Kotohira Restaurant

Serving the SoCal Udon & Authentic Japanese food. Business owner information Chigusa N. Business Owner Kotohira is literally buried in the deepest (hidden) corner of a secluded L-shaped strip mall in Gardena. They have been serving fresh Udon in Southern California for over 25 years, with the current owner, Chigusa Noguchi-san, having bought the restaurant from the previous owner from Japan years ago. At the heart of the menu is their Sanuki Udon, a style of Udon that originated from the ancient Sanuki Province (now Kagawa Prefecture) on Shikoku Island, Japan. It's believed that that is where Udon originated from, and Kotohira's menu proudly states that they serve the style of Udon that has 1,200 years of history behind it.