Okazaki Popeye

A small roadside lunch counter in Okazaki that I discovered on my first camping trip, and still visit from time to time on a day trip.

On my very first serious trip on the Surly Big Dummy cargo bike, I caught a flat tire in front of this small roadside diner in Okazaki, on the way to Hamamatsu. The women who run it were very kind, and although it’s located in “ride-past country,” I return there to visit from time to time.

A route map between home in Nisshin and the Popeye cafe
A route map between home in Nisshin and the Popeye cafe
A graph of elevations between home in Nisshin and the Popeye cafe
A graph of elevations between home in Nisshin and the Popeye cafe

Here was the view when I had that flat.

A tiny roadside restaurant nestled between concrete telephone poles with a faded sign reading “お好み焼ハウス [okonomiyaki house] POPEYE” adorned with the Popeye cartoon character flashing a peace sign.
A tiny roadside restaurant nestled between concrete telephone poles with a faded sign reading “お好み焼ハウス [okonomiyaki house] POPEYE” adorned with the Popeye cartoon character flashing a peace sign.