‘Good chicken store’ outside Yokosuka Naval Base lives up to its name

Toriyoshi Shoten near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, offers chicken wings seasoned with sesame seeds in three flavors: sweet, spicy and hot. CAITLIN DOORNBOS/STARS AND STRIPES
Toriyoshi Shoten near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, offers chicken wings seasoned with sesame seeds in three flavors: sweet, spicy and hot. CAITLIN DOORNBOS/STARS AND STRIPES

‘Good chicken store’ outside Yokosuka Naval Base lives up to its name

by Caitlin Doornbos
Stars and Stripes

Toriyoshi Shoten, which translates to “good chicken store” in Japanese, offers a variety of dishes, but its specialty is poultry.

Located on the colloquially named “Blue Street” near the naval base in Yokosuka, the restaurant serves chicken any way you like it.

The first floor of this izakaya is a bar, while the second floor features open seating and private tables in intimate settings adorned with traditional Japanese rice-paper doors. An izakaya is a Japanese bar that serves small portions of food to snack on while drinking booze.

Orders are submitted at the table with an easy-to-use tablet menu with English.

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