Food CoDow Restaurant, Karuizawa Peter Sidell In the resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture an hour from Tokyo, CoDow serves quality food and drinks in a co...
Food The Best Soba in Togakushi Robert Grey It has been said that Togakushi is the birthplace of soba. So why not go with the best of them all: the centuries-old, family...
Food Singing Norwegian Wood at "Rizanbo" Jonathan Hewitt There are secrets in the forest of Karuizawa. One of them involves an Englishman, his Japanese wife and their seven year old ...
16 Food Campfire Cafe Hannah Warren One of the tours Picchio runs from the Hoshinoya Resorts is the Campfire Café. Go with one of their knowledgeable guides into...
Food Irohado – The Best Oyaki in Nagano Jade Barham Irohado in Nagano's Kinasa Village serve delicious home-made oyaki (stuffed vegetable dumplings) in their beautifully preserv...
Food Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch Akira Matsuo There are many miso breweries in Nagano and some of them have their own shop. At Ishii Miso Brewery, you can see inside the b...
Food Pure Milk Gelato Nagai Farm Noro Randria Gelato sold at Pure Milk Gelato Nagai farm in Harunire Terrace, Karuizawa, is famous for being made with fresh ingredients an...
Food Karuizawa Chocolate Factory Noro Randria Karuizawa Chocolate Factory: Buy a box of chocolate as a souvenir, see how chocolate is made, and taste some for free!
Food Kasuké Restaurant Hannah Warren Kasuke Hoshino was the man who opened the first Hoshino Onsen Ryokan, a simple ryokan on the site of the current resort, over...
7 Food Narai-juku's Fuka Cafe Sandra Isaka The Fuka Cafe is located in Narai-juku, one of the famous post towns of the Kiso Valley. Relax on tatami, or at a table, and...