Some five-star inns not only offer a wide variety of dishes on the menu in a buffet, but also transform the dining area itself into an entertainment space, thereby maximizing the appeal of the food.

Although it is not featured in the magazine, the restaurant Seeda Palace at Suginoi Hotel in Beppu Hachiyu , Oita Prefecture, is simply overwhelming. The interior of the restaurant is reminiscent of the streets of Naples, Italy, and the open, spacious interior offers a buffet-style menu with a focus on Western and Chinese cuisine, as well as a kids' menu and sweets. An all-you-can-drink option is also available, in the hopes that guests can enjoy the marriage of international cuisine and alcohol. Of course, the price is included in the dinner fee.

Also, Hotel Shidotaira in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, is promoting an extraordinary dining experience under the name "Entertainment x Buffet," where chefs have honed their skills to create a dining experience that is out of the ordinary. The live kitchen, decorated to resemble a large tree, is very popular, and there is a "MORI x MORI Kids Corner" where children can cook at their own cooking station, so the whole family can enjoy themselves.

Among the lodgings featured in this magazine, we would like to draw your attention to " Asaya " in Kinugawa Onsen, Kinugawa Onsen . This lodging has won the Buffet Grand Prize before. " Asaya's buffet" has become another proper noun, and we hear that many guests visit specifically for the buffet. Asaya has completely renovated the restaurant where the buffet is held to further enhance the food presentation. In the live kitchen of the newly opened "ASAYA GARDEN," the sounds, aromas, flames, and the lively movements of the chefs stimulate the five senses, making you reach for another plate. The dinner menu has more than 100 items, including a colorful salad bar and dessert corner. The atmosphere of the room, which is vibrant with the colors of the food, also adds to the deliciousness of the evening meal.

Also, at Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione in Jozankei Onsen , Sapporo's inner sanctum, you can enjoy the charms of Hokkaido, which is rich in ingredients, in a restaurant that resembles a European market. Chefs show off their skills in two live kitchens, preparing stone-oven pizza, aged beef steak, nigiri sushi, and more. In addition to about 80 kinds of Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, the hotel also has popular seasonal dishes that are served every three months, with the theme of "color, food, health, and beauty." Many five-star hotels also try their hand at creating unique food presentations. We hope you will give it a try.

Officially, a buffet is a style where you can freely choose and eat what you like for a set price, while a buffet is a self-service style where you can choose freely and pay only for the food you take, but in Japanese lodgings, buffets and buffets can be thought of as the same thing.