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Nature Shop

Delicate natural cuisine that is beautiful in taste and appearance.

A set lunch restaurant with natural cuisine where you can enjoy the unique ingredients of Yatsugatake to your heart's content. The owner and his wife, who trained as live-in apprentices under the owner of "Sen-nin Hut," a famous restaurant for wild vegetables and gibier cuisine, will entertain you with healthful dishes that use plenty of seasonal mountain bounty, such as wild vegetables in spring, river fish in summer, and mushrooms in autumn.
The lunch menu always offers about 10 dishes, including the seasonal Yatsugatake set meal, tempura set meal, and highland vegetable salad set meal. In the evening, only omakase courses are available upon reservation.

A spectacular view of the Southern Alps is also a treat!

The set menus come with several miniature side dishes, such as dressed vegetables and omelets, soup, and black rice. Even the dressings and teas are homemade, and the dishes are so delicately arranged that it is hard to decide which to start with.
The restaurant's interior, tastefully decorated with dried flowers handmade by the owner's wife and woodwork by an artist living in Yatsugatake, has a stylish and relaxing atmosphere. You can enjoy a relaxing lunch time with a view of the Southern Alps through the large windows.

Shizenya

• 5471 Tanido, Oizumi-machi, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• Approximately 8 minutes by car from JR Kai Oizumi Station
• 11:00 AM–3:00 PM (Last order at 2:00 PM; reservations preferred), 5:00 PM–9:00 PM (Reservations required)
• April–November: Wednesdays; December–March: Tuesdays and Wednesdays *Irregular holidays may apply
• 080-5387-6350
• Free of charge

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Kobuchizawa Izutsuya

A famous eel restaurant that is gaining a reputation both inside and outside of the prefecture

When it comes to eel restaurants in Yamanashi Prefecture, the first name that comes to mind is “Kobuchizawa Izutsuya,” located within walking distance of Kobuchizawa Station. The restaurant, which was renovated in 2021 to specialize in aged eel, attracts many visitors from both within and outside the prefecture, and long lines form on holidays.
In a space that blends Japanese and Western styles—featuring tatami-mat floors paired with Scandinavian furniture—you can enjoy Kanto-style grilled eel (kabayaki) and plain-grilled eel (shirayaki), both meticulously prepared by skilled chefs. By carefully bleeding live eels and aging them, the restaurant produces eel with a rich, deep umami flavor, which is then slowly grilled over binchotan charcoal.

Superb eel grilled over binchotan charcoal by skilled chefs

Popular menu items include the aged jūbako (layered box) filled with generously sized kabayaki eel, and the “Una-bako Ni-no-U,” which lets you enjoy both kabayaki and shirayaki. The “Kame-shio Eel”—shirayaki served with mountain salt and sansho pepper—is also a highly acclaimed dish.Grilled with the skilled techniques of our artisans, the eel is fluffy and seems to melt in your mouth. It takes about 40 minutes from order to service, but the exquisite flavor is well worth the wait.

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The eel is fluffy and has no smell. While waiting for your food, you can spend an exciting time looking at the garden and the building.

Kobuchizawa Izutsuya

• 1035 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 3 min. walk from JR Kobuchizawa Station
• 11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (last entry and last order at 1:45 p.m.), 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (last entry and last order at 7:15 p.m.)
• Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• 0551-36-5990
• Free of charge

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Nakamura Farm Dining Area

Chicken and egg dishes that make the most of the flavors of the ingredients are exquisite!

This popular Dining Area offers dishes using chicken and eggs from Nakamura Farm, a poultry farm located at the southern foot of Yatsugatake. The chicken is fed with Yatsugatake's groundwater and a unique blend of feed, and is raised on a flat-fed chicken farm, which means that the meat is free of excess fat and the more you chew it, the more the original flavor of the chicken spreads. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes centered around the chicken and eggs produced by the company. Nakamura Farm's oyakodon," a bowl of rice topped with a rich, tender egg, has won the gold medal in the oyakodon category of the National Donburi Grand Prix organized by the National Donburi Federation for five consecutive years.

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The combination of the thick, rich egg and the firm, chewy, and full of flavorful ho-ho-ho chicken is the best. The grilled white liver skewers are also better than you can imagine!

