Cuisine

Japanese cuisine prepared with fresh natural delicacies from the mountains and the sea, together with the chef’s passion

The southern part of Nagano Prefecture in Japan, where we are located,
is surrounded by mountains, but is also close to the sea,
so we are able to acquire fresh, seasonal ingredients from the mountains and the sea.
We offer Shinshu Kaiseki cuisine on a monthly rotating basis.
If you have any food allergies, please let us know in advance, and we will do our best to accommodate them.

Greeting from the head chef

I started cooking in elementary school because of my admiration for my father, who was a head chef at a ryokan. After entering university, I followed in my father’s footsteps and became a chef.

After training at a restaurant primarily serving Kyoto cuisine in Hida-Takayama, I joined Sekitaitei Ishida to become Head Chef Nagata’s right-hand man. After 10 years of training under Head Chef Osada, I assumed the position of Head Chef at Sekitaitei Ishida.

Using traditional Japanese culture and seasonal ingredients, we offer dishes made with care and attention that will leave a lasting impression on your memories of your trip.

Takumi Okawa

Dinner menu example

Ishida Kaiseki course(Japanese people especially who live next to the nature enjoy wild vegetables to feel the arrival of spring!)

※ Some items may be subject to change.

Aperitif	Yuzu soda
Appetizer	Steamed Hamaguri clam, Urui, Mitsuba, Seri wild vegetables Hina doll girl: Crab, cabbage, and carrot marinated with tofu Hina doll boy: Firefly squid with miso flavored Japanese pepper tree Lily bulb imitated Sakura cherry blossom, broad beans, egg yolk pickled in soy sauce Flied shrimp boll Minced chicken with truffles
Soup	Seabream mochi, Kogomi wild vegetable, Hanabira mushroom, cherry blossom petal, warabi jelly
Sashimi	Seabream (enjoy umami between the skin and the meat), Tuna, Shrimp, Squid

Dish before main	Ukogi wild vegetable rice
Grilled dish	Grilled Shinshu salmon (salmon grows up in this prefecture) Grilled bamboo with Japanese pepper, Canola marinated with mustard Pickled ginger (eat white part)
Steamed dish	Chawan-mushi steamed egg with seaweed sauce, potato, gingko, wood ear mushroom
Steak	Shinshu premium wagyu steak, butterbur flavor butter, Sakura cherry blossom salt
Vinegared dish	Mozuku seaweed, Aoyagi clam, Scallop, Yam
Rice	Bamboo rice, Miso soup, and Pickles
Dessert	Amazake (Japanese sweet fermented rice drink) and cheese jelly, Strawberry

Breakfast

【Sample menu】
Kamataki gohan
Salad with homemade dressing
Mushroom miso soup
Tamagoyaki
Saikyo-style grilled Shinshu salmon and seared cod roe
Deep-fried sesame tofu with jade eggplant
Three-dish platter (yamakake and two kinds of Kyoto-style side dishes)
Pickled vegetables
Seasonal fruit

Special order dishes