Nakai Sushi & Japanese Cuisine

Welcome to Nakai

A quiet sushi shop tucked away in the back of an alleyway near the center of Toyooka.

Locals sit at the counter to enjoy a good meal and a talk with the master as he stands behind the counter creating delicious sushi plates.

The master takes great pride in using mainly locally grown vegetables, locally raised beef, and locally caught seafood.

You can taste much of the Tajima area in the variety of dishes served, which includes more than just the conventional nigiri sushi.

The chefs like to mix new techniques and flavors with the local ingredients to create original dishes that are both traditionally Japanese and French cuisine.

You can order what you like off of the menu, or you can try a variety of dishes with the “omakase” course.

Sushi / Sashimi / Seafood

-Assorted nigiri sushi plates
-Seafood rice bowls
-Seasonal nigiri sushi from
-Roll sushi from

Grilled Fish

-Hatahata (sailfin sandfish)
-Sanma (mackerel pike)
-Aji (mackerel)
-Kisu (Japanese whiting)
-Nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch)

A la carte recommendations

-Dashimaki (rolled egg omelet)
-Chawanmushi
-Inaniwa Udon
-Steamed duck roast
-Vegetable salad
-Grilled butter scallop
-Tempura
-Nakai carpaccio
-Boiled eel

Nakai original creations

-Yurine (lily root) manju
-Deep-fried lotus root
-Crab miso béchamel sauce
-Takuhi Nori sushi roll

-Abalone steak

-Beef fillet steak

-Grilled Fugu Shirako (grilled blow fish roe)

-Broiled toro (fatty tuna)

-Broiled chuck rib