Fully enjoy the chicken nurtured by the nature of Yatsugatake

The menu also includes "Yatsugatake Tamago no Tamagokake Gohan (rice with egg)," "Concentrated Kottori Ramen" and "Teba Gyoza (wing dumplings)," which maximize the flavor of the chicken and egg. All of the dishes are simple, yet cooked with great attention to detail, including temperature and timing. There is also a full lineup of desserts, including pudding and ice cream made with Yatsugatake eggs.
In addition to the Dining Area, there is a direct sales area where you can purchase eggs, chicken, and processed egg products, as well as a store specializing in sweets.

Nakamura Farm

• 4986-524 Higashi-ide, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 20 min. walk from JR Kai Oizumi Station
• 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (Last admission)
• Tuesdays and Wednesdays (subject to change depending on the season; please check the website)
• 0551-47-5030
• Free of charge

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Sake Brewery-Operated Restaurant “Daimin”

Reputation for dishes unique to a sake brewery using koji and sake kasu

This restaurant is under the direct management of Yamanashi Meizo, a long-established sake brewery founded in 1750 in Daigahara on the Koshu Highway. In the stylish old private house-style restaurant, which utilizes materials from the sake brewery's retirement residence, you can enjoy a menu of traditional recipes with new twists, using fermented foods unique to the brewery, such as sake kasu and koji. Our top recommendation is the "Salmon marinated in koji set meal. Salmon marinated for 20 days in rice malt used for sake brewing is soft and fluffy, soaked in the sweetness and flavor of the malted rice. It is also nice to be able to enjoy a variety of dishes such as a small bowl of seasonal vegetables, a thickly baked egg, and country soup.

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For cold drinks, you can get Nanaken's brewed water! The "salmon marinated in koji" is soft and moist, with just the right amount of salt and the aroma of koji.

Healthy fermented dishes served with sake

At the Restaurant, we highly recommend tasting their signature sake along with your meal. All the dishes served in the Restaurant are a perfect match for the "Shichiken" brand sake, which is nurtured by the water and rice of Hakushu. If you find a bottle you like, you can purchase it at the adjacent main house. A wide variety of processed products such as sake lees, amazake (sweet sake), and salmon pickled in koji (malted rice) are also available, making them perfect souvenirs.

Daimin

• 2287 Daigahara, Hakushu-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 10 min. drive from JR Nagasaka Station
• 11:30-15:00, 17:00-20:30 (reservation required by 17:00 the day before)
• Tuesdays, Year-end and New Year holidays
• 0551-35-5111
• Free of charge

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Ajinoren Kazunobu

Enjoy fresh fish dishes that go well with sake!

A famous Japanese restaurant in Hokuto City. They grill, simmer, serve as sashimi, or deep-fry fresh fish sourced every morning from the regional wholesale market in Kofu, preparing it using the most suitable cooking method for each dish.The rice and miso soup that come with the set meals are also highly praised for their deliciousness—featuring “Oshiba Family Rice” grown by a master rice farmer in Takane Town and miso soup made with additive-free Yamago miso from Gomi Soy Sauce Shop.In particular, the “simmered kinmedai” is an exquisite dish with depth and richness, made using a sauce that has been continuously replenished since the restaurant first opened.

Craftsmanship at its best!

The owner, who has many years of experience in Japanese cuisine, carefully selects fresh fish to offer seasonal flavors through the “Sashimi Set Meal” (which changes daily), sashimi platters, and other recommended dishes. Additionally, the Oizumi Soba set—made with locally produced buckwheat flour—is popular, allowing guests to enjoy a flavor unique to Hokuto City.With a wide selection of beverages that pair well with the dishes—including wines from Yamanashi Prefecture, sake, and shochu from Kyushu—the restaurant is bustling with tourists and regulars not only at lunchtime but also in the evenings.

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Supporters

The sashimi set menus are reasonably priced and delicious, so I always order them. Tenzaru Soba is also highly recommended.

Ajinoren Kazunobu

• 277-4 Otsubo, Gomachida, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 5 min. from JR Nagasaka Station by car
• 11:30 AM–2:30 PM (last order at 2:00 PM), 5:00 PM–8:30 PM (last order at 8:00 PM)
• Mondays (closed the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
• 0551-47-2500
• 12 cars free of charge

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Kiyosato Restaurant & Cottage BOKU

Enjoy local cuisine unique to Yamanashi Prefecture

The Restaurant is located on the premises of Mutsumi, a pet-friendly cottage with a dog run in Kiyosato. In addition to udon noodles made with delicious Yatsugatake water and flour, set menus and a la carte dishes made with local ingredients are also available. We recommend "Ozara," a local dish of Koshu. Cold udon or houtou with a glutinous texture is served with homemade warm broth made from Rishiri kelp, dried sardines, dried bonito flakes, Uru-me flakes, and other ingredients. The sauce is filled with seasonal vegetables from Yatsugatake. During the cold season, "yumori" (boiled noodles) is also popular.

