Surrounded by the steep mountains of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is popular among tourists as a retreat in the summer, and as a snow resort in the winter. In Nagano City lies Zenkoji, an ancient temple built 1400 years ago, in which the oldest Buddha statue in Japan is enshrined. Visitors can recharge their energy with delicious food on their way back from worshipping at Zenkoji Temple, which is known as an amazing tourist spot.
Italian Cuisine - RISTORANTE NARVALO
Italian cuisine with seasonal ingredients that let guests feel a Japanese essence
RISTORANTE NARVALO
Access: 7 minutes walk from Nagano Station
Original Japanese Food - Shinshu Shinkei
Enjoy the natural blessings of the Shinshu region in this refuge overflowing with warmth
Shinshu Shinkei is located a 5-minute walk from Nagano Station. At this restaurant, guests can enjoy cuisine using copious amounts of the blessings brought about by the rich nature of Shinshu. The menu consists solely of three kinds of Chef's Choice courses. They can try the appetizer Kaiseki Tray, with its vivid appearance and use of seasonal ingredients, as well as the fatty Shinshu Aitchbone Steak. The diverse lineup of alcohol, including wine, Nagano sake, and craft beer, is not to be missed.
SHINSHU SHINKEI
Access: 5 minutes walk from Nagano station
Iron Griddled and French Cuisine - cinq sens K
A reservation-only restaurant where guests can enjoy different genres on each floor
Two chefs each serve different genres of cuisine on 1F and 2F, and guests choose which genre they want when they make their reservations. The iron-gridded and charcoaled cuisine restaurant feels completely like being in a theater, and guests can enjoy the cooking scenery with a live feel from any seat. The French restaurant is equipped with private rooms and has an elegant and relaxing atmosphere. When consulting with the restaurant, many customers find that they can't choose, as both options are incredibly appealing.
cinq sens K
Soba and Original Cuisine - SOUSAKU 28
Enjoy mature stylishness with the classic snacks of a soba restaurant and try the blessings of Shinshu
SOUSAKU 28 is a 5-minute walk from Gondo Station. Here, guests can enjoy the culture of Soba-mae, in which they enjoy the snacks and Japanese sake unique to soba restaurants and eat soba to finish things off. Look forward to finishing the meal off with soba after eating the cuisine using Nagano ingredients. Their Ultimate Togakushi Pure Soba, made with 100% buckwheat flour from Togakushi (Togakushi soba is considered one of the 3 best sobas in Japan), lets guests enjoy the authentic flavors of the soba. The Togakushi daikon radishes further draw out the flavors.
SOUSAKU 28
Access: 5 minutes walk from Gondo Station
Japanese Cuisine - Japanese Kappo Shidoki
Japanese cooking colored with local vegetables and seasonal ingredients, which guests can enjoy while being themselves
Japanese Kappo Shidoki is located a 5-minute walk from Nagano Station. At this Japanese restaurant, guests can enjoy cuisine using seasonal ingredients, including Shinshu vegetables and carefully selected seafood shipped directly from production areas all over Japan. They can also enjoy Chef's Choice Courses with food stocked and a structure decided that day, as well as Japanese sake selected with the careful judgement of the restaurant head. The Taro Manju, completed through trial and error, is a dish that lets one fully enjoy the delicious flavors of taro, a local vegetable.
Japanese Kappo Shidoki
Access: 5 minutes walk from Nagano station