Cuban fun at Cana Restaurant, Torami

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Angie Davis

My favourite restaurant without a doubt would have to be Cana (pronounced Caanya), tucked away in the small surfing town of Torami, on the Pacific Ocean side of ChibaOne of Japan's 47 prefectures. Located just East of Tokyo and home to such well known sites as Narita International Airport and Tokyo Disney Land. prefecture. Cana is owned and run by one of my students Yuriko, who has a taste for fashion and an even finer palette for exotic cocktails. Her husband is a fantastic chef, and together they have created a great little place to eat excellent food, drink anything from cocktails to international beers, smoke Cuban cigars and listen to excellent music from 7pm-5am the next morning!

The menu ranges from Thai Green Curry, Lamb Beans Curry and Rocket Salmon Pizza, to Spicy Vegetable Coconut Prawns, Raw Prawn Spring Rolls and juicy tender Steak. All priced around the 800Yen mark, the value for money at Cana is outstanding, making it a great place to stop by on your way back to Tokyo after a fun weekend of Surfing or just general sightseeing. The food really is amazing, and they have such a great variety. Parties are more than welcome, just be sure to book in advance as the place does have a great reputation in this area. There is an English menu, Yuriko herself speaks reasonable English, and Cana is always full of lively surfers from the local area as well as from the south of Chiba and Tokyo.

To get there from Tokyo, take the Bay Shore Route over the Rainbow Bridge, then merge onto the Higashi Kanto following the signs for the Keiyo Road. Once on the Keiyo, you want to follow the signs to Togane along the Togane-Chiba Toll Road. In Togane, go through a few sets of traffic lights and then take a left onto the Togane-Kujukuri Toll Road, then the Kujukuri Toll Road, and go straight along the beach side until the end where you will reach a Lawson’s. Turn left here, and then go straight for about 5mins. You will pass a Family Mart and a series of Surf Shops including The Sun, keep going and look out for the Cana sign on your right!