Koshu Houtou Kosaku Suwa Ic Branch

Family was craving Hottou noodle soup, which is a specialty of neighboring Yamanashi (Hokuto City). Fortunately, this store showed up when we Googled it so it saved us an extra trip to the next prefecture. The offer different meats in their soups. I went for the wild boar which was around 2200 yen but did not disappoint. The pots are heated over open flame so when the waitresses tell you not to touch it, don’t think that after it’s cooled down it won’t matter if you do touch it. Your hands will be filthy with soot. The place was huge and I believe it could seat 100 people. The tables themselves were enormous. Good for families with little kids that want to crawl around as it has tatami seating.

A hearty Japanese country style meal with thick udon noodles and pumpkin Hoto and vegetables was the choice for lunch. After a couple of hours of driving it was a nice break. The food was tasty and came in a large bowl more than adequate. There were many options including meat Hoto available.

We wanted to eat the Houtou which is some famous local food for Kofu, and we were lucky to be able to find a store around Suwa area. I ordered this Houtou set with small unagi-don. The volume of the food is pretty big, very delicious and very filling.