For the fourth consecutive year, it has become a tradition to have a New Year's party at "Yamajoan" in Tenkachaya, known for its game dishes. The portions are very large and substantial, so each dish is quite filling. The service from the staff and the atmosphere of the restaurant are also very good, so it's a satisfying place to visit every time.

I wanted to eat the last angler dish of the year, so I went to this restaurant known for its game dishes. It seems that they serve a variety of dishes depending on the season, and it's mainly course meals. It started with bonito sashimi, followed by tempura, grilled sweetfish, and angler hot pot. I ordered the rice porridge separately to finish. I tried to drink moderately, so the total cost was around 12,000 yen. All the dishes were delicious and wonderful. I was satisfied with the large angler I received. I would like to come back next time to try the game dishes again.

The ingredients change depending on the season. Since they are natural, mushrooms and other ingredients have a completely different aroma. They serve dishes like deer, bonito, and turtle. The porridge cooked from rice absorbs the flavor of the pot and is exquisite. The cost of food and drinks are now separate, but the prices are reasonable.

This time, I visited Yama-Me-An in Kishisato, Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, where you can enjoy game meat dishes. The area of Nishinari in Osaka is quite working-class. The nearest station is Tenkachaya Station on the Nankai Electric Railway. There is also the familiar "Super Tamade" supermarket nearby, which is wallet-friendly for the working-class. The atmosphere around the restaurant is very local, and the dishes served are authentic game meat dishes. You dine in a tatami room with a hearth. I opted for a course centered around snapping turtle this time. The appetizer included taro, which had a gamey flavor. I also tried the live blood of the snapping turtle, which was a challenge for me as I'm not used to such intense flavors. The snapping turtle liver was a delicacy. Grilled sweetfish and bonito sashimi were also served as appetizers. The tempura was made with mountain vegetables, giving it a gamey twist. The main dish was a snapping turtle hot pot, which was quite generous in portion. The meat from the underside of the snapping turtle shell was rich in collagen. The broth was flavorful with plenty of snapping turtle essence. The meal ended with a rice porridge to finish. I couldn't finish everything, I was too full. In winter, you can also enjoy wild boar hot pot. The owner actually hunts and serves wild game like deer and pheasant. I would like to visit again in winter for the wild boar hot pot. The snapping turtle hot pot I had this time cost about 9,000 yen per person, including drinks. The address is 1-3-10 Kishisato, Nishinari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday and the day before public holidays from 17:00 to 23:00. Phone: 06-6657-2292.

I attended a birthday party for my senior at Yamamean and ordered shochu, which came in a one-liter bottle with water. I was surprised when the bill came to 10,000 yen per person, including drinks. The amount of food was also incredibly generous, and I ended up taking home some Botan-nabe in a Tupperware. It was delicious. I definitely want to visit Yamamean again! ✌️

Visited the restaurant "Yamajyoan" in Tenkachaya with my food-loving friends. I'm not a big fan of game meat, but I do enjoy deer in French cuisine. I was especially looking forward to trying wild boar, which I don't think I've had before. The restaurant had a cozy atmosphere with a hearth in the tatami seating area, which I really liked. The course menu with all-you-can-drink was priced at ¥10,000, with some variation depending on the seasonal ingredients. The dishes included: young burdock kimpira, mackerel sushi, boiled deer meat, Gunma's Shimonita green onions and shiitake mushrooms, deer steak, and wild boar hot pot. The portion sizes were huge, especially the meat dishes. The quality of the fish, vegetables, and meat was top-notch and delicious. The mackerel sushi was one of the best I've had, and the deer steak with butter was amazing. The wild boar hot pot was also tasty, with flavorful meat that wasn't too gamey. Unfortunately, we couldn't finish the hot pot, but the staff kindly packed it up for us. Overall, it was a wonderful and delicious dining experience.

I went there a little while ago! They only have a course menu, so I ordered that. It was around 12000 yen. They really care about the ingredients and everything was delicious. I got to try various game meats, starting with turtle blood and mountain vegetable tempura. Everything I ate was my favorite, especially the grilled eel. It was so delicious! The meat was tender with a rich flavor. They also served a turtle hot pot and finished with a porridge made from raw rice. It was my first time trying porridge made from raw rice, and it was delicious! Everything was so tasty. I also enjoyed some wine with the meal. I definitely want to go back again.

