The Original Chojiya とろろ汁の丁子屋
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- Shizuoka
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- Access and surrounding information
Tororo Soup Served at a Long-Established Restaurant Founded in 1596
Founded in 1596 during the Keicho era, this long-established Shizuoka restaurant stands beside Marukobashi Bridge in a thatched-roof building more than 350 years old. The historic establishment also appears as a subject in Utagawa Hiroshige’s "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido." The specialty is tororo soup, accompanied by a variety of dishes centered on Japanese yams. Passing through the noren curtain reveals an interior that evokes the atmosphere of the Edo period. The tororo soup, with its nostalgic flavor, recalls the journeys of travelers from that time. A small historical museum inside the restaurant displays travel tools from the Edo period along with woodblock prints and hanging scrolls associated with Matsuo Basho, Jippensha Ikku, and Utagawa Hiroshige. An online shop offering items such as tororo soup is also available.
Savor a Meal at a Shizuoka Restaurant Founded in 1596
"Original Chojiya" stands on the site of Marukoshuku, the 20th post town along the Tokaido, said to be the smallest of the fifty-seven stations. Founded in 1596, this long-established restaurant is known for its specialty "tororo soup," which also appears in works such as a haiku by Matsuo Basho, Jippensha Ikku’s "Tokaidochu Hizakurige," and Utagawa Hiroshige’s "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido."
Simple Plates Recall Journeys of the Edo Era
"Tororo soup," prepared with carefully selected Shizuoka-grown Japanese yams, house-made miso, and bonito flakes, and finished with egg, offers a simple, natural flavor that has remained unchanged for about 400 years. After the meal, the adjacent historical museum presents exhibits including travel tools from the Edo period, as well as woodblock prints and hanging scrolls related to Basho, Ikku, and Hiroshige.
