The speciality here is awabi (abalone), grilled as a steak (at market rate) or, more affordably, barbecued with a sweet soy-sauce marinade and served over rice. Follow the shop-lined road snaking up the hill behind the tourist information centre for about 250m until you see a white building on the left with red and blue writing on the side. There's a picture menu.
Uohara
Niigata Prefecture
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