Ryogoku in Tokyo is mostly well-known for the Sumo Stadium.
It is about 20 mins on public transport to Nihonbashi, Akihabara and Asakusa Station.
For me, this is way too much of a no-man’s land to stay here with children (certainly not a pretty part of the city either.) But if you are in the area for the Sumo, here are my family-friendly suggestions. (Please bear with me as this blog post is currently a work in progress.)
Gentamaru is a casual sushi restaurant just 1 min walk from the East Exit of Ryogoku Station. This restaurant welcomes children at lunchtime (it gets a bit like an old man’s pub at dinner time so I wouldn’t recommend anyway.) I recommend budgeting approximately 2000 yen per adult at lunchtime. You can see pictures of the sushi omakase lunch sets on the Gentamaru website here. There is not an English menu here so it’s best to point to the pictures on the menu.
If your child would rather eat cooked items you can ask for 唐揚げ (karaage) = fried chicken or ポテサラだ(potesarada) a Japanese potato salad.
This restaurant accepts credit cards at dinner time but lunch is cash only.
If you are visiting without kids in the evening, please be aware that there is a one drink minimum.
These guys are also on ubereats.
GENTAMARU RYOKOKU
墨田区両国3-25-6 白井ビル 1F
GROUND FLOOR, SHIROI BUILDING, 3-25-6 RYOKOKU, SUMIDA-KU
OPEN TUES-SUN 11AM-11:30PM
CLOSED MONDAYS
