🔥 Featured on Kansai Walker · Booth at India Mela · Oct 9–11, 2026 · Kobe Meriken Park 🔥
Shop Introduction
Ganesha Ghar — Our Story
Our Character
- Kobe's long-established Indian restaurant, founded 25 years ago.
- We invite top-class Indian chefs, use spices imported directly from India, and craft curries and charcoal-grilled dishes with carefully selected ingredients — refined to suit the Japanese palate.
- We were among the first Indian restaurants to add a kids' menu, welcoming many families.
- We offer halal-friendly and vegetarian options with equal care.
- We use only domestically raised chicken and premium Japanese flour for our naan.
- Our tandoor was brought directly from India — and unlike most modern gas ovens, we've stuck with real charcoal since opening day, preserving traditional Indian technique and flavor.
- Our wine, beer, whisky, mangoes, seasonings and canned goods are all imported from India, earning praise from the local Indian community.
Featured In
- Recognised as a 'Living National Treasure' on Kansai TV's Yōi Don program.
- Featured in the Kobe Shimbun newspaper.
- Listed in Kobe tourism guidebooks.
- Featured in Amakara Techo and many other culinary magazines, with a loyal following inside and outside Hyogo.
Beyond the Restaurant
- Catered a party for the Consul of the Indian Consulate, and received a light-meal order during PM Modi's visit to Japan.
- Regularly welcomes group tours of Indian visitors to Japan.
- Active contributor to international schools and community events.
- Has run a booth every year at the India Mela (co-hosted by the Indian Consulate) since it began in Kobe, with invitations from other prefectures.
- Regular exhibitor at Osaka Hanshin Department Store events.
- Our owner, Dewan Raja, is Kobe's first Indian volunteer firefighter.
Ganesha Ghar Kitano Store
- Address
- 3-2-4 Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Anirudh Mansion 1c, Kobe City, Hyogo
- Phone
- 078-271-1181 · 080-5334-4016
- Access
- 10-minute walk from Sannomiya Station
- Opening Hours
- Lunch 11:00–15:00 (L.O. 14:30) · Dinner 17:00–23:00 (L.O. 21:30)
- Closed
- Mondays (open on public holidays, often closed the following Tuesday)