The WORST episodes of Solitary Gourmet

#1 - Okaku and Horumon Soba of Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2019

Goro Inokashira (Toyo Matsushige) goes to Tottori for work. After enjoying the ramen recommended by the city hall recommended by Kenichi Yoshikawa (Toshiya Toyama), attend a party for imported goods. Goto of Shimoto can not refuse the wine served and commits a certain blunder. The next day, I will change my schedule and eat lunch before returning, but all the stores are preparing. After walking for more than 10 minutes, a teppanyaki restaurant run by a mother (Eri Watanabe) and a daughter (Shuko Ito), off the downtown area, appeared.

#2 - Garlic Chive Ball Rice and Spicy Shrimp of Hatchibori, Chuo Ward, Tokyo

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2018

Inogashira Goro is in Hatchobori to visit a long time client and friend, Igarashi (Otomo Kohei) who manages a music bar. The last time they've been in contact was four years ago when Igarashi made some drunken, unreasonable job request to Goro. This time, he has another "unreasonable" request... After finishing business talks, Goro starts looking for a shop to eat lunch. There were high-end shops within the area but eventually, he found "Chinese Food, Shibuya". It's exactly what he was looking for, an eatery that offers "the common people's meals". Inside, the shopowner (Kadono Takuzo) ushers him in. There were so many Chinese-style dishes to choose from, Goro had a hard time deciding. In the end, he orders Nira-Tama (Garlic Chives Stir Fry with Eggs), Shrimp Toast, Shrimp Chili...

#3 - Chinese Kamameshi and Shrimp Wonton Noodles of Yokohama Chinatown, Kanagawa Prefecture

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige), who finished his computer work while chewing on a meatball in a park in Yokohama Chinatown, returned to the next business partner fortune-teller, One (Tomohito Yashima). It should be a consultation on the interior of the living room at home, but the story goes in an unexpected direction and gets confused. Goro manages the negotiations and walks down Chinatown to satisfy her hunger. However, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, Beijing… The shop cannot be decided by the number of variations. At that time, “Kamahan” accidentally jumps into my eyes. Goro worried about "Kamameshi in China !?"

#4 - Tongue Steak and Meat Patra of Takaido, Suginami Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) came to Takaido in a business talk with Madoka Sawamura (Moone Kamishiroishi), who hosts a marriage hunting party. Sawamura decides to make a decision on the product with a cute smile and starts bargaining. With a spear that Goro bitterly smiles. On his way to the station, Goro encounters a Western-style restaurant that looks like an office building. However, there is no menu on the table, and the signboard is only a cow mark. Hungry for the delicious food in the restaurant I looked into at once and went inside quickly.

#5 - Cabbage Rolls Set Meal at a Ginza Bar in Hibiya, Chuo Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) was at a bar in Ginza, where he met a negotiation company, Nomoral Theatrical Company, Suzaku Mushakoji (Goro Kishitani). In a suspicious manner, strange expressions and troublesome exchanges continue. Goro, who is hungry with a strange mind, finds a sign for the lunch hall in an alley in Ginza. I decided to go into the store and tried to order the pork soy, but the mother of the store (Mr. Shigeru Muroi) told me a shocking word that there was only a roll cabbage set meal and I was shocked by the choices ...

#6 - Meat Soup Udon of Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, and Castella Pancakes of Hibarigaoka, Nishitokyo

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2019

After finishing work, Goro Inokashira (Toyo Matsushige) was left behind in a residential area in Niiza City and was at a loss. Somehow I found a udon shop with an old-fashioned-style store, and when I went inside, my mother and Ikeya nobue stepped on the udon powerfully. Goro who enjoyed udon goes to Hibarigaoka housing complex where the next business partner, Ishii (Hiroki Ando) waits. When he was about to return after finishing the business talk, a sweet smell drifted from behind the door and his hungry gut quickly diminished and went into the store to find the source of the smell.

#7 - One person roaster yakiniku in Fujioka city, Gunma prefecture

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) gets off at Gunma Fujioka Station in a business talk with hotel manager Yumiko Saito (MEGUMI). The hotel we headed for is a building that integrates the bowling alley with the inside and outside. After meeting, Hungry Goro looks for a shop from a taxi, but cannot find it. I found a shop with a Chinese name by obsession. Once inside, a clerk Shimizu (Akira Ohashi) is guided to a barbecue counter alone. As the roasted roasted meat has been growing for a long time, he knows the pork is full and decides to “attack the pig”.

#8 - Roast Pork Salad and Jim Jum of Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2019

Goro Inokashira (Matsushige Yutaka) meets with event company President Narumi (Kyoji Aozora) to go to Lightning 5656 Hall in Asakusa. However, the phone call of President Narumi is not stopped and the story does not proceed at all. Goro, who was confused but finished the meeting somehow. When I wander around to eat something in Asakusa, I discover a Yakiniku Yokocho with a deep atmosphere. However, all the stores are hard to abandon. Before Goro, who is hard to decide, he discovers a Thai restaurant full of exotic atmosphere floating from the scenery of Asakusa.

