Restaurants

Established during the mid-Edo period, this long-running teahouse-restaurant continues to hand down its traditions of taste and technique while offering the finest hospitality. They serve a catfish kaiseki cuisine course featuring a variety of catfish preparations, or visitors can enjoy elaborate single dishes made from catfish.

Enjoy country-style handmade soba, udon, and other set menus long popular among the farmers of Ashigakubo. You can also enjoy strawberry picking! The strawberries are bright red and packed with juicy sweetness. Strawberry picking is located right next to Menya Kinoko Chaya. If you want to pick strawberries, stop by Menya Kinoko Chaya first. ※ Time limit of 30 minutes per entry. ※ We would appreciate it if you could contact us in advance.

Located right by the Kamisato Smart IC for great accessibility. You can shop for seasonal fruits and vegetables, western and Japanese sweets, and even experience harvesting the fruits and vegetables yourself! Look forward to further developments from Kamisato Town as a center of tourism!

A simple sulfur hot spring. Chichibu Yumoto is a day trip hot spring with the Bukō Onsen as its source, and is effective for a range of chronic diseases such as nerve pain, sore muscles, joint pain, stiff shoulders, and poor blood circulation. One can fully enjoy nature in the liberating open-air bath with the hinoki (wooden) bath, which gives the gentle feeling of trees, and the rock bath, which provides a simple natural atmosphere. Nearby there are also Bukō Auto Campsite (Phone Number: 0494-23-8229) and lodging facility Bukō Onsen Bekkan (annex) (For reservations: 0494-24-4141).

Located right next to the Kamisato Smart IC, this store is packed with fresh produce representative of Kamisato, such as pears, strawberries, corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes. The store is also popular for holding events featuring seasonal fruits and vegetables, such as the Corn Fair, Pear Fair, and Strawberry Fair. In the food court attached to the store there are a local handmade udon noodle restaurant called Kiyanchi and a handmade hamburger steak restaurant with its head office in Sengoku (Tokyo) called Grill K Farms which attract many lunchtime visitors from near and far.

A roadside station with a full view of Watarase-yusuichi (a vast wetland and vibrant wildlife habitat). There is a facility selling products such as Koshihikari brand rice, grown on the fertile land of Kitakawabe area, and fresh local vegetables such as the Momotarō tomato. The richly flavored handmade soba available at the farm restaurant is also very popular, with many repeat customers. This new attraction is very unique to Japan as it straddles three prefectures, resulting in the roadside station being responsible for its overall promotion.

At our exchange center, attached to the Iwatsuki Doll Museum, we promote the history and culture of Iwatsuki. You can participate in various fun events, try cafe menus, local specialties, eat delicious locally harvested vegetables, gain new knowledge, and meet new people! This is a joyful place where people and information come together.

At the soy sauce-themed park “Kinbue Soy Sauce Park” in Kawajima Town, Saitama Prefecture, you can enjoy experiences like eating, learning, shopping, and playing through attractions such as the factory tour “Kinbue Soy Sauce School” and the “Soy Sauce Brewery Restaurant.” The park is operated by Fueki Soy Sauce, a long-established soy sauce brewery founded in 1789 (the first year of the Kansei era). (For more details about the facility, please refer to the URL below.)

Masuya is the largest consumer of farm-raised catfish in Yoshikawa. This famous restaurant has been featured on TV numerous times spreading the word about the tastiness of catfish. For those who are new to catfish, we recommend the catfish gozen set. It includes catfish tempura, tataki-age, and nanbanzuke, giving you a variety of ways to enjoy this tasty fish.

Located around 50 minutes from the city center on the Sayama Hills, an area filled with cherry blossoms, fresh greenery or the autumn leaves depending on the season. The lake glistens with the sunlight in the daytime and the moonlight at night. Enjoy the spectacular view, the delicious food, relax in your room and soak in the bath in this ultimate relaxation experience.

Tours of the wine factory and vineyard, free samples and sale of wines at the in-house direct sales store, and meals at the company-owned restaurant (business days specified) are available.

“Kiyasse Hanyū” is the nickname for Hanyū City Mitakaya agricultural and forest park. This park, with an area of roughly 3.6 hectares, has a flower-filled “Shiki no Oka” (four seasons hill), a production building selling local vegetables harvested fresh each morning, a beer factory that manufactures Hanyū’s local beer “Kobushi Hana Beer,” and a restaurant to enjoy handmade udon. Inside the park, there is playground equipment for kids, and events and vegetable harvesting experiences are held year round.

At Kappo Ryokan Futaba, we offer our specialty kaiseki ryori, “Chuushichi Meshi.” One of the top 5 famous Japanese rice dishes, Chuushichi Meshi was born from an encounter with Yamaoka Tesshū, who was instrumental in the historic “Fall of Edo.” This dish is topped with our signature sauce and eaten in the same manner as ochazuke (rice with green tea). It has been chosen as one of the top 5 famous Japanese rice dishes, alongside classic dishes like Fukagawa Meshi from Tokyo and Kayaku Meshi from Osaka. Please enjoy this traditional dish made from fresh seasonal ingredients and prepared with care by our expert chefs.