[Yakitori-no-Ippei Head Office in Muroran] Salty-Sweet Pork Juice and Secret Sauce Is Spreaded over in My Mouth After Eating Muroran Yakitori

Yakitori-no-Ippei

Yakitori-no-Ippei (やきとりの一平) is a popular Yakitori restaurant run by Ippei Honten corp. in Muroran city. Mr. Kameji Ishizuka (石塚 亀ニ) established it in 1950. The head office is in Nakajima-cho, and some branch restaurants open a business in the Muroran, Sapporo, Date and Noboribetsu. The Yakitori-no-Ippei is well-known for serving Muroran Yakitori (室蘭焼き鳥) called the comfort food of the Muroran, and won twice in National Yakitori Olympics (全国やきとリンピック).

I visited the Head Office around 17:30 on a weekday. The restaurant with the retro style interior decoration was already crowded with a lot of customers. Counter seats and table seats are provided, so I guess that even family customers enjoy meals. By the way, Express Muroran-go (高速むろらん号), an express bus, runs between Sapporo and the Muroran, and Express Hayabusa (高速はやぶさ号), an express bus, runs between New Chitose Airport and the Muroran. Besides, Rent-a-car can be rented around Higashi-muroran Station.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between the Muroran and the Sapporo or the New Chitose Airport. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Muroran. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Muroran	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Muroran to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Donan Bus(道南バス)	From Sapporo to Muroran	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Donan Bus(道南バス)	From Muroran to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Donan Bus(道南バス)	From New Chitose Airport to Muroran	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Donan Bus(道南バス)	From Muroran to New Chitose Airport	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their office is near the Higashi-muroran Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Higashi-muroran Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Higashi-muroran Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
World Net Rent-a-car(ワールドネットレンタカー)	Their office is in Hinode-cho.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their offices are in Miyanomri-cho and Kotobuki-cho.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

MURORAN

Muroran (室蘭) that 90,000 people live is the 11th largest city in Hokkaido and is located in the central Hokkaido and is facing the Pacific ocean. Muroran has a relatively calm climate, it is cold with temperatures 20 degrees in a summer, it is warm with temperatures -2 degrees in a winter. Muroran is called Iron Town and developed as a port town of heavy and chemical industries. It is famous that there are factories of Nippon Steel Sumikin (新日鉄住金) and Japan Steel Works (日本製鋼所), As for Kanamoto (カナモト * the TSE First Section presentation) and Narasaki Industry (ナラサキ産業 * the TSE Second Section presentation), Muroran is an establishment of a business place. Therefore Muroran is a few town that vistors can unusually see a scenery of the factories in Hokkaido. Muroran Night View is popular, too. Read More

Muroran Yakitori

I sat a counter seat, and read a menu. But I did not find letters of the Muroran Yakitori. I wonder if I made a mistake with different restaurant, and got impatient. So I asked a waiter, and he replied me "Grilled pork is the Muroran Yakitori". I asked him about recommendation successively. Furthermore, He said "We recommend Grilled Toro Pork and Tsukune (pork meatloaf made with egg)". I ordered those. By the way, the Muroran Yakitori is one of the 7 most famous yakitori in Japan together with Bibai Yakitori (美唄焼き鳥) in Hokkaido, Fukushima Yakitori (ふくしま焼き鳥) in Fukushima, Higashi-mastuyama Yakitori (東松山やきとり) in Saitama, Imabari Yakitori (今治焼き鳥) in Ehime, Nagato Yakitori (長門やきとり) in Yamagushi and Kuruma Yakitori (久留米やきとり) in Fukuoka.

The Muroran Yakitori is grilled pork with onions on a skewer. Customers put mustard on it, and eat it. Originally, chicken and green oinons were expensive in old days, so the pork and the onions were substituted for the chicken and the green oinons. A pair of the pork and the onions was loved by Muroran people, so The Muroran Yakitori spread out the Muroran. Secret sauce pouring the Muroran Yakitori was served at this restaurant. The salty-sweet pork juice spread in my mouth when I ate it. The Grilled Toro Pork and the Tsukune also were tasty! Finally a butter soaked into roasted rice ball (焼きおにぎり) was ordered, and it was tasty, too. Thanks for the tasty meals!

Muroran Yakitori and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Muroran Yakitori

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Muroran. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Muroran Youth Hostel(室蘭ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Muroran Hills(ホテル室蘭ヒルズ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Muroran Prince Hotel(室蘭プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
2nd Muroran Prince Hotel Muroan View(第二プリンスホテル 室蘭ビュー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Bayside Muroran(ホテル ベイサイド室蘭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormy Inn Higashimuroran(ドーミーイン東室蘭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel New Badget Muroran(ホテルニューバジェット室蘭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route Inn Higashimuroran-Ekimae(ホテル ルートイン東室蘭駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sun Route Muroran(ホテルサンルート室蘭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Muroran Plaza Hotel(室蘭プラザホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Muroran Green Hotel(室蘭グリーンホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Million(ホテルミリオン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel New Marushin(ビジネスホテル ニューまるしん)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Hokkai(旅館 北海)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Komichi(こみち)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kanemasa Ryokan(金政旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Hinode(旅館日の出)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route Inn Grand Muroran(ホテルルートインGrand室蘭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sepias Kadan(ホテルセピアス花壇)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten