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Tonkatsu Inoue

Rating91SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, #1 tonkatsu in Himeji (Aug 2024).
Also #1 in set meals (Sep 2023).
Recommended by local hotel staff.
Pre-opening queues.
Black pork fried in rice oil at this price point is exceptional value.
Popular Dishes
Tonkatsu set meal (Kagoshima black pork, rice-oil fried)
とんかつ定食（黒豚米油揚げ）
Hire-katsu set
ヒレかつ定食
Ebi-furai set
エビフライ定食
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A famous tonkatsu shop in the Nishinikaichocho shopping arcade between Himeji Station and Himeji Castle. Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, #1 tonkatsu in Himeji (August 2024). Black pork fried slowly in rice oil produces crispy cutlets praised as 'easily the best tonkatsu I've ever eaten.' Customers queue before opening; menu items sell out daily.

Reviews pour in: 'Lines guaranteed,' 'Customers wait before opening,' 'Easily the #1 tonkatsu I've ever had.' Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, also #1 in Himeji for set meals (September 2023). Even local hotel staff strongly recommend it.

Business Hours
Mon・Tue11:00-14:00
WedClosed
Thu11:00-14:00
Fri – Sun11:00-14:00,17:30-20:30
Regular Holiday：Wednesday（夜営業は金土日のみ）
Access
Lunch daily except Wed (11:00-14:00). Dinner Fri/Sat/Sun only (17:30-20:30). Closes when sold out. No reservations. Cash only.
113 Nishinikaichocho, Himeji, Hyogo
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Tonkatsu¥¥

Tonkatsu Inoue

Rating91SCORE
Popular Dishes
Tonkatsu set meal (Kagoshima black pork, rice-oil fried)
とんかつ定食（黒豚米油揚げ）
Hire-katsu set
ヒレかつ定食
Ebi-furai set
エビフライ定食
Business Hours
Mon・Tue11:00-14:00
WedClosed
Thu11:00-14:00
Fri – Sun11:00-14:00,17:30-20:30
Regular Holiday：Wednesday（夜営業は金土日のみ）
Access
Lunch daily except Wed (11:00-14:00). Dinner Fri/Sat/Sun only (17:30-20:30). Closes when sold out. No reservations. Cash only.
113 Nishinikaichocho, Himeji, Hyogo
English Menu：Not AvailableCredit Card：Not Available
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WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, #1 tonkatsu in Himeji (Aug 2024).
Also #1 in set meals (Sep 2023).
Recommended by local hotel staff.
Pre-opening queues.
Black pork fried in rice oil at this price point is exceptional value.
91SCORE
What a score of 91 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

A famous tonkatsu shop in the Nishinikaichocho shopping arcade between Himeji Station and Himeji Castle. Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, #1 tonkatsu in Himeji (August 2024). Black pork fried slowly in rice oil produces crispy cutlets praised as 'easily the best tonkatsu I've ever eaten.' Customers queue before opening; menu items sell out daily.

Reviews pour in: 'Lines guaranteed,' 'Customers wait before opening,' 'Easily the #1 tonkatsu I've ever had.' Google rating 4.6 with 184 reviews, also #1 in Himeji for set meals (September 2023). Even local hotel staff strongly recommend it.

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