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Ozara Hoto is handmade noodles that are chunky and firm. The bowl of soup is filled with deep-fried vegetables and a variety of other ingredients too numerous to mention.

Local gourmet foods and thick soft ice cream are also popular

After savoring local specialties such as “Koshu Torimotsu-ni” (chicken offal simmered in a sweet and savory sauce of sugar and soy sauce) and “Koshu Sauce Katsudon” (pork cutlet rice bowl served with a sauce unique to Koshu), we recommend trying the rich soft-serve ice cream available at the adjacent shop.The shop is renowned for its exquisite soft-serve ice cream, available only here—including a milk-based soft-serve with subtle sweetness, a bitter, authentic chocolate soft-serve, and the original “Kaiun ‘Ku-Soft’,” a fresh cheese soft-serve made by blending cheese into milk-based soft-serve.

Kiyosato Restaurant & Cottage BOKU

• 3545-2411 Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 10 min. drive from JR Nagasaka Station
• 11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (last order), Saturdays and Sundays only: 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (last order)
• Wednesday and Thursday
• 0551-48-3068
• Free of charge

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Terroir: Love and Stomach (Terroir Ai to Ibukuro)

Yatsugatake Gastronomy: Enjoying Nature's Bounty

The French restaurant “Ai to Ibagata,” which was popular in Sangenjaya, Tokyo, has relocated to Yatsugatake and reopened under the new name “Terroir Ai no Ibagata.”Housed in a 170-year-old traditional Japanese house that once served as the honjin (main inn) of Nagasawa-juku, the restaurant offers daily-changing classic and modern course meals made with an abundance of natural ingredients from the Yatsugatake region, paired with Yamanashi wines.
Just as the French proverb says, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” sharing a joyful and delicious meal around the table with someone special is truly a blissful moment filled with love.

Brilliant fusion of an old private house and French cuisine

The restaurant uses only seasonal ingredients that are available only at specific times of the year: organically grown vegetables, mushrooms gathered by local experts or sometimes by the chef himself in the mountains, and ayu sweetfish. Since these ingredients are in season only once a year, it can take up to a year from the initial concept—“Let’s use this to create that dish”—to the actual serving of the dish at the restaurant.This is a restaurant where you can fully enjoy the bounty of the Yatsugatake region, accompanied by tableware and cutlery crafted by local artisans and Japanese wine.

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The restaurant also offers a wide variety of non-alcoholic drinks and children's courses, making it a wonderful place to visit.

Terroir Ai to Ibukuro

• 414 Nagasawa, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 20 min. drive from JR Kobuchizawa Station
• 12:00 PM–3:00 PM, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
• Monday–Wednesday
• Free of charge
• Reservations required via the website only

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Happy Medium Club

An all-day dining spot in front of Kobuchizawa Station where you can enjoy authentic espresso and meals

A four-story property—spanning from the basement to the rooftop—that opened in front of Kobuchizawa Station in July 2025. On the first floor, café dining area offers a selection of healthy, flavorful dishes that make full use of seasonal vegetables—such as spice curries featuring highland vegetables and Yamanashi Prefecture’s “Koshu Wine Beef,” as well as weekly rotating pasta dishes made with wild mountain vegetables and seasonal produce.

Another appealing feature is that the full meal menu is available throughout business hours. You can also enjoy espresso supervised by world-class baristas, as well as traditional Austrian sweets and breads handmade in the on-site bakery, making it a versatile spot for everything from meals to coffee breaks.

Spend “just the right amount of time” during your travels in a space steeped in culture

In addition, the basement features a grocery store and gift shop, and on the second floor, a lounge where you can immerse yourself in the history of Kobuchizawa, as well as pet-friendly terrace seating. From the rooftop, you can see Yatsugatake and the Alps .

