Hiraizumi Noukajaya

Hiraizumi Noukajaya is a restaurant located near the World Heritage Site of Chuson-ji Temple featuring local cuisine from Hiraizumi, Iwate. The restaurant is run by an agricultural administrator and offers a wide variety of specialties made with local produce like mochi, udon rice-noodles, reimen cold noodles, curry, and so on. The most popular item on the menu is the “kogane mochi zanmai” (1,200 yen) which is a kind of mochi made with local organically grown rice from Hiraizumi and flavored with four different kinds of seasonings. The restaurant is also known for its original noodles that are a blend of local organically grown rice and potatoes, as well as another blend of udon made from rice and flour. This is "the" restaurant for dishes that specialize in utilizing local organically grown rice.