Hirata Farm in Tokyo Midtown is a restaurant where you can enjoy loin and tenderloin Cutlet (tonkatsu) made with pork raised in a healthy environment and fed good feed by this company.

A menu board placed in front of the restaurant.
Signature sets include Loin, Tenderloin, or a combo of both with your choice of Kinka or Sangen pork.

Kinka pork is a pork derived from the 金華豚 pig, a rare and high-quality pig breed from China. It is a premium menu that is more expensive than Sangen Pork. Sangen Pork (三元豚) is a pig that is a crossbreed of three different breeds. It is more reasonably priced than Kinka Pork, but of course it is delicious.

In the center of the restaurant there is a long table with a partition that can seat about 10 people, and there are four-person tables along the wall.

My friend and I were shown to a table for four.

The set meal includes rice, miso soup, shredded cabbage, and pickled vegetables. Rice, miso soup, and cabbage can be refilled for free. The miso soup can be changed to tonjiru (pork miso soup) for an additional 200 yen.

There is a set of loin, tenderloin, and mixed cutlet using kinka port or Sangen pork, and there are also several side menus and drink.

There is Hirata Farm’s Original Pork Cutlet Sauce, spicy miso galrlic sauce for dipping the cutlets, and there is roasted seasame dressing, Japanese-style ground onion dressing for cabbage salad. Olive oil, soy sauce, seaweed salt, etc. are also provided.

My friend and I both ordered the Kinka Pork Tonkatsu Combo Set. A menu where you can taste both loin and tenderloin.

2,400yen, Loin 100g & Tenderloin 50g

The thick loin, perfectly fried and crispy, is rich and juicy. The tenderloin slices were also soft and tasty.

Japanese pork cutlet is one of my friend’s favorite food menus. Without any regrets, I also ordered a piece of kinka pork croquette. 450 yen

I visited around 11am on a weekday, and although there were customers lining up before opening time, the line wasn’t that long (by the time I finished eating and left, the line had gotten really long).

During popular times, the wait time can be long, so it’s best to visit with plenty of time to spare.
(Reservations are not accepted here, and they operate on a walk-in basis.)

Address
4 Chome-12-12 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032 Japan

Opening hours
Weekdays 11:00 AM – 7:40 PM
Closed on Mondays

While waiting to enter, I received a guide on how to use the restaurant and the food menu.
The restaurant operates a meal ticket system, and you must first purchase a meal ticket when entering the restaurant.

It was our turn and we entered the restaurant.

The restaurant has a cozy atmosphere and is entered via stairs leading down from the first floor to the basement. As soon as you go downstairs, you buy a menu at the ticket machine. It is a good idea to decide in advance what you want to order for the customers waiting behind you.
The signature menus here are Porcini Shoyu Ramen and Yuzu Shio Ramen. The price is 1,100 yen each. I ordered Porcini Shoyu Ramen.

There is a counter seating area for small groups and a semi-private room for four people.

Place the ticketed meal on the table.

The restaurant has a very solemn and quiet atmosphere.

The restaurant has been selected for the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2023.

A thank you note for visiting, brief information about the food and ingredients, how to enjoy the food, and a brief story about the restaurant.

And out of consideration for other people waiting in line, we ask that you refrain from being social while eating.
In Japan, ramen restaurants often prefer quick meals, so it is recommended to focus on the meal rather than conversation.

‘Porcini Shoyu Ramen(特製ポルチーニ)’ It has a transparent brown broth with neatly folded noodles neatly placed on top of the broth. And it is topped with thin, red pork, moist chicken, juicy meatballs, and half-boiled eggs. It is a ramen with a high visual perfection.
Mushroom paste, carefully spread on a button spoon, becomes a flavorful point when mixed into the broth.
Custom-made bowls (Arita porcelain) are also luxurious.

‘Mixed pork chicken duck rice bowl(お肉ごはん)’

And as an additional menu, I also enjoyed the rice bowl topped with cubed char siu (pork), thinly sliced ​​Kujo green onions (Kyoto green onions), and egg yolk on top of warm rice.

Evangelion Hangar

A 1/80 scale replica of the 100-meter-tall launch silo scene has been recreated. Descending through the dark corridors of the exhibition hall to the basement reveals a space displaying Evangelion Unit-01, Unit-02, and Unit-03.

Unit-02

Unit-01

The sequence, as depicted in the film, consists of ‘Command – Remove constraint panel – Move to launch lane via linear rail – Launch robot’ This sequence of launch scenes is reminiscent of scenes from the actual animation, providing a truly moving experience.

The scale of Evangelion is made even more realistic when viewed from the perspective of a small NERV staff member.

Evangelion TOKYO-III

A beautifully crafted, meticulously crafted Tokyo‑III city diorama is displayed, changing from day to night.

During the day, in the old town, you can meet the main characters Shinji, Rei, Misato, and others who are briefly going about their daily lives after finishing their battle with the apostles. so fans can have fun looking for hidden characters.

The diorama features detailed depictions of everyday scenes from the anime, including the school, Shinji’s house, Misato’s apartment, alleyways, and subway stations.

The exhibition also features scenes where the enemy attacks and city buildings go underground, creating a highly immersive visual experience.

Sirens blare throughout the city, cars begin to leave one by one, and as the enemy attacks, the city is forced underground. A futuristic world of cutting-edge disaster response emerges.

This structure mirrors the impressive defensive city system from the anime.

