J-Drama Pilgrimage | 問題のあるレストラン Mondai no Aru Restaurant (2015) — 道の駅なるさわ / Tamako and Chika’s Episode-7 Road Stop

Drama: Fuji TV『問題のあるレストラン』 / Mondai no Aru Restaurant (2015).

Episode 7 aired on 26 February 2015. Fuji TV’s official synopsis follows Bistro Fou as it begins to build momentum and then sends Tamako and the others toward a producer of the coveted “phantom bacon,” where they run into their rivals from Symphonic Omotesando. The Nationwide Filming Location Guide identifies 道の駅なるさわ / Roadside Station Narusawa as the drive-in where 田中たま子 / Tamako Tanaka and 雨木千佳 / Chika Ameki stop during that episode.

This is a useful pilgrimage point because it places the drama outside its usual Harajuku/Omotesando battlefield and into the road-trip thread that precedes the food showdown. It also gives Chika and Tamako a real Yamanashi waypoint rather than asking visitors to infer a fictional farm location.

Narusawa Village still operates the roadside-station complex at 8532-63 Narusawa, Minamitsuru District. Current village information lists its produce hall and the broader facility, and the village’s designated-emergency-site information also confirms the same location. The stored pin, 35.4787114, 138.6910585, is a roadside-station complex-level point. It is not claimed as the exact 2015 parking space, vehicle position, actor mark, or camera setup.

Pilgrimage note: this is an active roadside facility. Use marked pedestrian areas, observe parking and traffic rules, and do not block customers or delivery activity while comparing the present landscape with the episode.

Verification sources:
Fuji TV episode 7: https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/mondainoaru_restaurant/backnumber/514000016-7.html
Nationwide Filming Location Guide: https://loca.ash.jp/info/2015/d201501_mondai.htm
Narusawa Village facility information: https://www.vill.narusawa.yamanashi.jp/gyosei/soshikikarasagasu/kikakuka/shisetsu/2_1/2527.html