Mashiko
Tochigi
Restaurant
Wild Boar
Hotpot
Irori Chaya
Nestled upon a slight hill, as soon as you step into Irori Chaya where you'll be transported into a cozy mountain lodge-style restaurant ready for a delicious meal that will warm you up.
Here Daisuke and the team specialise in using wild boar (inoshishi) meat that is carefully prepared to ensure a rich and flavourful hotpot without being overpowering. With the majority of the meat sourced from Chiba, Iroriy Chaya takes a more sustainable approach to their cooking
Enjoy their famous nabe hotpot or try one of their other tasty dishes such as sashimi, tempura and grilled meats.
Food & Drinks
Enjoy a range of delicious dishes from their famous hotpot to grilled meats, udon and more!
In 2023 there were around 35,000 wild boars in Chiba that were captured and only 5,000 were used for meat with the rest discarded. Places like Irori Chaya aim to help create a more sustainable and ethical response to these wild boars!
Opening Hours
How to get there
25 minute walk from the main pottery street
5 minute drive and free parking is available (look out for this sign and drive up the hill to reach the restaurant)
2 hour drive from Tokyo
2 hour train ride: Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Utsunomiya Station (52 minutes) and take the bus from Platform 14 for 58 stops (58 minutes) to 益子参考館入口 and walk for 14 minutes