I am one of the biggest suckers for venturing out to try something when I hear a place “is known for” or “specializes in” or “is the <choose food> capital of Japan” so I headed out to Utsunomiya one morning to try the gyoza there. It was certainly delicious but not much different from any other ramen shop that serves gyoza. I had one day left on my JR Pass and I was a little burned out from spending so much time on trains so I decided to take it easy on the last day the pass was valid and just head up to Utsunomiya and then back to Tokyo to relax.
The front of the shop I chose
Counter seating
Lunch special
My ramen gyoza combination lunch
Cash register