A Refined Fukuoka Morning in ShiroganeLeave home a little earlier than usual and sit overlooking a quiet garden while waiting for rice to finish cooking in a clay pot. Yamaya Sohonten Zen, the flagship restaurant of Yamaya, the Fukuoka company best known for karashi mentaiko, began serving breakfast in May 2026. Mentaiko, rice, soup and fish are all familiar elements of a traditional Japanese breakfast. The appeal lies not in presenting unusual dishes, but in preparing familiar flavours with exceptional care and arranging them beautifully. Opening everyday flavours to the worldFor international guests, mentaiko is often one of the first foods they encounter as a Fukuoka speciality.