is a fast-food chain on
Okinawa Island
is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island is approximately long, an average wide, and has an ...
, with five restaurants in and around
Naha (
Yonabaru
is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay.
As of 2015, the town has a population of 18,410 and a population density of 3,502 pe ...
,
Tomigusuku
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,
Nishihara Nishihara (written: 西原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Clarence K. Nishihara, American politician
*, Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
*, Japanese chemist
*, Japanese long-distance runner ...
). They sport a menu featuring many homemade Okinawan specialties such as
gōyā burger, "Nūyaru" (gōyā and pork burger),
hamburgers with a filling of
SPAM
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* Spam (food), a canned pork meat product
* Spamming, unsolicited or undesired electronic messages
** Email spam, unsolicited, undesired, or illegal email messages
** Messaging spam, spam targeting users of instant messaging ( ...
and
bitter melon
''Momordica charantia'' (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Afri ...
omelet. They also have fried gōyā rings, similar to
onion rings, and gōyā juice. Besides these more Okinawan-tailored offerings they also have normal ham- and cheeseburgers. The first restaurant opened on January 29, 1986.
See also
*
List of hamburger restaurants
External links
Jef Official Homepage
1986 establishments in Japan
Companies based in Okinawa Prefecture
Fast-food chains of Japan
Fast-food hamburger restaurants
Okinawan cuisine
Restaurants established in 1986
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