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The first store to open in the Kansai region! Hitsumabushi Specialty Restaurant "Maruya Honten" Directly Connected to Osaka Station Opening in March 2025 at Umekita Green Place

Crispy surface and plump inside. Exquisite grilling and the secret sauce that enhances the eel. Maruya-style Hitsumabushi," a superb dish with a secret sauce, debuts in the Kansai region for the first time.

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Maruya Honten Ltd. (Head office: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; Representative Director: Ikuo Takasu), which serves Nagoya's famous Hitsumabushi in Aichi Prefecture, will open its first restaurant in the Kansai region in March 2025 at Osaka Station Umekita Green Place, which is directly connected to Osaka Station.


Nagoya specialty Hitsumabushi


Image of the interior of the modern Japanese-style restaurant made of white wood


Five years have passed since Maruya Honten opened "Maruya Honten Tokyo Midtown Store" in Roppongi, Tokyo, the first store outside Aichi Prefecture, with the desire to make Hitsumabushi, Nagoya's local cuisine, a world-class dish.

In 2024, Maruya will open its second store in Tokyo, "Maruya Honten Ginza Glasse", and its third store near Nagoya Station, "Maruya Honten Meieki 3-chome", and in March 2025, it will finally open its first store in western Japan.



Outline of the Store

Store Name : Maruya Honten Osaka Station Umekita Store (tentative)

Location : Ohfuka-machi, Kita-ku, Osaka City

Access : Directly connected to JR Osaka Station

Opening hours : 11:00 - 23:00 (tentative)

Official website : https://www.maruya-honten.com/

Information as of October 28, 2024 and is subject to change.



Outline of Umekita Green Place

Umekita Green Place will consist of commercial facilities, a pedestrian plaza, a station plaza, and a pedestrian deck, with a site area of approximately 12,500m2 and three floors above ground. There will be 20 stores, including retail shops, food retail shops, restaurants, and a food court. The total store area is approximately 3,750m2.


From December 12, 2024, there will be cab and general vehicle loading and unloading areas, as well as a large bus parking lot that will be put into service in March 2025.


Umekita Green Place


The ultimate "Nagoya specialty hitsu-mabushi," featuring grilled fish and a secret sauce.

We carefully select the fattiest eels of the season and grill them over charcoal until just barely crispy.

We pursue the best way to make the eel crispy while retaining its plumpness. Once a month, we hold a "grilling meeting" where the manager and grilling staff gather to continue researching the grilling process. The sauce is based on "tamari soy sauce," a traditional method of making teriyaki since 1843, and is mixed with grilled eel and eel bones, etc., and mixed with several kinds of soy sauce in a perfect balance. The sugar content, viscosity, etc. are frequently checked and added to the broth. The soup stock for Hitsumabushi is made from Hokkaido kelp and our original blend of shavings.


Secret sauce made from traditional tamari


Crispy surface and fluffy inside. Grilled with the utmost care.


In addition to the eel and sauce, we also use a unique blend of rice and pickles to match the hitsu-mabushi, and we hope you will enjoy the Maruya-style Nagoya specialty "Hitsumabushi".


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You can enjoy Hitsumabushi in three different ways: the first bowl as it is, the second bowl with condiments on top, and the third bowl with broth.


The first cup is served as it is.


The second cup is topped with condiments.


The third cup is served with ochazuke (rice with broth).


About Maruya

Founded in 2005 by owner-chef Sanmei Sasaki, who trained for many years at a Japanese restaurant in Aichi Prefecture. With a desire to make eel, a traditional Japanese food culture, accessible to a wide range of people, Maruya offers hittu-mabushi and other eel dishes at a price that allows customers to enjoy eel casually, while being particular about taste and ingredients. We have six restaurants in Aichi Prefecture, mainly in Nagoya, and in Tokyo, in Tokyo Midtown and Ginza. We offer eel dishes, mainly hitsu-mabushi, as well as Japanese cuisine, and are particular about the interior design and space so that our customers can enjoy a high-quality atmosphere.


At all restaurants, eel craftsmen who have passed Maruya Honten's unique standards manage the grilling process, and a central kitchen has been set up to ensure that each restaurant is particular about not only the eel but also rice, soy sauce, pickles, and other ingredients.



Company Profile

Trade name: Maruya Honten Ltd.

Representative: Ikuo Takasu, Representative Director

Location: 1F Sunskyle Ueda, 3-1212 Ueda-Nishi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 468-0058, Japan

Establishment : April 6, 2005

Business : Management of Japanese food and eel restaurants, eel processing business

Capital : 3 million yen

URL : https://www.maruya-honten.com

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