Koshu Hoto Kosaku Kawaguchiko
SaveA restaurant for hoto wheat noodles, with 250 seats around sunken hearths and kotatsu tables.
Wild boar and bear hoto sit on the same menu as the pumpkin one.
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Yamanashi's handed-down hoto: Koshu Hoto Kosaku, Kawaguchiko branch
A long queue already 15 minutes before opening; your name is called some 30 minutes later, into a 250-seat tatami hall.
ameblo.jp2023
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Around the Fuji Five Lakes: hoto shops you must try (1) Koshu Hoto Kosaku
Shoe lockers sit just inside the sliding door. Hearths and kotatsu-style tables under a high ceiling. Aim just after 11.
resort-estate.com2025
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Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi: Koshu Hoto Kosaku, Kawaguchiko branch
Half empty just before six, then full with a waiting line. The pot lands 3 minutes after ordering, onto bare wood.
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Kawaguchiko: cherry blossom season is near - how about hoto at Kosaku after the flowers?
Winter, late afternoon off the lunch peak: straight in, no wait. In the good seasons, expect a queue at lunch.
mrs.living.jp2025
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- Fee：Bring cash. A notice of 28 July 2026 says the card processor went bankrupt, so cards are out for the time being and payment is cash only (the branch page and the FAQ still say cards are taken - the notice is the newer of the two). Kabocha hoto is 1,450 yen, azuki hoto 1,400, pork hoto 1,850; a rice ball with miso soup is 710 and stewed offal 600, which is the cheap way to add something for a child. Rice sets such as tempura prawn don and pork cutlet run 1,500. Set menus for groups are 1,900, 2,600 and 3,000 yen. Prices and the line-up differ between the nine branches, so treat these as a guide.■■■
- Hours：11:00-20:00, last orders 19:30, open every day (closures are announced on the site). The 19:30 figure holds on ordinary days only: on long weekends, at Obon, over the New Year and on weekends and holidays the door can be closed before last orders.■■
- Time needed：60 min
- Booking：This branch takes no bookings at all - not from individuals, not from groups - and seats people in the order they arrive; the same is true of the Yamanakako branch, while the other seven branches do take bookings by phone. The enquiry form cannot be used to book. Over the Obon week (8-16 August) every branch turns bookings down. On long weekends, Obon, the New Year period and weekends and holidays, the door can close before last orders, so aim early rather than late.■■■■Official booking site ↗
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- Official: Family restroom, Tatami seating, Allergy support
- Official: Stroller access notes
- Official: main site
Seating is all tatami, at sunken hearths and kotatsu tables. A ramp reaches the door, but the floor beyond is tatami, so a pushchair is left outside the seating. The noodles are wheat, made on the same line as egg and soba noodles. The quail egg on chanko hoto and the ojiya dishes comes off if you ask when ordering. Parking holds 70 cars, with room for only two or three more to wait on site. The road outside is a prefectural route where stopping is not allowed.
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| Family restroom | Yes | A wheelchair-accessible toilet. Nothing is stated about a baby seat or a changing table in it. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kosaku.co.jp |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | ||||
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | ||||
| Elevator | Not checked yet | ||||
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| Tatami seating | Yes | Seating is tatami: sunken-hearth seats, sunken-floor kotatsu tables, and raised chairs for the tatami rooms. There are no ordinary table-and-chair seats at this branch, and no terrace. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kosaku.co.jp |
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| Non-smoking | Not checked yet | ||||
| Allergy support | Yes | The FAQ answers allergy questions directly. Hoto noodles are wheat, made on the same line as egg and soba noodles, and wheat and soy run through the menu. The quail egg on chanko hoto and the ojiya dishes can be left off if you say so when ordering. Other hoto contain no egg, soba, dairy or peanut, though the burdock kinpira on the kabocha hoto uses sesame and sesame oil. Soba and hoto are boiled in separate pots, but a trace of soba flour can carry over. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kosaku.co.jp |
| Official family-friendly certificationExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Crowding (guide)Extra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
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| Lost-child supportExtra info — guide only | Not checked yet | ||||
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | Parking for 70 cars, with room for only two or three more to wait on the site when it is full. The road outside is a prefectural route where the police do not allow stopping, so there is nowhere to sit and wait in the car. The entrance has a ramp and there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet, but the seating beyond it is tatami, so a stroller has to be left before you sit down. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | kosaku.co.jpkosaku.co.jp |
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Indoor / outdoor, Child entry policy, High chair, Private room, Kids' menu, Kids' tableware, Baby food policy, Non-smoking, Official family-friendly certification, Best-fit ages (guide), Crowding (guide), Quietness (guide), Serving speed (guide), Lost-child support