Inakaan Kokura Honten (Eel Restaurant)
A legendary eel restaurant founded in 1926 in Kokura, Kitakyushu. Uses a unique high-temperature grilling technique to remove excess fat while keeping the eel plump and tender. Selected as Tabelog Eel Top 100 2024. 5-min walk from JR Kokura Station.
Praised as 'the best eel in Kitakyushu' by both locals and tourists. Tabelog 3.70/1,434 reviews (March 2026). Una-ju from around 3,000 yen - many reviewers say 'incredible value for money.'
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