Komagata Dojo

Frommer's Review

This is a restaurant very much out of the Edo Period. Following a tradition spanning 200 years and now in its sixth generation of owners, this old-style dining hall specializes in dojo, a tiny, sardinelike river fish that translates as "loach." It's served in a variety of styles, from grilled to stewed. Easiest is to order one of the set meals, which includes a popular dojo nabe, cooked on a charcoal burner at your table (dojo nabe ordered a la carte costs ¥1,500/$14). Otherwise, look around and order what someone else is eating. The dining area is a single large room of tatami mats, with ground-level boards serving as tables, and waitresses in traditional dress moving quietly about.

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