TSUKI AKARI    

This cafe is located beside of doll museum. Experienced housewife make local dishes for lunch. I had sushi on bamboo leaf which is one of local dishes. Here is rice growing region, so local grown rice is used for sushi. This sushi is topped with some wild vegetables, walnut, threadlike egg, red pickled ginger.
"Tsuki akari" means moonlight in Japanese.


Hours
10:00am - 17:00pm
(winter 11:00am - 14:00pm)

Menu
Sasa zushi plate   500yen
(two of sushi on bamboo leaf , miso soup, marinated potato, pickled vegetables)

Address
2941-1, Iiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano

 

PATISSERIE HIRANO    

A cake shop very cute and many kind of sweets I can choose. There is some cafe space to enjoy these cakes, parfait or afternoon tea! Drink is set many kind of juice, tea and coffee. I could serve them myself. All cakes are cute decoration and use seasonal fruits. Now peach swiss roll cake, chiffon, tart are lined in the showcase.

Hours
9:00am - 19:00pm

Menu
A piece of peach swiss roll    340yen
Drink (free refill)                 +250yen 

Address
2228 Chuobashi st, Iiyama-shi, Nagano

 

CAFE ELK    

This cafe decorated with many cute elks. Many attractive interiors are used in this cafe. I like especially lights and a mirror stand. Souffle is getting down so quickly. I dig centre of souffle and put whipped cream into this hole. I ate souffle from centre/inside.
New station of bullet train is opened traffic in this area, I felt this town might big change in the future.

Hours
10:30am - 18:00pm

Menu
Souffle  550 yen
Cafe latte 450 yen

Address
2283-5 Iiyama, Iiyama-shi, Nagano

 

KAI ALPS     

This place is not cafe, Japanese traditional hotel.
This hotel is one of Hoshino resort group which is famous as great hospitality.

Steamed rice was cooked by old cooking oven.

Address
2884-26, Taira, Omachi city, Nagano prefecture

Menu
Steamed rice
salad
pickled
dried fish (Himono)
simmered taro
appetizers (squid, kelp, dried sardine)
fruit
half cooked egg
warm miso soup


full breakfast

entrance



old rice cooker(kind of oven)