3 minute walk from Denentoshi line Saginuma station, even as close as 30 minutes from central Tokyo, Ukai Saginuma store is of 700 tsubo land area, while glancing at the Japanese garden filled with a lot of nature and the 4 seasons, it is a store where you can proficiently enjoy their proud tofu dishes.

In the entrance there are a lot of lanterns decorated.

Until we are brought into a room, we wait in the waiting room. In the summer there are perfect water balloons and ice.

You can enjoy the glance of all 4 seasons from every room. This day we eat in the private room with a dug-in kotatsu.

The first dish is, the sesame seed tofu in which the sesame is carefully mixed in.

This is a seasonal assorted platter that uses summer’s first seasonal foods. It is a dish that can be enjoyed both by looking and tasting.

Here is one of the famous phrases “Ask for water from the neighbor there a morning glory is climbing up the well-bucket” is being shown. The meaning of the phrase when a person wakes up in the morning to draw water from the well, there was a morning glory climbing up the well bucket, and it was not possible to draw water. Cutting off the morning glory would be too sad; therefore they go somewhere else to retrieve water.

Ukai’s famous product the bamboo sake

Broiled young ayu
It’s head and bones can all be eaten as a whole.

Deep fried broiled conger eel and eggplant

Raw yuba

Fried grilled
As a spice you eat the shaved dried bonito and eggplant with mashed miso and soy sauce. An excellent dish which the pressed tofu is grilled over charcoal fire.

Kumiage tofu
It is freshly made tofu before it is exposed to water. In other words it is tofu with warmth and a rich sweet taste.

Water bean tofu
A dish where special soup stock is added into a warm pot. You can enjoy all of the original taste of tofu.

Jalapenos and small fish cooked with rice

Rice flour dumping with sweet red beans

Ukai’s tofu is made from domestically produced beans carefully selected, with the usage if well water from Hachioji/Owada land of 120m underground, also can be said a traditional technique. The worker’s feelings and techniques please enjoy with the view of the 4 seasons filled with passion.

■Tofu store Ukai Saginuma store
Address : 〒216-0004 Kanagawa prefecture Kawasaki city, Miyamae ward Saginuma 1-18-4
Access : Tokyu Denentoshi line, Saginuma station 3 minute walk
TEL : 044-865-1028 —
Working hourw : 11:00～22:00(L.O.20:30)
Holidays : New years’ time（12/29-1/2）
Homepage : https://www.ukai.co.jp/saginuma/