Fukui] Collaboration of Local Ingredients and Authentic French Cuisine - Auberge Homachi Mikuni Minato

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Auberge Homachi Mikuni Minato is located in Mikuni-cho, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture. It is an auberge consisting of nine buildings with 16 rooms, including machiya (townhouses) renovated from traditional Japanese architecture. In addition to the lodging building, the front desk building and restaurant building each exist independently in the town of Mikuni.

What is Mikuni Minato?

Mikuni Minato" is a port town that prospered through trade with Kitamaebune ships from the Edo period to the Meiji period. The town still retains an emotional retro atmosphere, and there are many historical landmarks such as the "Old Morita Bank Head Office," the oldest existing concrete building in Fukui Prefecture, and the "Old Kishinae Family," the residence of a lumber merchant who made his fortune with Kitamae-ships.
Former Morita Bank Head Office

Check in right away!

Front desk building
The front desk building and other buildings managed by Auberge Homachi Mikuni Minato are marked with this blue curtain. The front desk building also handles check-in, arranges activities, and has a fitness room available for guests.

Welcome drink of local sake

A welcome drink was available in the front desk building! You can enjoy Fukui Prefecture's famous sake with traditional crafts such as Echizen ware. The lineup that day included "Onisakuza (Kubota Sake Brewery)" from Sakai City, where Auberge Homachi Mikuni Minato is located, "Bon Tokisuzu (Sabae City: Kato Kichihei Shoten)", "Hanagaki (Ono City: Nanbu Sake Brewery)" and other brands mainly from northern Rein. Those who do not drink alcohol can also enjoy organic herbal teas.

Finally, you are ready to go to your room!

Hinokaki
This time I stayed in a room named Higaki, which is the northernmost room from the front building. It has a living room, two Japanese-style rooms, and a bedroom, so groups of guests can enjoy spending time in the open-air living room while maintaining their privacy.
There are 16 guest rooms in total, each with a very different design, so I would like to stay in a different wing next time.

The main event of your stay! French Dinner

Wakasa beef (example of cuisine)
Restaurant Tateru Yoshino Mikuni Minato. Auberge Homachi: Chef Yoshino's full-course French cuisine is the main dish of your stay at Auberge Homachi Mikuni Minato. The combination of Fukui's ingredients and French techniques makes for a one-of-a-kind dish.
Fukui salmon (example of cuisine)
Only the names of the ingredients are listed on the course menu, so you will have to wait until the dish is served to see how it will be prepared. We enjoyed the dishes while letting our imaginations run wild. Local vegetables, fish, and meat have been sublimated into world-class cuisine! It was a dish that made me feel the potential of Fukui Prefecture's ingredients, and I hope that not only tourists but also local people enjoy it. I think it will make you proud of your home prefecture and make you fall in love with it even more.
Pairing wines
The author specializes exclusively in sake and was not familiar with wine, so the wine was paired wonderfully with the dishes! It was the most delicious...!
Restaurant interior view
The word "hommachi" comes from the Japanese word "ho-wa-i," which literally means "waiting for sail. Sail waiting" is literally a state of waiting for a good wind to blow and set sail. While waiting for the waves to calm down and a good wind to blow before setting sail, the sailors of the Kitamae-bune would sell their cargo to the town and do other business to earn income in secret. This income was called "homachigane (money for waiting for the sail)," which in turn was called "homachi" in Mikuni for children's reward. Chef Yoshino's cutting-edge culinary skills and a nostalgic machiya stay in Mikuni Minato. You will have a truly "rewarding" time.

Take your favorite train and lodging combination for a budget-friendly trip!

You can create your own original trip!

The "JR East Japan Buyu Dynamic Rail Pack" is a variable-price individual travel product available only on the web, which allows you to freely select a train and accommodations and make a reservation at once. Depending on the timing and conditions of your reservation, you may be able to save even on the day of departure at the earliest! We also offer one-day trip plans! Please enjoy your own trip according to your schedule and purpose.

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