Sushi Kyu (Okage Yokocho)
Opening hours and closing days change often, so a listing here may be out of date. Check the shop's own website before you set out.
Sushi Kyu is a historic sushi restaurant in Okage Yokocho serving tekonezushi, a local Ise-Shima specialty made with thick bonito marinated in sweet soy sauce over vinegared local rice. The restaurant, housed in a building featuring timber from the Uji Bridge dating back to the Meiji period, has been family-run since the Edo period.
A popular tekone sushi restaurant that always has a queue. The building is historic and full of character, so do take a look at it while you wait. On the 1st of every month, for tsuitachi-mairi (the first-of-the-month shrine visit), it opens early in the morning and serves a rice porridge breakfast that changes every month. This is also delicious and well worth trying.
