Sasanishiki Shokudo is a local diner in Ashisawa, Obanazawa, Yamagata; on Instagram we describe ourselves as 52 years in business. Our signature is hormone nikomi, alongside ramen, soba, mochi and set meals.
The nikomi – our menu calls it our specialty and most popular dish – is offal simmered with Chinese cabbage, tofu and green onion, served in its pot. All our rice is grown in Yamagata and cooked fresh in a gas rice cooker.
We open for lunch only and close when we sell out. We are closed on Wednesdays and on some other days; closures and sell-outs are posted on Instagram, @sasanishikishokudo.
Our specialty and most popular dish: offal simmered with Chinese cabbage, tofu and green onion, served in the pot. Have it as a set with rice and side dishes, or on its own; a larger serving of nikomi is available.
Seven kinds of mochi – grated daikon, natto, kinako, sesame, sweet red bean, walnut and zoni – in portions of seven or a half portion of four. All but the zoni mochi can be taken away.
そば
Soba
ざるそば、温かい肉そば、なめこそばをご用意しています。
Cold zaru soba, hot soba with meat, and nameko mushroom soba.
定食と丼もの
Set meals and rice bowls
豚汁、なめこ汁、焼肉の定食のほか、親子丼、牛丼、ビーフカレーもあります。
Pork miso soup, nameko soup and grilled meat set meals, plus oyakodon, gyudon and beef curry.
Obanazawa is a snowy town in northern Yamagata. In its hills lies Ginzan Onsen, with wooden inns along the river – an easy add-on before or after lunch.
夏の銀山温泉と銀山川Ginzan Onsen and the Ginzan River in summer雪の銀山温泉(2022年1月)Ginzan Onsen under snow, January 2022JR芦沢駅の駅舎JR Ashisawa Station尾花沢市を流れる丹生川The Nyu River in Obanazawa
We are in Ashisawa, Obanazawa, near JR Ashisawa Station. Look for the big yellow Sasanishiki sign and the red noren. You can park right outside the shop.
There may be a wait at busy times. Takeaway customers join the same queue as diners.
We close for the day once we sell out. Cash only.
Obanazawa lies in the inland north of Yamagata Prefecture, a town of deep winter snow, with Ginzan Onsen in its hills.
Can I take hormone nikomi home? Yes. Use our takeaway containers or bring your own pot or plastic container (no zip bags). Up to 10 servings each, no reservations. The cabbage, tofu and green onion are raw, so heat it through before eating.
お餅も持ち帰りできますか?
雑煮餅のほかは、お持ち帰りいただけます。お気軽にスタッフまでお声がけください。
Can I take mochi home? Yes, every kind except the zoni mochi. Just ask our staff.