Summer Cool Tokoroten at The Hotel Obuse in Obuse, Nagano, opening in 2023

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Obuse Station is about 40 minutes by Nagano Electric Railway from Nagano Station. It is famous as a tourist destination visited by many people from Japan and abroad in the fall in search of Obuse chestnuts. In 2023, The Hotel Obuse, a hotel based on the concept of "Enjoy the taste of luxury holidays," will open in such a popular Obuse location. This time, we would like to introduce "Tokoroten," a refreshing summer dish served at The Hotel Obuse.

About The Hotel Obuse in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture

The Hotel Obuse opened in 2023 as a hotel where you can enjoy a full meal and a relaxing time in Obuse, a tourist destination with few lodging facilities. 5 rooms are all concept rooms, with no two rooms the same, so you can choose the room that best suits the purpose of your trip. The meals are Japanese-style kaiseki, using mainly locally grown ingredients to bring out the best of Shinshu's flavors. For your final meal, you can enjoy handmade soba noodles made from the finest Togakushi buckwheat flour.
The Hotel Obuse entrance

THE SAUNA, a concept room with a special attention to detail

Guest room with sauna and water bath for 2 persons

The concept room THE SAUNA, with almost all glass walls, offers a view of the mountains of Shiga Kogen and the fields of Shine Muscat below. 74.83 m2, the room is larger than other rooms, and you can relax on tatami mats. What's more, the bathroom comes with a sauna, which is the origin of the room's name. The sauna is for two people and can be used as many times as you like until check-out. The bathroom also has a water bath, hot bath, shower, and sauna chairs on a small veranda, so please make yourself at home in your own private space.
THE SAUNA room
Sauna at THE SAUNA

A full lunch menu! Royal bibimbap and seasonal menu

The Hotel Obuse is also recommended for lunch. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel where even non-guests can eat. The restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes from Korean Ishiyaki Bibimbap to Japanese Hitsumabushi and chilled soup. Lunch in Obuse is a must at The Hotel Obuse!

Royal bibimbap

The bibimbap, which has many repeat customers among women, is a very popular dish because it is rich in vegetables and the set includes a salad that can be refilled. The bibimbap is a popular dish with many female customers and is served with vegetables and a set salad that can be refilled.
Royal bibimbap with lots of vegetables

Seasonal cold udon soup and hitsu-mabushi rice bowl set

The Seasonal Cold Udon Noodle and Hitsumabushi Bowl is an appetizing dish of smooth Inaniwa-style udon noodles served in a miso-based soup with summer vegetables and walnuts, and the easy-to-eat Hitsumabushi Bowl of eel to help prevent summer fatigue. The dish is also served with summer vegetables and eel tempura, making it a hearty meal.
Udon noodles with cold soup and Hitsumabushi rice bowl set

Tokoroten, a cool summer delicacy that can be enjoyed twice at once

This summer's limited edition tokoroten is a tokoroten with sweet molasses sauce, or you can enjoy two different tastes of tokoroten at once by making your own tokoroten with dashi broth, vinegar and soy sauce and condiments. Please enjoy tokoroten as a refreshing dessert in the hot summer.
Homemade Tokoroten

Feel the coolness of summer at The Hotel Obuse!

This time, we introduced the coolness of summer to be enjoyed at The Hotel Obuse. From Tokoroten to chilled soup and eel, these dishes will surely help you get through the summer! Lunch at The Hotel Obuse is so popular that it is often chartered out, so please check the official website of The Hotel Obuse in advance if you plan to go.
The Hotel Obuse Official HP

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