#9 - German Smoked Mackerel and Spare Ribs of Yuigahama, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2019

Goro Inogashira (Matsushige Yutaka) heads to a business negotiation with a hamburger shop owner at Yuigahama, a longtime acquaintance with Shinji Nakamura (Papaya Suzuki). The atmosphere of Nakamura who changed jobs has changed completely. Goro is hungry after negotiations and is in seafood mode. However, there are only cafes around. At last I found a German home restaurant, but it was not popular. The moment I tried to leave the restaurant, my mom (Rino Katase) came and was guided to my seat, but she was intimidated by the unique force.

#10 - Garlic Soup and Salmon Butter of Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2018

Inogashira Goro is having a busy day, visiting clients in Chiba City. He comes to Mihama Ward via Nishi-Nobuto Station to negotiate with the manager of an Indian restaurant (Ueno Yukio) who has a thick Kansai accent. But Goro feeling tired from the day's work, cannot focus well. The scent of curry is also driving him wild with hunger. He ends the meeting immediately to look for a shop. Fortunately, he finds it right away. It was "Ebisuya", a cafe and restaurant that offers Western style food. He is greeted by senior proprietress (Fujita Yumiko) and the junior proprietress (Kobayashi Asako). The smell of garlic immediately hits him. It was from the shop's specialty item: Special Garlic Soup. Goro chooses it from the menu, as well as Crab Pilaf, Garlic Toast, Salmon Sauteed in Butter...

#11 - Amberjack Teriyaki and Cream Croquettes of Gotokuji, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2019

Goro Inokashira (Matsushige Yutaka) heads to Gotokuji Temple where his business partner, Yoshio Uchida, is waiting. Handing over the requested desk catalog, Uchida instigated Goro, saying, "I heard he was a terrible spear." Goro, who is tired after a difficult business negotiation with Uchida, decides to eat early dinner at Gotokuji and return home. While walking along the Yamashita shopping street, I found a climbing restaurant. I'm worried about the blackboard on which fish and Western food menus are written, and whether the restaurant is Japanese or Western and "unreadable", but at the entrance there is a "CLOSED" tag.

#12 - South Indian Set Meal and Garlic Cheese Dosa of Ochanomizu, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) requests the customer to repair the broken violin by visiting a violin shop in Shimokura (Kondo Park) in Ochanomizu in response to a customer's request to "repair broken violins for interior decoration." However, it looks like food with a horsetail used for strings in the workshop. Goro was hungry because of that, but he is looking for a shop in an alley with no sense of land, but is preparing everything. When you pass through such a middle alley, you will be attracted by the sign of “South Indian cuisine” and the sound of “Set meals and snacks” on the menu…

#13 - Jingisukan for One of Musashi-Kosugi, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) came to Misaki Murai (Maki Mizuno), who had just moved into a tower apartment in Musashikosugi, for a business talk about the interior of the living room. However, Goro was troubled by indecision, and the story did not progress at all. After the negotiations, dinner is over. Goro was hungry and felt like a izakaya, but went into the store to be sucked in by the power word Genghis Khan and the smell drifting from the vents. There is a new way of enjoying Genghis Khan ...

#14 - Katsudon and Hiyashi Mapo Noodles of Minowa, Taito Ward, Tokyo

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2019

Goro Inokashira (Yutaka Matsushige) asks Shogo Hirose (Yosuke Asari), who runs a crystal art store in Minowa, for the cooperation of the event. Hirose is pleased to receive it, but instead he asks an unreasonable request. Goro has to pay a big price ... but he is still hungry. After searching for a lot of shops, he discovers a set meal shop. I was invited to the restaurant, saying, "Please use the best oil and the best oil! Loin tonkatsu set meal." When you entered the restaurant, there were menus that mislead Western food and Goro into Chinese food.

#15 - Hirekatsu Gozen and Seafood Cream Croquette in Miyamaedaira, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2021

#16 - Braised Kinmedai and Gogo's Original Parfait of Ninomiya, Naka-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2021

#17 - Moussaka and Dolmades in Higashi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2021

#18 - Eel Kabayaki Fried Rice with Spicy Oyster and Leeks of Shinmachi, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2021

#19 - Bone-In Pork Ribs Galbi and a Cluster of Side Dishes of Seoul, South Korea

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2018

It was Inogashira Goro's (Matsushige Yutaka) second day in Seoul, South Korea. On his way to his client's office, he spots and tries a food stall that sells tteok-bokki and Korean tempura. Afterwards, he attends a meeting with President Im (Sung Si Kyung), and his assistants, including Park Soo-Young (Park Jung-ah). Goro says his goodbye as his consultation ends, and is headed back home to Japan. However, he feels hungry, and looks around for a shop to eat. He decides to try a charcoal grill shop called "Jongjeom Sutbul Galbi". He was able to order by indicating that he'll be having what the other customers were eating. What he ordered was delicious pork galbi. What he didn't expect was it was accompanied by all sorts of banchan, or side dishes, as well as doenjang jjigae...