“A place to enjoy just the right amount of happiness "— ,” this multi-purpose property offers a variety of ways to spend your time. Why not stop by for lunch—or even just to take a break during your travels or while waiting for a train—and enjoy a pleasant moment?

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Supporters

This is a restaurant with a unique flair where you can enjoy the interior design and artwork as well. In addition to the food, you’ll be able to experience the various charms of the local culture and art right from Kobuchizawa Station.

Happy Medium Club

• 1020-1 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 1 min. walk from JR Kobuchizawa Station
• 9:00-18:00
• Wednesday
• 0551-45-6567
• Free of charge

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Stove

Reputation for dishes that make the most of the deliciousness of the ingredients

This restaurant offers first-rate cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. The former residence of literary painter Isamu Kobayashi, "Fuyuseian," was relocated from Kamakura and decorated by the New Materials Research Institute, founded by a renowned contemporary artist and architect, to create a special space with a sense of openness and tranquility.
Named after the image of "caressing the ingredients transparently and lovingly," the restaurant buys most of its ingredients, including vegetables, meat, and fish, directly from local producers, and offers simple yet delicate dishes with powerful flavors.

Enjoy a luxurious time eating up the bounty of Yamanashi

There are two types of lunch courses available, both by reservation only. The “Pot-au-feu with Local Vegetables,” served with every course, is the restaurant’s signature dish. The natural sweetness of the vegetables and the elegant kombu-based broth create an exquisite harmony.In addition to the ingredients, the restaurant offers an extensive selection of Yamanashi-produced beverages, including wine, local sake, and grape juice made solely by pressing wine grapes—with no added sugar or additives. It’s a restaurant where you can fully savor the bounty of Yamanashi.

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Supporters

The fish and meat are all fresh and local. We recommend that you visit with plenty of time to spare and take your time.

Stove

• 4551 Nakamaru, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• 20 min. walk from JR Nagasaka Station
• 11:30-15:00 (L.O. 14:30), 18:00-21:30 (L.O. 20:30) *Reservations required.
• Monday–Thursday
• 0551-45-7703
• Free of charge

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bistro Bugaboo

Excellent casual French cuisine with a focus on local production for local consumption.

This restaurant is known for its bistro cuisine using local ingredients. Direction is only a 1-minute walk from Kobuchizawa Station, and the restaurant is always crowded with Guest/customers. The concept of the restaurant is "eat local. The casual dishes are all excellent, using local ingredients such as Yatsugatake vegetables, gibier, and Koshu crystal pork, all nurtured by the delicious highland air and famous water. The restaurant's sommelier selects domestic and French wines, as well as craft beers, to pair perfectly with the dishes.

A bistro for adults where conversation and drinks are a pleasure.

Lunch features a simple two-course meal consisting of an appetizer and a main dish. The thick “Crystal Pork” sauté is a dish made by grilling “Koshu Lactic Acid Bacteria Pork (Crystal Pork)”—raised on feed containing lactic acid bacteria—on a grill. The mild, sweet fat spreads across your palate with every bite.The signature dish, a homemade ham called “Charcuterie,” is available as an appetizer in the lunch course or as part of a one-plate lunch. Sandwiches made with Charcuterie on a baguette are available for takeout, so we highly recommend enjoying them on a picnic under the blue sky.

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Supporters

The sautéed crystal pork is exquisitely cooked to further enhance the deliciousness of the pork. It is a very satisfying dish with a large portion!

bistro Bugaboo

• 1028-1 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi MAP
• Approx. 1 min. walk from JR Kobuchizawa Station
• 11:30 AM–3:00 PM (last order 2:00 PM), 6:00 PM–10:00 PM (last order 8:30 PM)
• Mon. and Tues.
• 0551-45-6843
• None (Please use the coin parking "Kobuchisawa No.3 Parking")

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Osteria Nana

Italian cuisine using an abundance of seasonal vegetables

A popular Italian Restaurant located in downtown Nirasaki. As the restaurant's name "Nana 2" suggests, the dishes served in the bright white and wood-toned restaurant are Italian dishes that will please your body, using plenty of locally grown and carefully selected seasonal vegetables. The chef's goal is to create a gentle flavor that brings out the best of the ingredients. Garlic is rarely used, which is a feature of this restaurant.

A menu that pays particular attention to the color of the ingredients.

