Tsubohachi

Tsubohachi is a Japanese izakaya chain. According to its official website, it was born in 1973 in the Koniya district of Sapporo, Hokkaido, and its first shop was very small — only eight tsubo (about 16 tatami mats) — which is the origin of the name 'Tsubohachi'. The site states that at the time of its founding, when everything was priced at market rate, Tsubohachi was an izakaya that clearly displayed prices and offered good food cheaply. The original Koniya building no longer exists, but a new 'Tsubohachi Koniya' store stands in the same Koniya area. The brand says it wants to serve cheap, delicious, fresh food using abundant mountain and sea ingredients, and that this commitment, made possible by its Hokkaido origin, is now enjoyed at stores nationwide. Its website presents separate Honshu-area and Hokkaido-area menus and lists group news and events.

Tsubohachi was born in 1973 in the Koniya district of Sapporo, Hokkaido. Its first shop was very small, only eight tsubo — about 16 tatami mats of space containing a kitchen and counter — and this is the origin of the name 'Tsubohachi'. At the time of its founding, when everything was priced at market rate, Tsubohachi was an izakaya that clearly displayed prices and offered good food cheaply. The building of the very first shop in Sapporo Koniya no longer exists, but a new 'Tsubohachi Koniya' store is located in the same Koniya area. The brand states that it wants to serve cheap, delicious, fresh food using abundant mountain and sea ingredients, and that this commitment, made possible by its Hokkaido origin, is now enjoyed at stores nationwide.

An izakaya chain offering clearly priced, inexpensive and fresh food, with a Hokkaido origin.

• Honshu-area menu items

• Hokkaido-area menu items

1. 1居酒屋のつぼ八tsubohachi.co.jp
2. 2つぼ八って？｜北海道発祥の居酒屋つぼ八tsubohachi.co.jp
3. 3Tsubohachiwikidata.org