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Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S11:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Episode 3

    S11:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 5

    S11:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 6

    S11:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Episode 2

    S11:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Solitary Gourmet Season 11 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 4

    S11:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 5 - Beef Yakishabu and Pork Yakishabu of Usami, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture
    5.0/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Beef Yakishabu and Pork Yakishabu of Usami, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture

    S9:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 2 - Braised Kinmedai and Goro's Original Parfait of Ninomiya, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture
    5.5/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Braised Kinmedai and Goro's Original Parfait of Ninomiya, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture

    S9:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 3 - Moussaka and Dolmades in Higashi-Azabu, Minato Ward, Tokyo
    5.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Moussaka and Dolmades in Higashi-Azabu, Minato Ward, Tokyo

    S9:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 4 - Eel Kabayaki Fried Rice with Spicy Oyster and Leeks of Shinmachi, Fuchu City, Tokyo
    5.5/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Eel Kabayaki Fried Rice with Spicy Oyster and Leeks of Shinmachi, Fuchu City, Tokyo

    S9:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 8 - Omusubi and Sweetfish Shioyaki of Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
    5.5/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Omusubi and Sweetfish Shioyaki of Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture

    S9:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 11 - Salt Boiled Mutton and Lamb Zhajiangmian of Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Salt Boiled Mutton and Lamb Zhajiangmian of Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tokyo

    S9:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 1 - Hirekatsu Meal and Seafood Cream Croquettes of Miyamaedaira, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Hirekatsu Meal and Seafood Cream Croquettes of Miyamaedaira, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

    S9:E1

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  14. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 6 - Meat and Eggplant Stir-Fried in Soy Sauce and Chicken Karaage of Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
    6.0/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Meat and Eggplant Stir-Fried in Soy Sauce and Chicken Karaage of Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward, Tokyo

    S9:E6

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  15. Solitary Gourmet Season 9 Episode 7 - Guizhou Home-style Twice-cooked Meat and Natto Hot Pot of Shin-Koiwa, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Guizhou Home-style Twice-cooked Meat and Natto Hot Pot of Shin-Koiwa, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo

    S9:E7

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  16. Solitary Gourmet Season 1 Episode 2 - Boiled Fish Set of Komagome, Toshima Ward
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #16 - Boiled Fish Set of Komagome, Toshima Ward

    S1:E2

    Inogashira-san travels to Komagome as requested by an old-time customer of his, a gallery owner. Having finished early with his appointment, he decides to have an early supper. He looks around in an unfamiliar neighborhood and even gets distracted by a group of old men playing shogi. Finally, he stops before "Washoku-tei," a home-cooked style restaurant that serves set meals...

    Director:Kenji Mizoguchi
    Writer:Yoshihiro Taguchi

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  17. Solitary Gourmet Season 2 Episode 4 - Brazilian Cuisine of Oizumi-machi, Oora District, Gunma Prefecture
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Brazilian Cuisine of Oizumi-machi, Oora District, Gunma Prefecture

    S2:E4

    Inogashira travels outside of Tokyo, this time, to Brazil, that is, a Japanese-Brazilian community in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. He meets with an old senpai of his who wants to set up an aesthetic salon. He marvels at how different his senpai, who was once conservatively uptight, had become. However, Inogashira is unceremoniously set aside as an unexpected meeting arises for his friend. His friend's teen-aged daughter gets asked to show Inogashira around town, a task which doesn't seem too pleasing for the young girl. Still, she obliges and takes him to a kiosk that sells Brazilian confectioneries. Later, before going back home, he decides to have a late lunch, and since he's in "Brazil"... he tries out a shop called "Restaurant Brazil..."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Solitary Gourmet Season 2 Episode 9 - Eating At the Office After Visiting Sunamachi-Ginza Shopping District, Koto Ward
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Eating At the Office After Visiting Sunamachi-Ginza Shopping District, Koto Ward

    S2:E9

    On a particularly busy day, Inogashira is in Sunamachi, Koto Ward, meeting up with one client after another. Despite his heavy schedule, he still finds time to help out a lovely client with a sprained ankle in setting up things in her coffee shop. He also takes a break inside a Samurai-themed cafe called "Coffee Dojyo Samurai," where he encounters a fascinatingly somewhat bumbling kind of customer. After his meetings were done, he still has more work to do and decides to buy some take-out food to eat at his office. He goes back to a shopping district which he spotted earlier in the day, the Sunamachi-Ginza Shopping District. There, he drifts from one store to the next, basking in the sights and aroma of their hot and ready-to-eat street food delights...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Solitary Gourmet Season 3 Episode 3 - Wasabi Bowl with Fresh Wasabi of Kawazu-cho Kamo-District, Shizuoka Prefecture
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Wasabi Bowl with Fresh Wasabi of Kawazu-cho Kamo-District, Shizuoka Prefecture

    S3:E3

    Goro's next appointment is in Shizuoka Prefecture. Despite the long travel, he seems to be looking forward to it as he rides the train to the Izu Peninsula. Once he's there, he meets with his client, an inn owner and pipe-enthusiast. Later he has a cream and strawberry refreshment at a shop called "Nanadaru-Jyaya" while amusing himself with the loud chat of three oba-chan customers. He strolls around the town and feels refreshed by its quiet and idyllic scenery. He next tries out a wasabi specialty shop that sells direct sale wasabi and wasabi-based dishes. It's called "Wasabi-En Kodaya." Uncharacteristically, Goro orders only one simple type of dish but not necessarily in just one order...

