi” is served here.

(¥2,000 course) Akashi nigari set

(¥3,000 course)　Kairenmaru nigiri set

(¥5,000 course) Akashi ryoshi (fisherman) set

※all the coupons Time of offer/ Within business hours.

Name of the restaurant	Ryoushi-zushi Kairenmaru
TEL	+81-78-918-0141
Address	1st Floor, Tsuchiya Bldg., 1-13-5 Oakashi-cho, Akashi-shi/td>
Map
Business Hours	AM11：30～PM2：30（L.O.PM2：00）／PM5：00～PM11：00（L.O.PM10：30）
Closed	Wednesdays
Access	3-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

⑤Uemura-zushi

The owner, who has been showing his skills inside the counter since 1977 of its establishment, goes to the market every morning and buy fresh ingredients. Since he makes thicker slices, the delicious taste of Akashi fish spreads in the mouth. The menu changing according to the seasons is well accepted by customers as well. Since Akashi City planetarium and Okura beach are near, it is a nice place for meal while sightseeing.

(¥2,000 coupon) Jo-nigiri set

(¥3,000 coupon) Tokujo-nigiri set

※All the coupons Time of offer/ Within opening hours

Name of the restaurant	Uemura-zushi
TEL	+81-78-917-0588
Address	North Corner, 1st Floor, Seaside Palace Kinmeikan, 22-25 Okuratenjin-cho, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM10：00～PM8：00（L.O.PM7：30）
Closed	Thursdays (It is open, when a public holiday comes on Thursday.)
Access	approx. 6-minute walk to the south from Hitomarumae station on Sanyo line

⑥Sushitake

Around 5-minute walk from Akashi station, “Sushitake” is located on the small alley extended from the main street. With sushi rice in which particular vinegar is used and thickly sliced ingredients, their fresh sushi is great. Some customers enjoy chatting with the open-minded owner. Would you like to eat sushi of Akashi at the restaurant which has a relaxing and tasteful atmosphere with a counter made of Japanese cypress?

(¥3,000 coupon) Sushitake set ※Reservation required

※coupon Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Sushitake
TEL	+81-78-911-8567
Address	12-6 Sakura-cho, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：30～PM2：00（L.O.PM1：40）／PM5：00～PM10：00（L.O.PM 9：30）
Closed	Sundays and the 3rd or 4th Mondays
Access	5-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

⑦Teiraku

“Teiraku” has a cannot-be-ignored counter made of one Japanese cypress which has been used for 70 years since the time of establishment. The ingredients, the third generation owner who loves fishing as well as fish uses, are mainly caught in Akashi. Using the fresh fish of Akashi, best taste of the season is served. Other than sushi, hamo-nabe in summer and uo-chiri, kani-chiri and tecchiri in winter are also popular.

(¥5,000 coupon) ※Reservation required

※Coupon Time of offer /Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Teiraku
TEL	+81-78-911-8051
Address	1-1-5 Honmachi, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：30～PM2：00（L.O.PM1：30）／PM5：00～PM9：00 (It will be closed once all the ingredients are gone.)
Closed	Tuesdays and the 3rd Wednesday
Accsess	3-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

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⑧Sushidokoro Sakedokoro Dojo/h2>

Located inside the commercial facility piole Akashi close to Akashi station, “Sushidokoro Sakedokoro Dojo” is an easy-to-visit place regardless of you alone or with friends or family. Prices are reasonably set, and grilled food, boiled food, oden, etc. are also in their menu other than sushi. It is popularly used as izakaya as well among locals.

(¥2,000 coupon) Welcome Akashi set

※Coupon Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Sushidokoro Sakedokoro Dojo
TEL	+81-78-911-8081
Address	piole Akashi East building, 1-1-23 Oakashi-cho, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM10：00～PM10：00（L.O.PM9：30）
Closed	Same as piole Akashi
Access	only a short distance from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

⑨Sukeroku-gozen

Located in the middle of the Uo-no-tana shopping arcade, “Sukeroku-gozen” is a suitable place to visit while shopping or sightseeing. Japanese products are well-selected, and as for soup stock, Japanese natural stock is used. Moreover, with thoroughly selected seasonings and water, slow food cooking method is employed. Please try Japanese food of Sukeroku-gozen made with ingredients of the season special to Akashi’s Uo-no-tana.

(¥3,000 coupon) Jo-nigiri set

※coupon Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Sukeroku-gozen
TEL	+81-78-918-7667
Address	1-1-17 Honmachi, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：00～PM8：00（L.O.PM7：30）
Closed	Thursdays (If a public holiday comes on Thursday, then, it is closed on the following day.)
Access	4-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

⑩Sushi Takumi

After 23 years of practice training at long established restaurant of Akashi, Akashi Kikusui, the owner got independent and opened “Sushi Takumi.” Sushi served there is taken care of the feeling of the season. It does not show the stubbornness of usual sushi shop, and there is no logic in the serving order, etc. therefore, customers feel free to eat sushi the way they like. Caring thought of the owner is well accepted by many customers of wide generations.

(¥5,000 coupon) Akashi ※Reservation required

※Coupon Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Sushi Takumi
TEL	+81-78-919-2486
Address	(2nd Floor Umeda Bldg.) 3-3 Taruya-machi, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：00～PM2：00／PM5：00～PM9：00
Closed	Tuesdays
Accsess	10-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

⑪Akashi-Uramasa

“Akashi-Uramasa” is the only restaurant in Akashi which has a right to participate in the auction of Akashiura fishery cooperative. So, they make you enjoy the seasonal ingredients mainly with Akashi’s natural fish. The facts that ten minutes after knocking down at Akashiura auction, fish are swimming in the fish tank in the restaurant as well as the skill of the chef who does not waste those best ingredients at all are boasts of the restaurant.

(\5,000 coupon) Akashi-Uramasa set ※Reservation required

※Coupon Time of offer/Within business hours

Name of the restaurant	Akashi-Uramasa
TEL	+81-78-917-9955
Address	14-23 Hifumi-cho, Akashi-shi
Map
Business Hours	AM11：30～PM2：30（L.O.PM2：00）／PM5：00～PM9：00（L.O.PM 8：30）
Closed	Tuesdays
Accsess	16-minute walk from Akashi station on JR and Sanyo lines

Those above are all 11 restaurants around Akashi station where you can use those coupons to enjoy sushi of Akashi.

Approximately 100 kinds of fish per year are unloaded, and fresh and good quality fish are found in Akashi. Therefore, numbers of sushi restaurants has been necessarily opened there and has prospered for a long time.

Using the coupons introduced here, why don’t you change your impression of sushi from something with high threshold to something you can easily enjoy.
For foreigners to use those coupons actively, they are also written in English and traditional Chinese as well as Japanese.

【Restaurants subject of coupons】　11 sushi restaurants around Akashi station

*The information herein is as of February 2020.