
What does a mountain taste like? Rural Gastronomy at Yanagiya
Yanagiya is well known in gourmet circles for being far off the beaten track. But for travelers heading to Nagoya, Yanagiya is just an hour-long train to a life-changing meal. Diners venture into the mountains of Gifu to enjoy rustic open-fire cooking, ancient preservation methods and bounteous local produce and wild game. Once a house, now a hundred-year-old shrine to the old ways of Japan, Yanagiya serves guests in private dinings rooms. As seasonal dishes are prepared behind the scenes, guests sit on tatami around a central hearth. Over these crackling fires, wine is poured, conversation flows, and memories are made.