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Day 9 (Part 3):
We eventually settled on an Izakaya above a Lawson just on the edge of Nishitachibana called Akenaya (sort of in Hotel MyStays Miyazaki) which was really quite good and we would recommend it to anyone in the area.
We were shown to a small enclosed booth as is common at a lot of these izakayas. Ordering was via QR code with our phones translating most of the menu. We ended up with a varied spread including Miyazaki specialties wagyu and chicken nanban.
All of the food was fresh and delicious and I'll emphasize that if you want to go and try the best beef in Japan in an affordable way then Miyazaki is the place to visit. We started with some delicious sashimi.
Followed by a salmon carpaccio.
Chicken Nanban, which has seriously grown on me since first trying it in Miyazaki in 2023.
And finished it off with Miyazaki A4 wagyu Shabu Shabu.
After the meal we went back onto the street with about 80 minutes until the last train. Given the limited services that run along the Nichinan line, it was also the only train left to depart. In order to kill some time we looked for a bar on the way to the station.
We walked past a block of containers which had been fashioned into shops, restaurants and bars and headed up into the blue glow of Cafe&Bar Bios. We were the only people here so chatted with the bartender (with great assistance from google translate) and enjoyed a few drinks.
The bar was quite interesting with a number of fish tanks around the space, including all along the right hand wall above. After paying up we realised we were a little further from the station than we first through with only 10 minutes until the last train departed. Not wanting to have to get a fairly expensive taxi home we hot footed it the 800m or so to the station, quickly purchased the tickets necessary for the return trip and jumped on the train with about a minute to spare.
We made it back to Kodomonokuni around 11pm and made a quick pit stop for dessert before calling it a night.
We eventually settled on an Izakaya above a Lawson just on the edge of Nishitachibana called Akenaya (sort of in Hotel MyStays Miyazaki) which was really quite good and we would recommend it to anyone in the area.
We were shown to a small enclosed booth as is common at a lot of these izakayas. Ordering was via QR code with our phones translating most of the menu. We ended up with a varied spread including Miyazaki specialties wagyu and chicken nanban.
All of the food was fresh and delicious and I'll emphasize that if you want to go and try the best beef in Japan in an affordable way then Miyazaki is the place to visit. We started with some delicious sashimi.
Followed by a salmon carpaccio.
Chicken Nanban, which has seriously grown on me since first trying it in Miyazaki in 2023.
And finished it off with Miyazaki A4 wagyu Shabu Shabu.
After the meal we went back onto the street with about 80 minutes until the last train. Given the limited services that run along the Nichinan line, it was also the only train left to depart. In order to kill some time we looked for a bar on the way to the station.
We walked past a block of containers which had been fashioned into shops, restaurants and bars and headed up into the blue glow of Cafe&Bar Bios. We were the only people here so chatted with the bartender (with great assistance from google translate) and enjoyed a few drinks.
The bar was quite interesting with a number of fish tanks around the space, including all along the right hand wall above. After paying up we realised we were a little further from the station than we first through with only 10 minutes until the last train departed. Not wanting to have to get a fairly expensive taxi home we hot footed it the 800m or so to the station, quickly purchased the tickets necessary for the return trip and jumped on the train with about a minute to spare.
We made it back to Kodomonokuni around 11pm and made a quick pit stop for dessert before calling it a night.
