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Restaurant in traditional ryokan serving vegetarian food for breakfast and dinner. Vegan upon request. Very limited English spoken. Reservations advised.


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11 Reviews

First Review by travellerrikki

rurounimaikeru

Points +33

Vegetarian
03 Mar 2023

Lovely, home style Shojin ryori meal

Part of a guest house. Must book at least 24 hours in advance. 3000yen for a set meal. Around 5-6 dishes seasonal based. Vege or vegan options. Note that meal was partly ready on arrival so don't be late!

Pros: Great home style cooking , Lovely guests, Great variety of tofu and fungi

Cons: Not a restaurant per se

brucemowson

Points +41

Vegan
23 Feb 2023

shojin ryori vegan meal

The chef is a vegetarian, a buddist, and i thinkbthe cooking is in the shojin ryori tradition. Many dishes - like a degustation - absolutely delicious, one if the best meals I’ve had anywhere.

spev

Points +19

Vegetarian
06 Feb 2023

Best ever.

So tasty, best Vegan we have found in Nozawaonsen

Pros: Lots of food

Cons: None

CarmineHervé

Points +307

Vegan
14 Jan 2023

Ryokan

J'ai réservé une nuit à Hatoguruma Kawabata sur booking avec un ami. Le petit déjeuner était compris dans le prix (il existe une option sans petit-déjeuner) mais le dîner était sur demande, au prix de 2500¥ par personne.
L'auberge propose des repas végétariens mais il est possible de demander du vegan à l'avance. Le personnel m'a répondu très rapidement sur booking.

Les repas sont constitués de plein de petits plats aux différentes saveurs, c'était vraiment délicieux. J'ai adoré mon expérience au ryokan !

Pros: Petit déjeuner et dîner exceptionnels, Très bon emplacement, Vegan sur demande au préalable

Ruzha

Points +3641

Vegan
12 Sep 2022

Traditional Ryokan in Nozawa Onsen

We stayed at this wonderful Japanese-style lodging in Nozawa Onsen for Christmas. The room was clean, warm and cozy, and the hosts made sure we had hot water at all times. They gave us detailed information about everything there was to do in the area. There were so many wonderful free hot springs very close by!
We requested vegan food for dinner and breakfast in advance, and although a bit too oily for my personal preference, it was delicious and prepared with utmost care! At that time it was only possible to dine there if you had also booked the ryokan for the night, but I believe that before the pandemic, you could also just go there for a meal.
I can't imagine us staying anywhere else next time we come back to Nozawa Onsen!

Propellerhead

Points +106

Vegan
31 Jan 2020

Wonderful Set Dinner

Set dinner in the Japanese Kaiseki style, beautifully presented and using local ingredients. Reserve the day prior and specify if you want the vegan option. The best meal we had at Nozawaonsen by far. The non-vegetarians in the group were more than satisfied.

LauraMogridge

Points +103

Vegan
22 Jan 2020

Favourite meal in Japan

Came here as a vegan with non vegans and everybody agreed it was the best meal we have had in Japan. 10/10

Diditellyouimvegan

Points +48

Vegan
06 Jan 2019

My happy place

My husband (vegetarian) and I (vegan) had a delicious meal here - I highly recommend it! You need to book 1 day in advance (we just popped in the evening before) and tell her if you are vegetarian or vegan when booking so she can prepare it for you before you arrive. There is no menu, you are just served 8-10 delicious and interesting little Japanese dishes. Such a fab place - check it out!

Pros: Vegan friendly , Home cooked, Japanese

Cons: Advance booking required

shaiguy90

Points +84

Vegetarian
19 Dec 2018

Worth visiting the area just to stay and eat here.

My wife and I were looking to explore some onsen towns in the Nagano area. I found this place and we immediately booked it and ordered dinner and breakfast. The stay was lovely and the meals (especially dinner) were unbelievable. The variety and quantity blew us away. Would definitely come back.

Pros: Somehow felt like both restaurant and home cooked, Gf and vegan friendly

Cons: None

KatherineH

Points +108

Vegetarian
09 Mar 2018

Fantastic food, a wonderful experience

We stayed at this hotel (it is both a hotel and a restaurant) for four nights and the booking included breakfast, and you could request to eat dinner there too (with 24 hours notice). The breakfasts were very good, a mixture of Japanese and Western (but still with a Japanese twist!) items - many different small dishes to try! It is the same with dinner, there were at least 9 dishes in front of you, each one different and lovingly made. Fresh and interesting and wholesome foods. We felt so well while we were staying there, the food seemed to do us wonders! Also the lady who owns the place and does the cooking (I assume) is truly the loveliest person. There isn't a lot of English spoken but she understands and speaks enough for everyone to get by. She is very open to making the food vegan if you let her know in advance. There are pictures and figurines of all sorts of animals dotted around the place - she clearly loves animals. We loved staying there and if I ever go back I would stay there again without hesitation! And if I couldn't stay there for whatever reason, I would eat there every night!

Pros: Delicious unique food, Japanese Kaiseki style meal, Lovely owner

travellerrikki

Points +21

Vegan
29 Mar 2016

Amazing

We had an amazing kaiseki meal here. Completely vegan. Everything was beautifully presented and we felt totally pampered. Must make reservations a day in advance.




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