Hours and prices of 10 Sanuki udon shops in Kagawa
- Many shops close at lunchtime, with Yamagoe Udon closing at 13:30, and Udon Ippuku and Nakamura at 14:00.
- For one-portion kake-style bowls, Hinode Seimensho is ¥150, Nakamura ¥290, Yamagoe Udon ¥350, and Udon Ippuku ¥350.
- Regular closing days are Sunday and Wednesday for Yamagoe Udon, Friday for Udon Ippuku, and Monday and Tuesday for Okasen.
This page lines up 10 Sanuki udon shops in Kagawa by opening hours, closing days, the price of one bowl and parking. Many close at lunchtime: Yamagoe Udon at 13:30, Nakamura and Udon Ippuku at 14:00, and Hinode Seimensho serves meals for just one hour, from 11:30 to 12:30. Kodawari Menya opens as early as 6:30 in the morning, and Yamadaya and Merikenya stay open until 20:00, so you can choose a shop by the time you plan to go.
In short
- Cheapest bowl: Hinode Seimensho (hot “small”, 1 portion, ¥150), Nakamura (kake small ¥290) and Yamagoe Udon (kamaage kake ¥350).
- Early morning: Kodawari Menya (opens at 6:30) and Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae (opens at 7:00).
- Evening: Yamadaya (until 20:00), Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae (until 20:00) and Okasen (last order 19:00).
- Closed on Sundays: Yamagoe Udon (Sunday and Wednesday) and Self Okada (Saturday, Sunday and holidays).
Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
1. How to choose a Kagawa udon shop (time of day, closing days, price)
- For the first meal of the day: Kodawari Menya (opens at 6:30) and Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae (opens at 7:00).
- For a shop that is open in the evening: Yamadaya (10:00 to 20:00 on weekends and holidays, with an evening session from 17:00 to 20:00 on weekdays), Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae (until 20:00) and Okasen (until the 19:00 last order).
- For the lowest price per portion: Hinode Seimensho (hot small ¥150), Nakamura (kake small ¥290) and Yamagoe Udon (kamaage kake ¥350).
- Shops closed on Sundays: Yamagoe Udon (closed Sunday and Wednesday) and Self Okada (closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays).
- By car, shops with many parking spaces: Yamadaya (160), Yamagoe Udon (about 150 across 3 car parks) and Okasen (41).
2. Hours, closing days and prices at the 10 shops
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| Shop | Hours | Closed | Example price | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamadaya | 11:00 to 15:00 and 17:00 to 20:00 (10:00 to 20:00 on weekends and holidays) | Wednesday | Kama-bukkake ¥760 | 160 |
| Udon Ippuku | 10:00 to 14:00 | Friday | Kake ¥350 | Yes |
| Merikenya Ekimae | 7:00 to 20:00 | — | — | — |
| Kodawari Gotou | 6:30 to 15:00 | 3rd Wednesday | Bukkake small ¥430 | 18 |
| Yamagoe Udon | 9:00 to 13:30 | Sunday and Wednesday | Kamaage kake ¥350 | About 150 |
| Nakamura | 9:00 to 14:00 | Tuesday, 2nd and 4th Wednesday | Kake small ¥290 | — |
| Self Okada | 10:30 to 14:00 | Saturday, Sunday, holidays | — | 33 |
| Hinode Seimensho | Meals 11:30 to 12:30 | Irregular | Hot small ¥150 | 28 across 3 car parks |
| Okasen | 11:00 to 19:00 | Monday and Tuesday | Hiyaten oroshi ¥1,280 | 41 |
| Kodawari Kamogawa | 6:30 to 15:00 | 3rd Wednesday | Bukkake small ¥430 | 30 |
All 10 are based on each shop’s official site (checked on November 3, 2026). A “—” in the table means no information was found on the official site. Many shops close when the noodles run out, so on some days they close earlier than the closing time in the table.
3. Four shops in Takamatsu (Mure, Kokubunji, the station area and Gotou)
In Takamatsu, Yamadaya and Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae are open until 20:00, and Kodawari Menya Takamatsu Gotou opens at 6:30 in the morning. Udon Ippuku in Kokubunji is closed on Fridays and closes at 14:00.
Yamadaya Sanuki Honten: kama-bukkake ¥760, closed Wednesdays
This is a mansion on a site of about 800 tsubo and is a registered tangible cultural property. It is a shop where you are shown to a seat, and you cannot book for the day or book just a seat, so you are seated in the order you arrive. The “kama-bukkake” is a dish that the official site says started at Yamadaya, and costs ¥760. Bukkake udon is ¥500 and kamaage udon is ¥680. A winter menu started on November 2, 2026, adding shippoku udon ¥780, egg-drop udon ¥780 and tempura oysters ¥580 (notice on the Yamadaya official site).