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Solitary Gourmet Season 3 Episode 6 - Grilled Pork Innards and Yakiniku of Itabashi, Itabashi Ward
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Grilled Pork Innards and Yakiniku of Itabashi, Itabashi Ward

    S3:E6

    Goro steps off Itabashi Station and heads for an appointment with an aspiring shop-owner with an unusual last name. Afterwards he stops at a store, "Tamotsu's Bread." Its inexpensive, old-fashioned bread delights Goro, making him reminisce about his boyhood. Later, he goes inside a yakiniku shop, called "Yamagen" to bask in a smoky feast of grilled pork innards.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Solitary Gourmet Season 3 Episode 10 - Flaming Sake Pot and Barley Rice with Grated Yam of Nishiogu, Arakawa Ward
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Flaming Sake Pot and Barley Rice with Grated Yam of Nishiogu, Arakawa Ward

    S3:E10

    Goro sets out for an amusement park in Nishiogu. He meets with a client, the director of a train museum. Goro finds his enthusiasm for trains and intolerance of children who play with his train models quite amusing. Later he spots a takoyaki shop and buys a takoyaki-senbei sandwich. Later he uses the town's streetcar and helps out an old lady carry her defective rolling luggage to a neighborhood he has not seen before. There, he decides to eat at a tonkatsu shop. Despite the hot weather, he orders a flaming sake hot pot, barley rice, and of course a mini-tonkatsu set.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Solitary Gourmet Season 4 Episode 2 - Korean-Style Tempura and Samgyetang Ramen of Ginza, Chuo Ward
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Korean-Style Tempura and Samgyetang Ramen of Ginza, Chuo Ward

    S4:E2

    Goro goes to the vibrant district of Ginza. He is not on a business trip but to visit a friend of his and offer his support. This friend, Sasagawa Hitomi (Hirooka Yuriko) is holding an exhibit of her photographs she took from her travels in Vietnam. After the visit, he strolls around Ginza, and tries out some soothing sweets and tea at a Taiwanese cafe named "Santokudou". After further strolling, he decides to look for a place to have a "Ginza meal." However, he walked a tad too far, and ends up on the outskirts of Ginza and in what appears to be the district of Shinbashi. Nevertheless, an eatery named "Namiji-Tei", that offers Korean home-cooked meals catches his attention. However, it was narrow inside the small eatery and and is already packed with other customers, all sharing a big table. Since he prefers to dine alone, Goro plans to leave. But somehow, he gets persuaded by the eatery's Omoni (Shibata Rie) to stay and eat...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Solitary Gourmet Season 4 Episode 5 - Young Anchovy Tempura and Mixed Rice with Octopus of Himakajima, Chita, Aichi Prefecture
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Young Anchovy Tempura and Mixed Rice with Octopus of Himakajima, Chita, Aichi Prefecture

    S4:E5

    Goro goes out of town to Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture. He is supposed to meet his client, Yamashita (Tokui Yu) at the latter's workplace, the Tourism Center at the Morozaki Port. However, he is told that Yamashita has gone to Himakajima, an island in the Chita Peninsula. Learning that it's just a 10 minute boat ride to the island, Goro rides the ferry over to Himakajima, to look for his client. There, he finds out that his client seems to be dashing off from one place to another. There are no taxis or bus on that island so Goro rents a bicycle. While chasing after Yamashita on his bike to try to pass an item he promised he'd deliver directly, Goro gets lost in the charm of the island's seafood such as the grilled octopus of "Kitchen Barca"... Later, he indulges in a delightful island feast at a dining facility by the beach called "Otohime"...

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Solitary Gourmet Season 5 Episode 4 - Sauteed Samxing Green Onions with Meat and Deep Fried Pork with Red Yeast of Luodong, Yilan County, Taiwan
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Sauteed Samxing Green Onions with Meat and Deep Fried Pork with Red Yeast of Luodong, Yilan County, Taiwan

    S5:E4

    Goro meets with one of his regular clients, Yamamura (Ryu Raita) who has gotten wind of his upcoming business trip to Taiwan. Yamamura asks him to deliver an item to his granddaughter, Takako (Okubo Mariko) who is studying and working in Yilan County, Taiwan. Goro reluctantly says yes... Sometime later, Goro arrives in Taipei. He goes straight to Sanxing, Yilan to deliver the said item which turns out to be... Afterwards, he goes around Luodong in search of a shop where he could eat. He chooses an eatery named Quántái Xiǎochībù, which offers seafood and stir-fried dishes. However, Goro feels intimidated when confronted with the menu completely written in Chinese text. Nevertheless, despite the language barrier, the friendly proprietress (Yang Yunyu) and local girl (NueNue) help him out by recommending what dishes to try out...

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Solitary Gourmet Season 5 Episode 6 - Kue Set Meal and Namero Cold Chazuke of Ookayama, Meguro Ward, Tokyo
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Kue Set Meal and Namero Cold Chazuke of Ookayama, Meguro Ward, Tokyo

    S5:E6

    "Somehow, I have a good feeling about today..." Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) comes out of Ōokayama Station, feeling optimistic about today's business deal. "If it pushes through, it's going to be a huge deal.". He meets with company director Yashiro Keisuke (Horibe Keisuke) who wants Goro to take care of changing the over-all interiors of their main branch and in their upcoming Roponggi branch. It does seem quite a profitable deal. However, Goro is perturbed by Yashiro's lackadaisical attitude towards the matter... Later on, Goro is in a foul mood. Feeling hungry, he wants to eat delicious food that will placate his anger. He finds what he was looking for in an eatery called "Kue", that serves "fishermen's cuisine": delicious sashimi set meals, simmered fish, seafood donburi and kabayaki dishes, and namerou. Plus, it serves unlimited refills of rice and miso soup! Goro steps inside, and is welcomed by the proprietress (Washio Machiko)...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Solitary Gourmet". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 3".