The Solitary Gourmet | 焼肉ジンギスカン つるや, Hatchonawate — Goro’s Solo Yakiniku

TV Tokyo’s Season 1 episode 8, broadcast on 22 February 2012, places Goro in Kawasaki’s Hatchonawate district and makes 焼肉ジンギスカン つるや the stage for his early-series solo-yakiniku episode. He works through kalbi, harami, kopuchan, jingisukan and shibire while the grill smoke becomes part of the episode’s industrial-Kawasaki atmosphere. The restaurant remains a real destination at 19-7 Nisshincho, Kawasaki-ku. Its continuing operation is independently corroborated by a March 2026 TBS feature on Kawasaki food, making this a strong pilgrimage stop rather than a vanished-location marker. Pilgrimage note: つるや is a popular working yakiniku restaurant with limited capacity. Queueing and operating conditions can change, so visitors should prioritize the restaurant’s current rules over recreating camera positions from 2012.