The car park holds 160 cars and there are more than 300 seats. It gets busy on long weekends, and the notice for Silver Week in September 2026 said you might wait about 1 hour to get into the car park and about 1 hour to get inside. Only on December 31 does it close at 15:00.
| Name | Yamadaya Sanuki Honten |
|---|---|
| Address | 3186 Mure, Mure-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00–15:00, 17:00–20:00 (last order 10 min before closing) / Sat, Sun and holidays 10:00–20:00. Closed Wednesdays (following day if a holiday). Until 15:00 on December 31 |
| Phone | 087-845-6522 |
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Udon Ippuku Kokubunji Honten: self-service, kake ¥350, closed Fridays
This is a self-service shop: follow the arrows at the entrance, take a tray, order at the counter, choose tempura and other toppings, and pay. You add the broth and condiments yourself. Kake is ¥350, bukkake ¥400, kamaage ¥450, kamatama ¥550 and niku udon ¥800, and you pay in cash or with PayPay (menu on the Udon Ippuku official site). The amount is limited each day, and it closes when the noodles run out.
There is a car park in front of the shop and a second car park a little to the west. It is about a 15-minute walk from Hashioka Station on the JR Yosan Line and about 15 minutes from Takamatsu-Nishi IC on the Takamatsu Expressway.
| Name | Udon Ippuku |
|---|---|
| Address | 169-1 Arai, Kokubunji-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–14:00 (ends when noodles run out). Closed Fridays |
| Phone | 087-874-5088 |
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Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae: open every day from 7:00 to 20:00
This Merikenya shop is in Nishinomaru-cho. The official shop page gives its hours as every day from 7:00 to 20:00, and it has 55 seats. The official menu lists niku udon, niku bukkake udon, kake udon, bukkake udon, yamaimo bukkake udon, zaru udon, shoyu udon, niku kamatama udon, kamatama udon and kamaage udon. The items on sale may differ from shop to shop.
| Name | Merikenya Takamatsu Ekimae |
|---|---|
| Address | 6-20 Nishinomaru-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 7:00–20:00 (every day) |
| Phone | 087-811-6358 |
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Kodawari Menya Takamatsu Gotou: from 6:30 in the morning, 18 parking spaces
This is one of the many Kodawari Menya shops in Kagawa. It has 64 seats and 18 parking spaces. Bukkake udon is ¥430 for a small, and the “curry-tama udon” (curry and egg), available only at this shop, is ¥520 for a small. Small is 1 portion of noodles, medium is 2 and large is 3 (menu on the Kodawari Menya official site).
| Name | Kodawari Menya Takamatsu Gotou |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1 Gotou-cho, Takamatsu City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 6:30–15:00. Closed the 3rd Wednesday of every month |
| Phone | 087-873-2215 |
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4. Three shops in Ayagawa and Marugame (Yamagoe, Nakamura and Self Okada)
Yamagoe Udon is closed on Sundays and Wednesdays and closes at 13:30. Nakamura is closed on Tuesdays and the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays and closes at 14:00. Both close early once the noodles run out, so plan to arrive before noon.
Yamagoe Udon: kamaage kake ¥350, kamatama ¥400, closed Sunday and Wednesday
This shop serves noodles fresh out of the pot. Kamaage kake is ¥350 for 1 portion, kamatama (kamaage with a raw egg) is ¥400 for 1 portion, and kamatamayama (kamaage with egg and grated yam) is ¥450 for 1 portion. For 2, 3 or 4 portions, the price rises by ¥100 for each extra portion (udon menu on the Yamagoe Udon official site). You pour the kake broth yourself from the tank in the shop’s aisle.
It has 90 seats and does not take reservations. There are no rice dishes, but there are tempura and fried tofu. Refills are available on weekdays only. There are 3 car parks with about 150 spaces, and even the farthest is 100 to 150 m from the shop. It is about 15 minutes by car from Fuchuko Smart IC (access on the Yamagoe Udon official site). It has temporary closures around Golden Week, Obon and the New Year, announced about a month ahead in the shop and on the official site.
| Name | Yamagoe Udon |
|---|---|
| Address | 602-2 Hatokoshi-kami, Ayagawa-cho, Ayauta-gun, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–13:30 (ends when noodles run out). Closed Sundays and Wednesdays. Other temporary closures apply |
| Phone | 087-878-0420 |
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Nakamura: kake small ¥290, kamatama small ¥350, self-service
The official site calls it a “legendary self-service udon shop”. Kake udon is ¥290 for a small (1 portion), ¥390 for a large (2 portions) and ¥490 for a special (3 portions), and kamatama udon is ¥350 for a small, ¥450 for a large and ¥550 for a special. Niku udon, available on weekdays only, is ¥650 for a small. Tempura starts at ¥130 and aburaage is ¥130 (menu on the Nakamura official site).
The shop is at the end of a narrow lane, and the official site gives 2 routes. One is the old narrow road, and the other enters from the Okada-Marugame Line on the bank of the Doki River, which avoids the narrow lane (access on the Nakamura official site).
