Chanko Kawasaki

The iron pot sitting on the tables at Chanko Kawasaki is the center of the room. This restaurant serves chanko nabe, the high-calorie stew sumo wrestlers eat to gain weight and maintain their strength. The shop occupies a space once owned by a former sumo wrestler who retired and opened his kitchen to the public. You can see his old wrestling certificates and handprints framed on the walls, keeping the atmosphere of the stable alive as diners eat from the same communal pots.