Gourmet

This spacious restaurant offers delicacies of Yoshino, such as kakinohazushi.
Established during the Taisho era (the 1910s), the restaurant’s name “yakko” is a reference to the servants/attendants who were at the forefront of the daimyo’s procession in the traditional “Hanakueshiki (Flower Offering Ceremony)” at Kimpusen Temple.
Kakinohazushi is a masterpiece, prepared carefully and lovingly, utilizing the nutritional qualities of the ingredients, and valuing the freshness of persimmon leaves!

This dumpling shop is in front of the Nio-mon Gate of Kimpusen Temple and has been in business since the Meiji era.
It has inherited the flavors passed on by its predecessors and serves as a teahouse to the worshippers on pilgrimages to Yoshino. Its specialties include the kusamochi, presented to the Emperor Showa, and sakura yokan, inspired by the cherry blossom scenery of Mt. Yoshino.

This restaurant offers genuine Yoshino “kudzumochi” and “kudzukiri,” made using only genuine Yoshino kudzu and water. These specialties have a shelf life of 10 minutes. The restaurant offers the original taste and beauty of kudzu with its “translucent, glass-like appearance,” “unparalleled smoothness,” and “gentle and silky texture as grown naturally.” It is one of the few restaurants in Japan that only deal with kudzu.

Located on the first floor of Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo Culture, this restaurant offers curry and sweets with a view of the rich natural beauty of Asuka. Dishes using vegetables and fruits grown in the village are tasty and visually appealing, too.
The name "CURRYON" is a combination of the words "carry on" and "curry.” It expresses the wish that the town and its people will be connected through curry, and make further development from the village of Asuka into the future.

Marukatsu is a popular Tonkatsu (Japanese port cutlet) restaurant located in the Koryu Nigiwai Wing of Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex. It functions both as a cafe and a restaurant. Take-out menu items are also available.

La ville Miyako offers additive-free, handmade lunch menu items and sweets. Focusing on local production for local consumption, the restaurant mainly uses ingredients from Nara. The owner purchases vegetables and fruit directly from farmers to provide fresh ingredients. Sweets using seasonal ingredients are also available. It is a nice place to dine in while lunch, desserts and drinks can also be taken away.

The specialty of this shop is Yaki-mochi. Yaki-mochi is a grilled rice cake whose inside is filled with homemade sweet red bean paste made from the beans from Hokkaido. The beans are cooked with coarse sugar slowly. It tastes not too sweet but achieves perfect balance of sweetness. The rice cake doesn’t harden even after a while, thus, it’s an ideal souvenir to take home. Freshly baked Mitarashi Dango (dumplings with sweetened thick soy sauce) is also available in the store as well as seasonal products.

Kokoro Gohan offers healthy dishes using brown rice and vegetables, and handmade doughnuts.
Their lunch menu includes brown rice and vegetables from Asuka. The doughnuts are made with a yeast produced from rice and koji (malted rice) used for producing sake. “Healthy food made with safe ingredients” is a motto of the restaurant. The interior of the store provides a relaxing atmosphere with the warmth of wood.

The building has a quaint appearance as it was a former sake brewery and the inside emanates a nostalgic atmosphere. The Kotodama Lunch which includes ample of local vegetables is very popular. Their sweets are characterized by the abundant use of colorful fruit. Specialties of Asuka and other local produce, from accessories to lacquerware, are also available.

Nakamuraya is a casual eatery whose signature products are dishes using wild plants, somen noodles and simmered sweetened amago (a kind of mackerel). One of the popular items is warm somen noodle. The noodles are the locally-famous Miwa Somen stretched by hand which are thin but have firm texture. Adding chili pepper flavored with yuzu citrus to the broth is recommended. The view from the window seats is very picturesque.

Eikichi has been serving Kaitenyaki with mugwort (yomogi) in front of the Muroji Temple gate for 50 years! The dough is made from simple ingredients - no eggs, only wheat flour, baking powder and water - yet it has an exquisite, chunky texture. The mugwort is a natural product picked from the surrounding mountains. Each piece is baked by their female owner who always gives smiles on her face. Kaitenyaki is a disc-shaped Japanese confectionery made by sandwiching sweet red bean paste between wheat flour dough.

Hashimotoya is a traditional ryokan inn established in 1871. Enjoy hearty and healthy dishes using wild mountain plants and natural ingredients from ancient Japan in a tranquil setting with a view of the vermilion Taiko Bridge in front of the Muroji Temple gate. The inn accepts not only overnight stays but also for lunch and rest after visiting Muroji Temple.

