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One rice dish or several preparations

First choose one eel-and-rice dish or several preparations over a course. The current Honten menu separates unadon and unaju from eel courses listing liver grill, rolled egg, shirayaki and other preparations before the rice dish. Even a smaller course is described as taking about 1 hour–1 hour 20 minutes for service, so give it its own meal time. Table and tatami-room menus differ, with 10% service in the tatami rooms.

WHERE · On foot from here

Which side of the station, and how far

West of Mitsukoshimae Station, about 250 m in a straight line from the station point. The position is the official address point and may differ from the entrance. The shaded areas are about 5 and 10 minutes on foot from here.

This place · official address point (≈45 m)About 5 · 10 min on foot from here (computed, approximate)

Walking bands are computed by FOW on the OpenStreetMap surface street network at 80 m/min and drawn as a smoothed approximate area around the streets reached. They ignore exit positions, station interiors, underground passages, signals, slopes and routes inside buildings — not directions; follow on-site signs.

Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Walking bands: computed by FOW · Station and gate notes: official guidance

Ask about the building and seating

The Honkan is at Hongokucho 3-3-4 and the Bekkan at 3-3-2. The detailed Honten guide places 1F tables in the Bekkan and describes steep stairs in the Honkan. Upstairs tatami arrangements differ: confirm the building and floor when chairs or stairs matter. The Mitsukoshi basement outlet is a separate shop.

Allow for the service break and sell-out

Monday–Saturday lunch is 11:00–14:00, last orders 13:30; dinner is 17:00–21:30, last orders 20:30. Sunday and public holidays are closed, and eel can sell out early. If the eel meal is essential, check the arrangements in advance. Leave it enough time instead of fitting it in as a quick snack between other stops.

Before you go

Official information ↗

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Sources

日本橋いづもや本店 complex日本橋いづもや own detailed Honten page
GSI official address reference: 東京都中央区日本橋本石町三丁目３番４号国土地理院
小高孝之 · original historical testimonyヒトサラマガジン
QR-024-MEAL · independently observed depth materialExact venue/operator

小高孝之 · ヒトサラマガジン2019-02-25
In 2019, soba chef Takayuki Kodaka recommended an eel course at this Honten; this does not establish today’s menu or prices. Payment and hosting have not been separately established.
ヒトサラマガジン editorial voice · ヒトサラマガジン2019-02-25
Hitosara Magazine introduces Izumoya Honten through chef Kodaka’s account. This is the publisher’s introduction within the same article, rather than a second independent visit. Payment and hosting have not been separately established.