#20 - Natto Chigae and Self Bibimbap of Cheongju City, South Korea

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2018

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) has come to South Korea for the first time. He meets with the president of a trading company, President Im (Sung Si Kyung) who wanted to consult him regarding future trade with European markets. Goro says Korean traditional crafts have potential, and so he was sent to Cheongju City to inspect the products himself. He was accompanied by assistant Park Soo-Young (Park Jung-ah) to serve as his translator and guide. In Cheongju, they both visit makers and markets selling traditional furniture and umbrellas. Afterwards, Goro has an opportunity to stroll around town alone. He feels hungry and decides to try an eatery called "Tobang" that sells set meals. However, Goro of course does not understand the menu and just orders the most inexpensive item. What was brought to him suprised him. There were spicy pork, natto jigae, and a variety of kimchi and side dishes. The proprietress informs him to cut the ingredients and mix them up in a bowl. Goro realizes that what he had ordered was a "mix-your-own" Bibimbap...

#21 - Chicken Nanban and Jidori Momokushi of Hyakken Yokocho, Nakano Ward, Tokyo

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2018

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka may have been to Nakano often but on this day he visits Nakano Broadway mall which he wasn't so familiar with. He strolls around waiting for his client Maruyama (Kakuta Akihiro) who was late for their appointment because of the latter's misunderstanding with the scheduling. Nevertheless, the meeting turned out to be a huge success for Goro. He was able to secure a huge contract. Feeling hungry and jubilant, he goes around looking for a place to hold a celebratory feast. He scoured nearby alleys that are teeming with pubs and diners. He wanders into an alley called Hyakken Yokocho. There, he finds a charcoal-grilled yakitori shop called "Namidabashi" that features Miyazaki's local cuisine and local chicken (jidori). The Taisho (Chiba Tetsuya) welcomes him warmly. Among the dishes offered are Chicken Nanban, alluring appetizers, skewered foods that include mackerel, miso-flavored pork belly, chicken meats and offals...

#22 - Natto Pizza and Spicy Pasta of Higashi-Mukojima, Sumida Ward, Tokyo

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2018

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) visits the owner of a fish dish shop near Higashi-Mukojima Station. The client (Ito Katsunobu) wishes Goro to find an antique chest drawer he found on the internet. Goro is not confident he can find it but asks help from all his colleagues through email. When work was over, he wanders around town looking for a place to eat. He tries a cozy, snug-looking Italian-themed shop that has a kiln oven. The menu offers pizza and pasta dishes with broad, unspecific names: Natto Pizza, Ham and Egg Pizza, Spicy Pasta, Salty Pasta, etc. Goro wishes to order one pizza with two kinds of flavor but the proprietor (Nakahara Takeo) who is blunt and gruff-looking says: "There are requests I can and cannot do"...

#23 - Black Sablefish Nitsuke Set Meal of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2018

The client for this day is the manager of a petshop in Urayasu, Chiba. However, Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) seemed to have arrived there a bit early since there was no one at the shop. He decides to pet a cute dog when Manager Okuda (Fukawa Ryo) arrives. Goro is embarrassed to be seen doing something suspicious... After their meeting, Goro suddenly feels hungry. While looking for some place to eat, he spots a sakanaya (fish diner) with an unusual name "Raten" which he couldn't read at all. Inside, the proprietress (Achiwa Satomi) and the Taisho (Hino Yojin) welcome him. Goro chooses among the delectable-sounding set meals of grilled or simmered fish, that includes soup, pickles, and sashimi...

#24 - Green and Red Mapo Tofu of Mikawashima, Arakawa Ward, Tokyo

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2018

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) is walking at a shopping street near Mikawashima Station. He looks at wares sold by the shops. He next meets with Sugiyama (Nakayama Shinobu), a soon to be shopowner of a sweets store. She wants Goro to come up with decors and accessories for her shop. Before Goro leaves, she gives him some kimchi and even directions on where to find the shop that sells it. Goro goes to the shop and buys more kimchi for himself. Then, he suddenly feels the pangs of hunger, and searches for a restaurant to eat within the area. He tries a Chinese shop called "Shinjitsuichiro" thatspecializes in mapo tofu. Inside, he finds it is run by a young chef (Okada Yoshinori). The shop also has many versions of mapo tofu and tea, with designated colors like, "white", "red", "black", etc...

#25 - Tanmen and Pork Sukiyaki of Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2018

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutake) is in Shimonita, Gunma for business. He arrived too early so he strolled around a neighborhood that seems preserved in the Showa era. He decides to eat at a Chinese diner called "Ichiban" that boasts of its delicious tanmen and handmade gyoza, served by an elderly couple and their young apprentice Numata (Tozuka Junki). Next, at the request of city hall, Goro inspects an old brick warehouse that is being planned to be refurbished and reused. After business was done, he tries to head back to Tokyo but falls asleep at the station while waiting for the train. He blames station conductor (Masana Bokuzo) for not waking him up. Instead of staying at the station, he decides to eat for the meantime, and heads for a restaurant he saw earlier in the day. It was a sukiyaki shop known as "Columbia". The proprietress (Yamamoto Yoshie) tells Goro that pork is commonly used in sukiyaki in Shimonita, so Goro orders it. It is Goro's first time to have pork sukiyaki...