Restaurant · Asakusa

Asakusa Imahan (Kokusai-dori Main Store) 浅草今半 国際通り本店

Asakusa's grand sukiyaki house since 1895: kimono-clad staff cook marbled Japanese Black wagyu tableside in a cast-iron pan, then dip each slice in raw egg for you.

About

Imahan was founded in 1895 at the dawn of Japan's beef-eating era and is now synonymous with Kanto-style sukiyaki. At the Kokusai-dori main store, a short walk west of Senso-ji, private and semi-private rooms open onto a small garden, and servers prepare the meal in front of you: thin slices of Kuroge wagyu are seared in a cast-iron pan with warishita (soy-mirin sauce), followed by tofu, leeks, shirataki noodles and mushrooms, and finished with rice. Lunch sets are the most affordable way in; dinner courses are a special-occasion splurge. Outside the restaurant, Imahan's deli counters sell beef tsukudani and famous wagyu menchi-katsu croquettes.

Highlights

• Kanto-style sukiyaki cooked tableside by kimono-clad staff
• Marbled Kuroge Japanese Black wagyu from a house founded in 1895
• Raw egg dip that turns each slice silky
• Traditional rooms and a small inner garden
• Lunch sets that make luxury wagyu accessible

Tips

• Lunch can't always be booked, arrive at 11:30 opening for the best chance
• Book dinner in advance by phone or online, especially weekends
• Shabu-shabu is also available if you prefer a lighter style
• Tell staff in advance if you don't eat raw egg

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