This is a restaurant introduction for Ayuan during the Eat La era. I make sure to go twice a year. The venison steak in particular is incredibly delicious.

All-you-can-drink for 10,000 yen. The variety of alcohol is not extensive, but the amount served is impressive. Sashimi of bonito and deer thigh meat with bone-in, Negi from Shimotsuma, and fresh shiitake mushrooms on skewers. The hot pot is cooked over charcoal. The owner personally hunts for mushrooms and game, ensuring excellent freshness. It will surely become even more delicious in the upcoming season.

I enjoyed a rare and delicious game dish.

This restaurant is a place where you can enjoy game dishes that are hard to find elsewhere.

The fish is exquisite!

I used to visit this place occasionally in the past, but I went back after more than 10 years. Sadly, the owner passed away three years ago. I wonder what happened to the wild boar and deer that he used to hunt and serve here. This time, I had turtle eggs and liver, bonito sashimi, grilled sweetfish, tempura of mountain vegetables and conger eel, and turtle hot pot. You can choose your favorite bottle of alcohol from the refrigerator to enjoy with your meal. It's sad that the owner is no longer here, but the food remains just as delicious as before. The interior, which used to have a charming traditional Japanese farmhouse feel, now feels somewhat different and lacks that old charm.

Gourmet friends' monthly gathering, this time at Yamamean! The location is a 5-minute walk west from Tenkachaya Station. This restaurant offers seasonal game dishes that need to be reserved in advance, no walk-ins allowed! The visit was in March, so the menu may have changed by now. When you open the door, you take off your shoes, creating a cozy atmosphere like coming home. There were three tables around the hearth, and this time, five of us went for it! The price range in March was around 8,000 to 10,000 yen. On this day, it was 10,000 yen with all-you-can-drink options including beer, wine, sake, and tea. The meal started with a delicious appetizer of young burdock kinpira. The saba dish was plentiful and tasty, with no fishy smell. The deer boil was surprisingly tender, and the waitress served it with care. The grilled green onions were incredibly sweet and juicy. The grilled shiitake mushrooms were fragrant and succulent. The deer steak was cooked to perfection, juicy and flavorful. The wild boar hot pot was the highlight of the meal, with a hearty miso-based broth and plenty of meat and vegetables. Despite being full, the waitress kindly packed up the leftovers for us to take home. The warm and welcoming atmosphere, along with the delicious food, made us all very satisfied. We look forward to visiting again in a different season. Thank you for the wonderful meal, Yamamean!

This day, I gathered with my drinking buddies to choose a monthly restaurant for our regular meeting. Each member proposed a genre or specific restaurant they wanted to try, and then we narrowed down the choices based on everyone's schedule and the availability of the restaurants. In January, we couldn't meet due to everyone being busy. In February, we went to a popular yakiniku restaurant in Kobe called "Amagasaki Possum Chip -29-". In March, we visited a restaurant called "Tennen Chojushanagi Ryori Yamanen" in Tennoji, Osaka, which I had been curious about for a while. It's a unique restaurant in the city center where you can enjoy seasonal wild ingredients in a hunter-style cuisine setting. For this first visit to Tennoji, we started with some pre-drinks at a nearby standing bar called "Kuromatsu Direct Sales Office" before heading to the restaurant. The restaurant had a charming atmosphere that didn't feel like it was in the city center. It was located in Tennoji, Nishinari-ku, Osaka, just a short walk from Tennoji Station on the Nankai Electric Railway and Osaka Municipal Subway, near Route 26. The restaurant was on the first floor of a 4-story building with several other shops. You could easily spot it by the reed blinds and white curtains with the restaurant's name displayed on them. The interior had a traditional Japanese feel, with wooden walls, two hearths, and a total of 20 seats that could be reserved for groups of 12 or more. The restaurant served seasonal dishes made with natural ingredients, so the menu varied depending on the time of year. In spring, they offered mountain vegetables and river fish, in summer, softshell turtle and wild eel, in autumn, mushrooms, and in winter, pheasant, deer, and boar. Since we visited in March, we got to try some game meat dishes. Despite our initial disappointment with the mackerel dish, the freshness and quality of the fish quickly won us over. The deer meat, served with bones and boiled instead of grilled, was a unique and delicious experience. We also enjoyed the simplicity and freshness of the grilled shiitake mushrooms and thick white negi onions. Overall, it was a delightful dining experience, and we left the restaurant feeling satisfied and eager to return for another visit.