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To eat motsunabe—a Fukuoka hot pot made with offal—on your own, check three separate things: whether the branch welcomes solo diners, whether you can order just one portion, and whether it accepts a reservation for one. A menu price “per person” does not necessarily mean the minimum order is one portion.
Ichifuji Imaizumi Main Branch in the Tenjin area explicitly allows a one-portion hot pot when dining alone. Nagamasa Hakata Main Branch offers courses that can be ordered by one person. Choose a branch that also fits your route back to your hotel.
- Check the minimum hot-pot order at the exact branch.
- Budget for the seating or appetizer charge, required drink and finishing noodles or rice.
- Check whether one-person reservations are accepted, and whether you are booking a seat or a set course.
One diner and one portion are different conditions
A restaurant with counter seats can still require two portions of hot pot. A restaurant with only tables may welcome solo diners. Check the ordering and reservation conditions instead of relying on seating photos.
| Menu wording | What it means |
|---|---|
| Price per portion | A pricing unit, not a promise that you can order only one portion. |
| Hot pot available from one portion | An order-size rule; seating charges and reservation rules are separate. |
| Course available from one diner | The meal can be ordered for one, but a seat for your date still needs to be confirmed. |
Tenjin and Imaizumi: Ichifuji Imaizumi Main Branch
Ichifuji Imaizumi Main Branch (一藤 今泉本店) is on the 6th floor of the BuLaLa Building, 1-9-19 Imaizumi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka. Its official branch page says that a guest dining alone may order one portion of hot pot.
Miso, soy-sauce and ponzu versions cost ¥1,958 per portion including tax. There is a ¥495 appetizer/cover charge, and each guest must order a drink. The hot pot and charge alone total ¥2,453, before your drink, finishing noodles or other extras.
Regular hours are 17:00–23:00 Sunday–Thursday and 17:00–23:30 Friday, Saturday and the middle day of a three-day holiday. The solo hot-pot exception is not the same as the conditions for group courses. Telephone: 092-715-7733.
Check Ichifuji Imaizumi’s solo-dining and opening information
Check party-size and availability options on Hot Pepper (Japanese)
Near Hakata Station: courses at Nagamasa Hakata Main Branch
Nagamasa Hakata Main Branch (ながまさ 博多本店) is on the north side of the 1st floor of the Buruku Hakata Ekimae Building, 3-18-8 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. Choose white-miso or salt-based motsunabe, alongside Kyushu dishes such as sashimi.
The official menu lists the Hakata Mankitsu F Course (博多満喫Fコース), ¥3,500 with a one-hour seating limit, and the Nagamasa Same-day A Course (ながまさ当日Aコース), ¥5,500 including all-you-can-drink, as available from one diner. Neither has a separate otoshi appetizer charge. The food, drinks and seating conditions differ between courses.
Being able to order a course for one does not guarantee that you can reserve a seat for one at your preferred time. Hours are 17:00–23:00, with last orders at 22:30. Call 092-431-0002 and give your date, time, party size and course name. Specify the Hakata Main Branch, not the Chikushi-guchi branch.
Check Nagamasa’s one-person courses and conditions
Check Hakata Main Branch availability and courses on Hot Pepper (Japanese)
Some well-known restaurants require at least two portions
Yamanaka Akasaka (やま中 赤坂店) states that hot-pot orders start at two portions. Its ¥2,480 price is for one portion, so it is not the total budget for a solo meal. Before visiting alone, ask the branch whether it can seat you and how much you must order.
Check Yamanaka Akasaka’s menu and minimum order
Fit dinner into your Fukuoka itinerary
Imaizumi fits an evening after shopping in Tenjin; the Hakata Station area may be convenient before a morning JR or Shinkansen departure. Compare the locations in our Hakata versus Tenjin accommodation guide.
If you want to eat at the airport, use the Fukuoka Airport food guide to distinguish domestic and international terminals and restaurants before or after security. An airport branch may have different ordering rules from a city branch with the same name.
For more flavors and locations, see our Hakata motsunabe restaurant comparison. For soup choices and finishing noodles, start with what Hakata motsunabe is and how to eat it.
Information checked on 28 October 2026 against official restaurant guidance. Confirm your branch, party size and order when checking availability and the final bill.