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This is an exhibition space that fans of the anime Sailor Moon absolutely cannot miss. This is a theme zone where you can follow the daily lives of the Sailor Warriors in a miniature Tokyo where reality and fantasy seem to overlap.

Azabu-Juban in Tokyo’s Minato Ward, which is based on the actual neighborhood where Sailor Moon’s main character, Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), lives, has been precisely recreated in miniature.

The Sailor Warriors’ daily life scenes are expressed through hidden figures, allowing viewers to experience the fun of ‘finding’ for themselves.

It is decorated just like an actual neighborhood, with school routes, stores, schools, residential areas, and shopping districts.

Taxis, buses, and cars travel around the neighborhood.

You can see the city night view with lights through the day/night production.

You can also see the ‘Crystal Tokyo’ that appears in the future section fantastically recreated with lighting and LED production.

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The Kansai International Airport area is a miniature airport themed zone that is an elaborate replica of Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan. This is where all the excitement you expect at the airport comes to life.

As you enter the area, there are dozens of monitors installed on the walls. There are also chairs provided so you can sit and look at the monitor.

These monitors relay images from not only the airport area but also other exhibition areas in Small World. This is a monitoring location that broadcasts the entire diorama live, including the Space Center, Global Village Sailor Moon Zone, etc.

Another Aircraft Hangar miniature greeting you at the entrance

A miniature designed and built to be open inside, allowing for viewing of the aircraft inside the hangar from a variety of angles. 1/80 scale.

In this area, the airport complex and runways, which are precisely recreated as real airports over a wide area, capture the attention of visitors.

All elements of the airport are made in miniature, from the runway, passenger terminal, boarding gate, baggage claim, information board, and maintenance technician.

In particular, the three-dimensional movement line, sound design, lighting, and mechanical movement are designed together, so you can feel as if you have entered an actual airport and experience the dynamic daily life of the airport.

An aircraft slowly moving along the runway or stopping at the boarding gate. In particular, observe the ‘taxiing’ scene where the plane slowly approaches to reach the boarding gate.

On the runway, various aircraft automatically take off and land, and with sound effects and announcements, it feels like a real airport.

A photo spot where you can observe the runway and aircraft movements up close, 360 degrees

A closer look at the terminal reveals the stories of individual travelers. Discover the unexpected at baggage claim.

Boarding gate

There are also many staff supporting the operation of parked aircraft and airports.

An aircraft preparing for takeoff or an aircraft that has landed

Approximately every 10 minutes, the time changes from day to evening, with the runway lights and projection images on the walls switching to create a fantastic night mode.

Beautiful night view of Kobe and Kansai International Airport

There is also a lounge where you can take a break during your tour and enjoy the view of the miniature airport.

This is a popular spot where you can sit in a comfortable seat, enjoy a drink, or watch the flight with your own eyes while taking in the view of the runway.

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On the second floor of the exhibition hall, there is a rest area where you can take a break during or after viewing the exhibition. We stopped by the museum cafe to take a break and have a snack during our tour.

The Museum Café in Gallery B is an experiential café that continues the atmosphere of the miniature world with the theme of “Japanese Nightlife” where you can enjoy the night views of various parts of Japan while eating or relaxing.

Upon entering Gallery B, I was struck by the vast space with its numerous lights lining the ceiling and round tables placed about.

Where to order food and drinks

Light meal menu and dessert menu

At its center is a diorama depicting a timeless Japanese landscape, including vast terraced rice fields, a fishing village, fantastic limestone caves, an industrial area, cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.

There is also a photo spot where you can stick your head out and look around 360 degrees. It is a perfect place to enjoy both photo taking and an atmospheric meal at the same time.

Japanese castle with lights on

I was also able to observe the train tracks and miniatures temporarily placed on one side of the store.

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The theme of the second part of the Small World exhibition is global village.

This is an area where you can experience the miniature worlds of five countries, combining steampunk and fantasy, set in the Industrial Revolution era of the 1900s.

Five European and Asian countries, organically connected and with different climates and landscapes, combine with moving miniature devices, imaginary animals, and details that contain the beginnings of a story to create an immersive experience, as if you were taking a mini-tour of the world.

Snow Mine Peak City
Observe life in a beautiful country surrounded by snow-covered mountains. The alpine landscape and the daily lives of the people living there are precisely recreated.
You can even discover real-life snowmobile races.

It is a medieval fantasy-style village where dragons and humans coexist.

An underground mineral deposit area featuring zig-zag ore that conducts electricity when tapped.

Walled Sanctuary City
You can see the beautiful town streets surrounded by white walls. In the middle of the town, there is a cathedral where people mourn for the dragon.

Watch tourists relax on beach resorts and beautiful beaches.

Royal Capital Council Hall and Elevated Railway Crossing

瑣石門(されきもん) 市街地(しがいち)

It is a virtual city district that implements the daily lives of people and the city center where commerce takes place in a steampunk fantasy world.

The alleys of the commercial district are like a miniature version of a real neighborhood. Even within the realistic streetscape, mechanical dolls and fantastical sculptures coexist. It has the atmosphere of a city where machines and magic are mixed.

A city at night seen from another direction. You can also see the moving Ferris wheel and tall mountains.

Some elements, such as vehicles and machinery, are designed to actually move, maximizing the viewing enjoyment.

Small shops, street stalls, and streets with a bazaar atmosphere

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