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Café Salon de Thé OKA

Located in the heart of Kinugawa's hot spring district, Café Salon de Thé OKA has a mature atmosphere that differs from the image of a hot spring resort. The sophisticated space is comfortable and loved by tourists and locals alike.
The popular lunch menu item is the "Tochigi Wagyu Otawara Hamburger Lunch" using coarsely ground Tochigi Wagyu beef.
The hamburger made from rare Otawara beef is plump and juicy with a mild sweetness of meat, and the demi-glace sauce is a wonderful match.
The lunch set includes Nikko Kirifuri Kogen beef curry lunch and a pasta lunch with a choice of four types of pasta.

The restaurant's interior is decorated with stained glass and Meissen tableware, making it a feast for the eyes no matter where you dine, at the counter or at a table.
All of the tableware is luxurious, and is made from Meissen and Royal Copenhagen. You can enjoy your food, cakes, and coffee served on the precious tableware that the owner has collected over the years.
The deep aroma of freshly ground coffee and homemade cakes during tea time, which starts at 2:30 p.m., are highly recommended.

Café Salone de Thé OKA

• 525 Kinugawa Hot Spring Taki, Nikko, Tochigi MAP
• 15 minutes walk from Tobu Kinugawa Koen Station
• Lunch 11:30-14:30 (L.O.)/Dinner 19:00-21:00
  Reservations are required for dinner.
• Thursday (open if Thursday is a national holiday)
• 0288-77-0657
• Free of charge

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Gallery Cafe PaintoE

Gallery Cafe PaintoE also features paintings and sundries by local artists. This popular café is located a 5-minute walk from Kinugawa hot spring station.

The most popular "HIMITSU Pork Chashu Sandwich" is an exquisite sandwich made with Nikko HIMITSU Pork, a Nikko brand pork, and plenty of fresh lettuce. Nikko HIMITSU Pork" is a rare Nikko pork, which is sold only at two butcher stores in the city.
If you call and make a reservation, all items can be taken out, making it ideal for picnics or as a lunch box on a drive.

The "Pantoe-style SL Burger," created to commemorate the opening of SL Taiki that connects Imaichi Station and Kinugawa hot spring station, is made with "Nikko HIMITSU pork" sandwiched in a charcoal-filled black bun for a great impact. 10 servings per day are limited.

Gallery inside the restaurant

Paintings displayed in the gallery are available for purchase, and stylish sundries are also on display, making lunchtime a fun time. The menu includes freshly baked bread, sandwiches from around the world, egg Neapolitan, keema curry, and more.
It is open from 8:30 in the morning, so we recommend using it as a morning meal.
The terrace seating, which was created in the summer of 2017, is pet-friendly, so you can enjoy your meal together.

Gallery Cafe PaintoE

• 1407-8 Ohara, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• Approximately an 8-minute walk from Tobu Kinugawa Hot Spring Station
• 8:30-17:00
• Wednesday
• 0288-25-7445
• Free of charge

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Baumkuchen Kobo Hachiya

Hachiya Baumkuchen Studio is popular for its "Rokku Baum," which expresses the beauty of Kinugawa's valleys.
It is a hard baumkuchen with a lumpy shape and a crispy outside and a moist inside.

The baumkuchen is made with local eggs from Nikko, rare Calpis Co. fermented butter (one packet of butter is made from 40 bottles of Calpis), and flour produced in the northern Kanto region. Hachiya Baum Strawberry," which uses Tochiotomates produced in Tochigi Prefecture, and the winter-only "Hachiya Baum Winter Chocolat" are baked with great care.
The glass-walled storefront allows visitors to watch the baking of the baumkuchen, and the craftsmanship of the bakers, who watch the thickness of the layers and the heat level, is a must-see.
Stick-shaped rokku baumkuchen and baumkuchen in original packages commemorating the opening of SL Taiki are also popular.

Originally a souvenir store, the store was remodeled and opened as a baumkuchen workshop. The packaging design is based on paper cutouts designed by ceramic artist Shitara.

Restaurant using local ingredients

The first floor houses the baumkuchen workshop and store, and the second floor houses the restaurant "Restoran Hachiya.
The restaurant's popularity is supported by a variety of dishes prepared using local ingredients, such as Nikko maitake mushrooms, Nikko HIMITSU pork, Nikko yuba, Nikko miso, and Tochigi Koshihikari rice.

Baumkuchen workshop Hachiya

• 1396-10 Ohara, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• 1 minute walk from Tobu Kinugawa hot spring station
• 9:00-17:00
• Closed on weekends and holidays
• 0288-77-1453
• Free of charge

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Cafe & Diningbar Kashiwa

Located a two-minute walk from Shimo-Imaichi Station, "Coffee Tea Talk" is a café and bar where you can enjoy everything from sweets to drinks.

One of the popular menu items is the "Deco Latte," a 3D latte art created by dropping warmed milk foam into the latte while letting it air dry. The decoristas who developed it will create whatever you request. The photogenic "Deco Latte" is very popular for posting on Instagram, etc., so it is recommended to make a reservation.

Another popular menu item is the "Nikko natural shaved ice" made with "Hyo-ya Tokujiro IV. Every January, the restaurant participates in the cutting of natural ice, and the ice brought back is carefully shaved to provide the ultimate shaved ice all year round. The homemade syrups include standard favorites such as "Tochiotome" and "Blueberry," as well as many original ones that can only be found here, such as "Tomato," "Ginger Honey," "Wasanbon," and "Alexander" (with brandy), making it a fun choice.

Inside the restaurant where live music is also performed

Established in 1982, the restaurant has a bar counter and table seating.
At night, the restaurant becomes a dining bar and offers a full menu of drinks, from Nikko's local beers to non-alcoholic cocktails. We recommend the "on the rocks" drink made with natural ice from Nikko. A wide variety of pasta and meat dishes are available.

There is a piano in the back of the restaurant, and live performances of various genres such as jazz and classical music are held every month, so it is recommended to go there to enjoy live music and delicious food.

Cafe & Diningbar Kashiwa

• 1147 Imaichi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• 2 min. walk from Tobu Shimo-Imaichi Stn.
• 11:00-22:00 (Lunch 11:00-14:00)
  Business hours may change depending on the season.
• Wednesday
• 0288-22-5876
• Free of charge