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Monkfish liver, hakata-style, eel fish cake, end-of-season ayu grilled with its own roe and a fermented soybean condiment, kobako crab ground into a puree soup, smoked salmon, soybean pulp

Abalone simmered with soybeans, small clam adductor egg-yolk sushi, kamasu rikyū-yaki, roe-bearing ayu kombu roll, ita-uni momiji, kuwai castella, river shrimp arima-ni, clam hatsushimo-ae, lotus root achara-zuke, ginkgo nut mizore-age

This is the appetizer course. For the tokobushi ōbune-ni, we wash the small abalone and simmer it together with raw soybeans. For the small clam…

Squid Genpei-yaki, Hamo Senbei, Persimmon-Shaped Carrot, Jellied Whelk, Sun-Dried Whiting, Chestnut Kamaboko, Mackerel Sushi, Salt-Roasted Ginkgo Nuts, Pacific Saury Yawata-Maki, Ayu Kombu Roll

For the appetizer squid genpei-yaki, golden cuttlefish is cut into a sashimi block and split into two sheets, then salted. The squid is then…

Hairy Crab Daikon Mochi and Hikina-mochi

A modern take on regional cuisine Original regional dishes: hikina-mochi (mochi rice with shredded dried vegetables), akasuji daikon mochi (made from…

• Serves 2 · ¥600

• Cook time 50 min

Conger eel wrapped in soy milk skin, cherry-simmered mountain yam, butterbur

Ginkgo nuts and miso-pickled egg with sea urchin dressing, apple and persimmon checkerboard coated in white sauce, Ishikawa taro with nori, spicy simmered shimeji, shrimp and sea bream ball-shaped sushi, pressed dried sardine sheet, deep-fried shrimp legs and lotus root

This is a sake accompaniment. We have arranged, in a display-style presentation, the little bites we normally serve between courses to go with sake…

Misaki-gazami Kora-yaki, Grilled in the Shell

Building on autumn ingredients, I used Misaki-gazami, a treasure of the sea from Oita Prefecture, where my workplace is located, to devise a set of…

• Serves 1 · ¥380

• Cook time 1 hr

Sesame tofu, Matsusaka pork shio-koji ham, white-miso tofu dressing

This is from the appetizer course. Sesame tofu is usually made with genuine kuzu starch, but here we used Inagel, a product from Ina Food Industry…

• ¥450

• Cook time 2 hr

Matsuwa mackerel and shiitake sandwich-grilled with yuzu miso, kettle-boiled shrimp grilled with sesame salt, chicken tenderloin rolled with burdock, chrysanthemum-cut yam grilled with golden egg yolk, chrysanthemum-leaf-cut yam grilled with uni

For the grilled fish course's Matsuwa mackerel and shiitake sandwich-grilled dish, mackerel landed at Matsuwa fishing port is famous under the…

House-made grilled bottarga, house-made smoked beef tongue, roe-bearing sweetfish steamed with sake, and more

For the house-made grilled bottarga: it is steeped for four hours in a mixture of one shō (about 1.8 liters) of shochu with one gō (about 180 ml) of…

Ginkgo-nut rice, new-crop bettarazuke, oyster red miso soup

The rice course is ginkgo-nut rice. Salt alone is enough seasoning, since it lets the ingredient's own flavor come through fully. And when I thought…

• Serves 4 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 1 hr

Spiny lobster grilled with egg yolk and salt-fermented bonito viscera, wagyu beef rolled with burdock, wheel-shaped wheat gluten, steak-style

This is a grilled dish. For the Ise lobster grilled with egg yolk and shuto, since the lobster meat becomes springy and hard to bite through when…

• ¥1,720

• Cook time 2 hr

Kinki rockfish, celebratory grill; monkfish liver pressed in layers; fugu in savory jelly; king crab, yellow chrysanthemum and komatsuna blanched in dashi; baked yuzu cup; winter moroko, simmered and marinated; azuki bean and lotus root; plum-blossom lily bulb; three-color kinpira; grilled burdock with young sansho leaves; accordion-cut kombu

This is the yaki-hassun — a grilled hassun assortment, written with celebratory kanji. For the Winter Moroko, Simmered and Marinated, I use moroko (a…

Kuruma prawn hōnen-age, tilefish matsukasa-age, maple-leaf ginkgo

This is the deep-fried course. For the tilefish matsukasa-age — a pine-cone style deep-fry — the tilefish is cut into pieces with the scales left on…

Salmon roe with grated daikon and sablefish-carrot sandwich, rein-twist sushi, turban shell tossed with chrysanthemum petals, salt-grilled crossbred duck, salt-roasted new-season ginkgo nuts, new-season chestnuts simmered in a savory broth, white melon cut in a ginkgo-leaf motif and kombu-cured, Ishikawa taro steamed in its skin

This is the celebratory course. Meiji Jingu Shrine, Jingu Gaien, and the Meiji Memorial Hall are together known as the "All Jingu." One of the three…

Steamed blackthroat seaperch, shiitake, ginkgo nut, sprouted scallion

Before plating the ingredients, we score the shiitake cap finely with a shallow hidden cut. This is partly out of consideration for ease of eating…

Crab deep-fried tofu fritter, matsutake mushroom in light batter, autumn eggplant fried and then simmered, millet wheat-gluten cake deep-fried and simmered, leaf-shaped kabocha squash simmered to soak in the broth

This is a simmered dish. The crab hiryōzu is made from a base of pressed tofu, fish paste (surimi), and grated mountain yam mixed together, into…

Autumn Salmon, Autumn-Brocade Rice Cream Croquette

This is a fried dish. The autumn salmon and autumn-brocade rice cream croquette uses salmon, soy milk skin, and white sauce. Since we run an inn, we…

• Serves 30 · ¥3,500

• Cook time 1 hr

Lily bulb steamed bun, halfbeak chrysanthemum sushi, chrysanthemum-carved turnip, tubular chrysanthemum cheese, eel baked in pastry

In place of a standard appetizer course, I made everything in a single chrysanthemum theme, with every dish styled to resemble a chrysanthemum. For…

Mochi ginkgo, shimeji and duck jibu-ni, manganji pepper stuffing, turban shell liver salad, and more

The mochi ginkgo is made by cooking ginkgo nuts through, pressing them through a fine sieve, mixing them with glutinous rice flour, steaming, and…

Ginkgo tofu

Steamed abalone, pine-needle-skewered ginkgo nut, yam bulbil, Japanese walnut, maple-leaf wheat gluten, arrowhead bulb, ginkgo-leaf-shaped sweet potato, matsutake, soft-boiled egg, sea urchin and liver sauce

Valuing the color of the dish — a key point of Japanese cuisine.

Oyster and Persimmon Miso Gratin

Simmered pork belly savory egg custard

This dish came about when I wondered whether leftover kakuni could be put to some use. For younger guests, adding grilled mochi alongside gives it…