Photo source: Nakamura photo 1 (Wikimedia Commons) and Nakamura photo 2 (Wikimedia Commons), by Kuruman, CC BY 2.0
| Name | Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Address | 1373-3 Nishisakamoto, Iyama-cho, Marugame City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–14:00 (ends when noodles run out). Closed Tuesdays, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays |
| Phone | 0877-98-4818 |
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Self Okada: meals from 10:30 to 14:00, closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays
This self-service shop in Iino-cho, Marugame, is introduced on the Okasen official site. Meals are served from 10:30 to 14:00, and the souvenir udon is sold from 10:00 to 15:00. There are 23 parking spaces in front of the shop and 10 in the second car park. It is closed from Saturday, December 26 to Sunday, January 3.
| Name | Self Okada |
|---|---|
| Address | 623-1 Higashi-ni, Iino-cho, Marugame City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | Meals 10:30–14:00, Souvenirs 10:00–15:00. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (also closed New Year, Obon and Golden Week). Closed December 26–January 3 |
| Phone | 0877-58-4422 |
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5. Three shops in Sakaide and Utazu (Hinode Seimensho, Okasen and Kodawari Menya)
Hinode Seimensho serves meals for just one hour, from 11:30 to 12:30, and you can eat if you are in the line at 12:30. Sakaide and Utazu are close to each other, and Okasen stays open until 19:00 in the evening.
Hinode Seimensho: hot small ¥150, kamatama small ¥220, meals for one hour only
Its main business is making noodles, and meals are served for one hour at midday after the wholesale deliveries are finished. You order at the entrance and only the noodles come out. Hot, cold or warm noodles are ¥150 for a small (1 portion), ¥200 for a medium (1.5 portions) and ¥250 for a large (2 portions), and kamatama is ¥220 for a small, ¥270 for a medium and ¥320 for a large (revised on June 1, 2026). You add the kake broth, bukkake broth and soy sauce on the table yourself. Condiments are free, an onsen egg is ¥70, seasoned fried tofu and chikuwa tempura are ¥100, and seasoned meat is ¥180 (about page on the Hinode Seimensho official site).
The days off are irregular, and it closes over the New Year and on days when it cannot secure a car park. The first car park holds 12 cars, the second, directly opposite, holds 4, and the third holds 12. There is also a fourth.
| Name | Hinode Seimensho |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-8-5 Fujimi-cho, Sakaide City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | Meals 11:30–12:30 (served if in line by 12:30). Sales 9:00–16:00 (until 15:00 on Sat, Sun and holidays). Irregular holidays |
| Phone | 0877-46-3882 |
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Okasen: hiyaten oroshi ¥1,280, closed Monday and Tuesday
The signature dish is “hiyaten oroshi”, freshly made noodles topped with 2 huge prawn tempura, at ¥1,280 (menu on the Okasen official site). It has 32 chair seats and 18 tatami seats. Last order is at 19:00, and on weekends and holidays it opens at 10:45. Souvenir udon can be bought from 9:00 on business days, and if you only want souvenirs you can go inside without joining the line.
The car park holds 41 cars, and there is also a second car park behind the shop. The official site describes a way to cope with crowds: one person in the group joins the line first. It is about a 12-minute walk from JR Utazu Station. It has temporary closures twice a year.
| Name | Okasen |
|---|---|
| Address | 129-10 Hama-hachibancho, Utazu-cho, Ayauta-gun, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–19:00 (last order; opens at 10:45 on Sat, Sun and holidays). Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (open if a holiday). Temporary closures twice a year |
| Phone | 0877-49-4422 |
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Kodawari Menya Sakaide Kamogawa: Sanuki curry udon small ¥600, 30 parking spaces
This Kodawari Menya shop has 91 seats and 30 parking spaces, and its “Sanuki curry udon”, available only here, is ¥600 for a small. You can choose cabbage or cheese as a topping. Bukkake udon is ¥430 for a small (menu on the Kodawari Menya official site).
| Name | Kodawari Menya Sakaide Kamogawa |
|---|---|
| Address | 530 Kamo-cho, Sakaide City, Kagawa |
| Hours / Closed | 6:30–15:00. Closed the 3rd Wednesday of every month |
| Phone | 0877-48-0151 |
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Sources
22 pages we checked
- Yamadaya Sanuki Honten: hours, parking and closing days
- Yamadaya: menu
- Yamadaya: news (winter menu and long weekends)
- Udon Ippuku: access
- Udon Ippuku: menu
- Merikenya: shop information
- Merikenya: menu
- Kodawari Menya Takamatsu Gotou: shop information
- Kodawari Menya: top page (menu and prices)
- Yamagoe Udon: basic information and hours
- Yamagoe Udon: udon menu
- Yamagoe Udon: access
- Yamagoe Udon: Q&A
- Nakamura: menu
- Nakamura: access
- Self Okada: business information
- Hinode Seimensho: about page (meals, parking and prices)
- Okasen: shop information
- Okasen: menu
- Okasen: access map
- Kodawari Menya Sakaide Kamogawa: shop information
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026 (Japan time).
