I ate bear stew at "Takachiyo," a renowned gibier (wild game) restaurant in Gokayama run by a hunter!

In Gokayama, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, famous for Nanto-kun (Nanto City), we received a recommendation for "Takachiyo," a renowned gibier (wild game) restaurant run by a hunter, from Noriko Matsui, the 6th generation apprentice of Matsui Textile Co., Ltd.! The owner, Shiro Takakuwa, said, "While the hot pot is being prepared, we'll serve you some appetizers...".

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Kaiseki restaurant "Ikki": A course menu where the owner, formerly of Kikunoi, uses Kyoto cuisine techniques to make the most of local ingredients!

A short 50-meter walk west from Daiichi-dori Station on the Enshu Railway's "Akaden" line, which runs north-south through Hamamatsu City, you'll find "Kaiseki Ikki," a small, unassuming restaurant adorned with a noren (traditional Japanese curtain) gifted by "Kikunoi," a long-established restaurant in Gion, Kyoto. This Kyoto-style restaurant has its main branch in Gion, Kyoto, and a branch in Akasaka, Tokyo...

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