[TV Osaka Corporation] Early Autumn in Omihachiman, Shiga: Sake and Delicious Foods Nurtured by Lake Biwa, “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” Broadcast September 6th Image
URL: TV Osaka Corporation Press Release: September 4, 2025 Early autumn in Omihachiman, Shiga, featuring sake and delicious food nurtured by Lake Biwa, “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs September 6th. TV Osaka “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” Saturday, September 6th, 6:30pm – 6:58pm
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https://tver.jp/series/sr6q8agywz This time, Yukino Saito and I will be exploring fine wine and delicious food in Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, where the heat is still lingering. Very popular noodles from a retro Showa-era diner!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-4c4dd5073016d8dd6720ad44fd335655-2516×1654.jpg [Hatsuyuki Shokudo] (C) Osaka Television First, we head to Hatsuyuki Shokudo, which Mitamura hasn’t visited in a while. We toast with ice-cold beer! We enjoy the summery “Hiyamen” (cold miso noodles) and “Zaru Chinese noodles” (cold Chinese noodles served in a zaru broth), each packed with ingredients. Both the restaurant’s atmosphere and food evoke a nostalgic atmosphere, making this a long-time favorite of locals and tourists alike. Enjoy Okishima sweet potato shochu on a hidden terrace
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-9db95be016787ab2dda61e2635261f5b-2736×1824.jpg [Yahatabori Terrace Hori Cafe (C) Television Osaka Afterwards, we’ll head to Hori Cafe at Hachimanbori Terrace, where you can see Hachimanbori, a waterway connecting the city and Lake Biwa and famous as a filming location for period dramas. We’ll enjoy Shiga’s local dish, “Funazushi,” and “Oki no Shizuku,” a sweet potato shochu made from Okishima Island, which floats on Lake Biwa.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-f2f518c92c93dbfaaa4e871280f62aa3-3900×2925.jpg Enjoy the popular terrace seating. (C) Osaka Television According to Mitamura, this is a delicious drink that will delight sweet potato shochu lovers with its irresistible sweet potato flavor! Eel at a Japanese cafe? Kansai-style Hitsumabushi
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-43835d8c789c34114d5feca926c2b419-2736×1824.jpg A sneak peek at the “Topping Boy” arrangement at Meijibashi Amana (C) Osaka Television For lunch, we went to Meijibashi Amana, where their eye-catching arrangement of the Shiga specialty “Topping Boy” caught our eye. This is a Japanese cafe produced by the birthplace of Decchi Yokan, a famous Omi confectionery.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-8953007ef25da7fc4fefad08f3fa7484-2736×1824.jpg Craft Beer “LAKE LAGER” (C) TV Osaka We enjoyed “LAKE LAGER,” a craft beer made with local Omi rice, and the “Jyo Hitsumabushi Zen.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-9108addf15cf12e500653b767f6fc924-2633×1660.jpg The “Jyo Hitsumabushi Zen” is a special meal featuring Lake Hamana’s brand eel. (C) Osaka Television Although it’s a cafe, the eel dishes they serve here, inherited from a famous restaurant specializing in eel and lake fish, are exquisite! A long-established liquor store where you can find carefully selected sake
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-1505cbbad1ae3592ab916a709bf577f5-2736×1824.jpg [Sakaeya Sake] (C) Osaka Television Attracted by the wall adorned with a list of sake brands, I headed to Sakaeya Sake. The
fourth-generation owner travels enthusiastically to breweries all over the country and, regardless of brand, selects only the sake he truly believes to be delicious, some of which are quite rare!
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recommended by the sake-loving owner! Mitamura praises it! What is the “Konnyaku Hide-and-Seek Stick”?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-97966fdde3aeaa160a1fad3db24267bf-2736×1824.jpg [Norimatsu Foods Yoshii Shoten] (C) Osaka Television In high spirits, I headed next to Norimatsu Foods Yoshii Shokuten, which I hadn’t visited in a while and which produces and sells Omi’s famous “red konjac.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-76b51c0bc32eca999b6ca284adf889e1-2736×1824.jpg Delicious “Konnyaku Hide-and-Seek Stick” (C) TV Osaka Let’s try Yoshii Shoten’s original paste product, “Konnyaku Hide-and-Seek Stick,” which is made with seasoned red konjac stuffed inside cod paste. You’ll definitely become addicted to the difference in texture between the paste and konjac! A very popular bag inspired by Lake Biwa Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-1191b63e574a360d4f0ed53be842d4bf-2438×1824.jpg [Yahata Canvas Bags COGOCORO] (C) Osaka Television Next, we visited [Yahata Canvas Bags COGOCORO], a shop that sells original bags made with materials from Shiga Prefecture. What kind of bag is made using Takashima-produced canvas and Omi beef leather? Affordable yet exquisite! Omi Beef Yakiniku
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-ab326190529c1d32ef62cd2c4c70b304-2736×1824.jpg “Original Kappayaki” (C) TV Osaka For dinner tonight, we went to Ikemoto, a butcher shop directly operated by the company. We tried their specialty, “Original Kappa Yaki,” made from the back of the cow. We were amazed by this exquisite delicacy!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2289/20945-2289-01d2cf761d15ce1ebb6317cf8cedfa68-2736×1824.jpg “Ichiyata Tenkamori” (2-3 servings) (C) TV Osaka The two were left beaming with joy as they savored the luxurious “Ichiyata Tenkamori” platter, which included six rare cuts of meat selected by the restaurant and vegetables of the day! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs every Saturday from 6:30 PM. This is a travel program “for adults” in which Kunihiko Mitamura walks the places he visits, savoring the local delicacies, fine wines, and scenery, and sharing his impressions from interacting with the local people. 〇Program website
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