Izasa (Todai-ji Monzen Yumekaze Hiroba)

ゐざさ 東大寺門前夢風ひろば店

Persimmon-leaf sushi sets upstairs on the way to Todai-ji

⚠ Upstairs dining, closes 17:00

Hours

Second-floor restaurant 11:00–17:00 (last order 16:00). One review says it closes Mondays, so check before you go

Budget

¥1,800–2,700 pp

Address

Inside Yumekaze Hiroba, 16 Kasugano-cho (opposite Nara National Museum)

Izasa, a Yoshino maker of persimmon-leaf sushi, runs this branch in the Yumekaze Hiroba complex just before Todai-ji. Takeaway boxes are sold downstairs; the restaurant is on the first floor up. Trays carry kakinoha-zushi with tempura, thin somen and a few side dishes, an easy first taste of the local speciality. It sits between the deer park and the national museum, and there is no lift, only stairs.