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The specialty is hand-picked shiitake mushrooms! Japanese banquet at Issa no Komichi Biyu no Yado
Shiitake mushrooms grown on logs are extremely popular
Issa no Issa no Komichi Biyu no Yado in Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, boasts kaiseki cuisine made with seasonal ingredients. All dishes incorporate brand-name ingredients from Shinshu, and are popular as a way to relax after a soak in the hot springs.
One of the dishes, the "Shinshu Shunkan Wa Kaiseki," is famous for its hand-picked shiitake mushrooms grown on logs in the town. The logs are served on a plate, and guests are free to pick and grill the mushrooms themselves. This unique experience of being able to taste fresh shiitake mushrooms has made it a popular choice for many guests. Any remaining seedlings can be taken home, and instructions for growing them at home are provided.
Enjoy Nagano's top brand "Shinshu Premium Beef" in your preferred style
Also noteworthy is the fact that you can eat "Shinshu Premium Beef." This is a top brand of beef produced in the prefecture that has passed Nagano Prefecture's own "new deliciousness standards," and has an excellent aroma and texture. You can also order your beef cooked the way you like when you make your reservation, which is a luxury!
The restaurant's seasonal Japanese kaiseki cuisine is also particular about how the food is presented. The salt-grilled river fish caught in the Chikuma River is beautifully presented, steamed in a vessel shaped like a bamboo tube. The presentation is full of ingenuity and playfulness, and can be enjoyed with all five senses.
Issa no Komichi Biyu no Yado
[Facility information]
Address: 2951-1 Heijo, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano Prefecture, 381-0401
Parking: 40 passenger cars and 4 large cars (EV car charger available)
・Pick-up service from Yudanaka Station (reservation required)
・TEL 0269-33-4126
・FAX 0269-33-3800
[Detailed information]
・Building: 8-story reinforced concrete building ・Guest rooms: 46 in total (42 Japanese-style rooms / 4 Japanese-Western style rooms [2 of which have an open-air bath])
・Meals Dinner: Japanese-style kaiseki, Breakfast: Japanese set meal ・Facilities Baths (managed by the bath attendant): large public bath, open-air bath, private open-air bath (direct from the source / 2 guest rooms, large public bath, open-air bath), banquet halls (6 rooms, 24-140 tatami mats), karaoke snack bar (1 room), bar, cafe, tea lounge, shop ・Prices 14,300 yen - 38,500 yen (tax included, bathing tax not included)
・Check-in/Check-out Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00
・Wi-Fi throughout the building ・Smoking/non-smoking throughout the building, designated smoking areas available ・Hot spring quality: alkaline simple spring (pH 7.88)
[Access]
・By train: Get off at Yudanaka Station on the Nagano Electric Railway, and walk for about 10 minutes. ・By car: Take the Joshinetsu Expressway, exit at Shinshu Nakano IC, and take National Route 292, and it's about 10 km.