A dining cafe with a modern Japanese atmosphere. The owner of the restaurant who is committed to local production for local consumption use ingredients mainly from Nara. Enjoy warm, homemade and delicious meals. A lunch menu is available and customers using the cafe are also welcome.

Fukujukan was opened in 1928 as an accommodation which served fine meals. They have long been loved by many people as a butcher shop after the war. The restaurant serves only premium Japanese black beef and offers a genuine taste. There is also a restaurant where you can enjoy shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and steak. The Omotenashi gift is given only at the Haibara Main Shop which is located in front of Haibara Station.

Panneterie, located in the Mahoroba Kitchen Kashihara branch, specializes in bread. Visitors can buy delicious bread while they enjoy shopping for locally produced vegetables and other goods. Cafe menu items featuring bread and hand-drip coffee are particularly popular.
The Mahoroba Kitchen Kashihara branch is one of Japan’s largest-scale farmer’s market which also accommodates a restaurant and a food court.

A vacant house has been renovated and opened as a machiya (traditional townhouse) café. It is used as a community space for local residents, a place of relaxation for visitors and as a base for disseminating information on history and tourism. Lunch and light meals are served. Visitors are welcome to stop for a break. A selection of brochures on sightseeing spots around Sakurai and events in other parts of Nara is available.

A log-cabin style cake shop whose building is made of wood imported from Finland. Inside of the shop is filled with the warmth of wood. Cakes that are made with the finest ingredients, like treasures, are displayed in the showcase. There is also a cafe space with a variety of menu items. Relax and enjoy your time.

A popular restaurant with a pretty pink façade and a very large parking space. The rice and vegetables used in their dishes are grown on their own farm. Ingredients are fresh and safe and many of the meu items feature each season. They offer an extensive Western menu and also serves dishes featuring local items such as chilled somen noodles, nyu-men (somen noodles in warm soup) and soba noodles.

Rose-no Kabin is a sweets shop specializing in German pastries, including cakes and baked goods. They have been loved by local people for many years. Each item representing four seasons of Japan is carefully made. A zestful eat-in space is on the second floor where you can enjoy relaxing moment.

A log-cabin style cake shop whose building is made of wood imported from Finland. Inside of the shop is filled with the warmth of wood. Cakes that are made with the finest ingredients, like treasures, are displayed in the showcase. There is also a cafe space with a variety of menu items. Relax and enjoy your time.

A popular restaurant with a pretty pink façade and a very large parking space. The rice and vegetables used in their dishes are grown on their own farm. Ingredients are fresh and safe and many of the meu items feature each season. They offer an extensive Western menu and also serves dishes featuring local items such as chilled somen noodles, nyu-men (somen noodles in warm soup) and soba noodles.

Rose-no Kabin is a sweets shop specializing in German pastries, including cakes and baked goods. They have been loved by local people for many years. Each item representing four seasons of Japan is carefully made. A zestful eat-in space is on the second floor where you can enjoy relaxing moment.

A vacant house has been renovated and opened as a machiya (traditional townhouse) café. It is used as a community space for local residents, a place of relaxation for visitors and as a base for disseminating information on history and tourism. Lunch and light meals are served. Visitors are welcome to stop for a break. A selection of brochures on sightseeing spots around Sakurai and events in other parts of Nara is available.

Panneterie, located in the Mahoroba Kitchen Kashihara branch, specializes in bread. Visitors can buy delicious bread while they enjoy shopping for locally produced vegetables and other goods. Cafe menu items featuring bread and hand-drip coffee are particularly popular.
The Mahoroba Kitchen Kashihara branch is one of Japan’s largest-scale farmer’s market which also accommodates a restaurant and a food court.

A dining cafe with a modern Japanese atmosphere. The owner of the restaurant who is committed to local production for local consumption use ingredients mainly from Nara. Enjoy warm, homemade and delicious meals. A lunch menu is available and customers using the cafe are also welcome.

Fukujukan was opened in 1928 as an accommodation which served fine meals. They have long been loved by many people as a butcher shop after the war. The restaurant serves only premium Japanese black beef and offers a genuine taste. There is also a restaurant where you can enjoy shabu-shabu, sukiyaki and steak. The Omotenashi gift is given only at the Haibara Main Shop which is located in front of Haibara Station.

