Eating in Kyoto: Unagiya Hirokawa

Unagiya Hirokawa is a restaurant close to Arashiyama JR station in the suburb of Kyoto, right across the street from the spectacular Tenryuji Temple - a UNESCO heritage site. As the name suggests, the restaurant is specialized in unagi - the grilled freshwater eel. You might find una-don (grilled eel with rice) often in Japanese restaurant around the world, but rarely would you find one specialized in this anywhere except in Japan.