Tokuriya Kyodokan Cafe

4.5

This building, which was a residence owned by a local influencer offered as lodgings for government officials and used as an inn for the common people in the Edo period, has a history of famed writers staying in its quarters. It is currently a restaurant where customers can savour local cuisine in an elegant space where they can feel its history. It also has a café menu that includes gohei-mochi (sweet rice cake skewers), oshiruko (mochi rice cakes in sweet red bean soup), matcha green tea and amazake (sweet fermented rice drink). It is seven minutes on foot from JR Narai Station.

Spot details

Address: Nagano Pref. Shiojirishi Narai 516 Map
Area: Kisoji Area
Phone: 0264342189
Hours: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Irregular holidays

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Lunch on Yakasendo trail

Reviewed : 2019.09.17

Fantastic place, best lunch we have had in Japan. Set menu is excellent. Very good service and beautiful traditional building.
座っているだけでも楽しくなります

Reviewed : 2020.02.18

奈良井の街中にある食堂です。堂々とした建物で、これは江戸時代には脇本陣をつとめ旅籠として使われたもの。島崎藤村や正岡子規も泊まったことがあるそうです。全体ががっちり広くて、座っているだけでも楽しくなります。
雰囲気良いです

Reviewed : 2017.10.10

奈良井宿の脇本陣だった建物でランチを食べることができました。装飾品が歴史的なものが多いので雰囲気が良く、食事以外でも楽しめました。食事は五平餅が美味しかったです。