The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast Restaurants

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  • 1. Kakusho

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    This restaurant is famous for its vegetarian shojin ryori (temple food), which it serves up in a 200-year-old building south of the Higashiyama temple area....Read More

  • 2. Fujiya Gohonjin

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    This stately building just outside the gates of Zenko-ji combines a bar, lounge, café, and fantastic Italian restaurant. The rather formal modern dining room offers...Read More

  • 3. Fumuroya

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    This shop specializes in fu, or wheat gluten. Its adjacent restaurant offers kaiseki-like lunch sets that change monthly but are centered on the wheat gluten...Read More

  • 4. Inaka-ya

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    Seasonal seafood and regional specialties dominate the menu here, with dishes like wappa-meshi (rice steamed in a wooden box with toppings of salmon, chicken, or...Read More

  • 5. Itamae no Mise Takeya

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    In business for more than half a century, this small restaurant in Aikawa specializes in seafood, with excellent sashimi and simmered dishes, but also a...Read More

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  • 6. Kastanie

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    The tiled bar and wooden tables are as inviting as the staff of this family-friendly restaurant a few blocks north of Karuizawa Station. The menu...Read More

  • 7. Kincharyo

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    As the seasons change, so do the menu options at this kaiseki ryori–focused showplace in the Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel. In spring your meal may include...Read More

  • 8. Legian

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    You might be surprised to find a funky Balinese eatery alongside the Sai-gawa River, but the nasi goreng, satay and other familiar dishes all taste...Read More

  • 9. Marui

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    Here you'll find all kinds of fresh fish, some of which are found only in the Sea of Japan. For easy ordering, opt for a...Read More

  • 10. Miyoshian

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    At this place in the renowned Kenroku Garden, excellent fish and vegetable dishes have been carefully prepared for nearly one hundred years. The prices are...Read More

  • 11. Noda-ya Tea Shop

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    Slip into this little shop, in business since 1859, for a scoop of delicious sofuto kurimu (soft-serve ice cream) or a cup of tea. You...Read More

  • 12. Old Rock

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    Two blocks before the Chitose-bashi Bridge, this Japanese version of a traditional British pub serves fish-and-chips and pizza along with local Matsumoto beer and rotating...Read More

  • 13. Restaurant Sakura

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    Seasonal delights like pungent Matsutake mushrooms are packed into the take-out bento (box lunches; from ¥2,000) and more indulgent eat-in courses at this traditional eatery,...Read More

  • 14. Ryotei Suginoi

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    On the south bank of the Sai-gawa River close to the Sakura-bashi Bridge, this Michelin two-star restaurant serves Kaga specialties. Dinner in a private room...Read More

  • 15. Shin-puku

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    Various sashimi and sushi combinations are reasonably priced at this small but beautiful sushi bar close to the post office in Wajima. With the post...Read More

  • 16. Suzuya

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    This restaurant's recipes have been passed down over several generations—the house specialty is the superb and inexpensive sansai-ryori, as well as more expensive dishes using...Read More

  • 17. Uoharu

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    A short drive from the ferry terminal in Ogi, this three-story building has a fish shop on the ground level and a casual seafood restaurant...Read More

  • 18. Usagi-ya

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    This bustling izakaya across the street from the annex of Hotel Iidaya on the station's east side serves up izakaya staples plus regional specialties like...Read More

  • 19. Yakitori Yume-ya

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    With a retro vibe, Yume-ya specializes in old-style yakitori (skewered, grilled meat and vegetables). Cozy up to the narrow counter for food and drinks, or...Read More

  • 20. Kura

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    For a surprisingly small number of yen you can feast in this 90-year-old Meiji-era warehouse in the center of town. Kura serves a large assortment...Read More

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