For lunch, you can choose from two pasta-based set menus or a course meal where you can select either fish or meat as the main dish. The appetizer served with the pasta set and the appetizer platter included in the course meal are both visually stunning dishes featuring seasonal vegetables, either grilled or served as a salad.You can choose from about eight types of pasta, all of which are generously portioned. With both classic and seasonal options available, you can enjoy different dishes every time you visit. Desserts made with vegetables—such as pumpkin soup and chiffon cake—are also popular for their delicious, subtly sweet flavors.

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Supporters

The food is so tender and tasty that you can feel the owner's personality reflected in its flavor.
The courses are also reasonably priced and generous in flavor.

Osteria Nana 2

• 1-6-18 Fujimi, Nirasaki City, Fuji, Yamanashi MAP
• 7 min. walk from JR Nirasaki Station
• 11:30 a.m.–Last Order 1:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.–Last Order 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays (irregular holidays)
• 0551-23-7620
• Free of charge

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Cueillette

Royal French cuisine served in a house on a hill

A stone-built house Restaurant standing in the middle of a vineyard. Fuji from the window. The chef, who trained at a HOSHINOYA Restaurant in the Champagne region of France, uses local ingredients such as organic vegetables, fruits, natural mushrooms, wild vegetables, and wild game to create French cuisine. To maximize the flavor of the ingredients, the cuisine is simple and not too elaborate.

Elegant atmosphere in a classical Western-style house

The lunch course includes two appetizers, a fish dish, a main course, and dessert with coffee. The appetizer—featuring locally caught “Yatsugatake Spring Water Trout” that the restaurant smokes in-house and pairs with marinated local vegetables—is a dish the chef is particularly proud of.The combination of the “Yatsugatake Spring-Water Trout”—with its mild flavor and tender texture—and the fresh vegetables is simply exquisite. The “Japanese Chestnut Mont Blanc,” which is well worth the extra cost even if it’s added to the course price, is a masterpiece of a cake featuring a delicate chestnut cream that melts in your mouth.

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The summer-only chilled peach soup is absolutely exquisite! With its beautiful views and wonderful atmosphere, this is the perfect Restaurant for a special occasion.

Cueillette

• 1129 Mitsuzawa, Hosaka-cho, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi MAP
• 7 minutes drive from JR Nirasaki Station
• 12:00 PM–1:30 PM (Last Order), 6:00 PM–7:30 PM (Last Order)
• Tuesdays
• 0551-23-1650
• Free of charge

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Prosciutteria Morimoto

Blissful Italian cuisine enjoyed in a hidden gem for adults

A standalone restaurant nestled in a quiet forest away from the hustle and bustle. The course menu—centered around house-made prosciutto and featuring pasta and main dishes made with local ingredients—is filled with dishes crafted with the chef’s meticulous attention to detail.The carefully crafted prosciutto, nurtured by the refreshing winds of the Yatsugatake Mountains, is meticulously sliced to order. Every dish pairs perfectly with wine, allowing you to enjoy blissful pairings as time flows gently by.

The warm hospitality, infused with the owner’s passion, is another highlight, and the sophisticated, serene atmosphere makes it the perfect setting for special occasions. This renowned restaurant allows you to immerse yourself in fine dining while experiencing the four seasons of Yatsugatake and leaving the stresses of daily life behind.

A moving culinary experience that redefines the concept of prosciutto

The restaurant’s signature dish is “Prosciutto di Yatsugatake,” a completely additive-free prosciutto made from “Koshu Lactic Acid Bacteria Crystal Pork”—a Yamanashi Prefecture brand pork—cured with natural salt and the rich, natural breeze of the Yatsugatake Mountains.

Reminiscent of the prosciutto from Parma, Italy, it is characterized by a moist texture and a gentle sweetness, and the rich aroma that spreads the moment it touches your lips, along with the sweetness of the fat that melts on your tongue, are truly the result of masterful craftsmanship. Why not indulge all five senses in the energy of “living ingredients”—an experience unique to this restaurant—paired with dishes that highlight the freshness of local vegetables?

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Supporters

The signature homemade prosciutto is a masterpiece that can also be enjoyed at “OTTO SETTE,” the main dining room at Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Yatsugatake.

Prosciutteria Morimoto

• 8240-3178 Nishide, Oizumi-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 8 minutes by car from JR Kai Oizumi Station
• 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5:30 PM–8:00 PM (Reservations required)
• Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; during winter
• Free of charge
• This restaurant operates exclusively by referral