Nakamuraya is a casual eatery whose signature products are dishes using wild plants, somen noodles and simmered sweetened amago (a kind of mackerel). One of the popular items is warm somen noodle. The noodles are the locally-famous Miwa Somen stretched by hand which are thin but have firm texture. Adding chili pepper flavored with yuzu citrus to the broth is recommended. The view from the window seats is very picturesque.

Eikichi has been serving Kaitenyaki with mugwort (yomogi) in front of the Muroji Temple gate for 50 years! The dough is made from simple ingredients - no eggs, only wheat flour, baking powder and water - yet it has an exquisite, chunky texture. The mugwort is a natural product picked from the surrounding mountains. Each piece is baked by their female owner who always gives smiles on her face. Kaitenyaki is a disc-shaped Japanese confectionery made by sandwiching sweet red bean paste between wheat flour dough.

Hashimotoya is a traditional ryokan inn established in 1871. Enjoy hearty and healthy dishes using wild mountain plants and natural ingredients from ancient Japan in a tranquil setting with a view of the vermilion Taiko Bridge in front of the Muroji Temple gate. The inn accepts not only overnight stays but also for lunch and rest after visiting Muroji Temple.

Located on the first floor of Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo Culture, this restaurant offers curry and sweets with a view of the rich natural beauty of Asuka. Dishes using vegetables and fruits grown in the village are tasty and visually appealing, too.
The name "CURRYON" is a combination of the words "carry on" and "curry.” It expresses the wish that the town and its people will be connected through curry, and make further development from the village of Asuka into the future.

La ville Miyako offers additive-free, handmade lunch menu items and sweets. Focusing on local production for local consumption, the restaurant mainly uses ingredients from Nara. The owner purchases vegetables and fruit directly from farmers to provide fresh ingredients. Sweets using seasonal ingredients are also available. It is a nice place to dine in while lunch, desserts and drinks can also be taken away.

The specialty of this shop is Yaki-mochi. Yaki-mochi is a grilled rice cake whose inside is filled with homemade sweet red bean paste made from the beans from Hokkaido. The beans are cooked with coarse sugar slowly. It tastes not too sweet but achieves perfect balance of sweetness. The rice cake doesn’t harden even after a while, thus, it’s an ideal souvenir to take home. Freshly baked Mitarashi Dango (dumplings with sweetened thick soy sauce) is also available in the store as well as seasonal products.

Kokoro Gohan offers healthy dishes using brown rice and vegetables, and handmade doughnuts.
Their lunch menu includes brown rice and vegetables from Asuka. The doughnuts are made with a yeast produced from rice and koji (malted rice) used for producing sake. “Healthy food made with safe ingredients” is a motto of the restaurant. The interior of the store provides a relaxing atmosphere with the warmth of wood.

The building has a quaint appearance as it was a former sake brewery and the inside emanates a nostalgic atmosphere. The Kotodama Lunch which includes ample of local vegetables is very popular. Their sweets are characterized by the abundant use of colorful fruit. Specialties of Asuka and other local produce, from accessories to lacquerware, are also available.

Marukatsu is a popular Tonkatsu (Japanese port cutlet) restaurant located in the Koryu Nigiwai Wing of Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex. It functions both as a cafe and a restaurant. Take-out menu items are also available.

This spacious restaurant offers delicacies of Yoshino, such as kakinohazushi.
Established during the Taisho era (the 1910s), the restaurant’s name “yakko” is a reference to the servants/attendants who were at the forefront of the daimyo’s procession in the traditional “Hanakueshiki (Flower Offering Ceremony)” at Kimpusen Temple.
Kakinohazushi is a masterpiece, prepared carefully and lovingly, utilizing the nutritional qualities of the ingredients, and valuing the freshness of persimmon leaves!

This dumpling shop is in front of the Nio-mon Gate of Kimpusen Temple and has been in business since the Meiji era.
It has inherited the flavors passed on by its predecessors and serves as a teahouse to the worshippers on pilgrimages to Yoshino. Its specialties include the kusamochi, presented to the Emperor Showa, and sakura yokan, inspired by the cherry blossom scenery of Mt. Yoshino.

This restaurant offers genuine Yoshino “kudzumochi” and “kudzukiri,” made using only genuine Yoshino kudzu and water. These specialties have a shelf life of 10 minutes. The restaurant offers the original taste and beauty of kudzu with its “translucent, glass-like appearance,” “unparalleled smoothness,” and “gentle and silky texture as grown naturally.” It is one of the few restaurants in Japan that only deal with kudzu.