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🔥At 1,000 meters elevation, a night gathered around the irori hearth

Tochigi · Minshuku Fukufuji

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A Mountain Night Around the Irori Hearth

• 🔥The signature here is local dishes grilled right at the table over the irori hearth
• 🏡A 6-room minshuku deep in Nikko's Kuriyama mountains, about 1,000 meters up, in the "Village of Ieyasu"
• 🤝A family-run inn so beloved that 60% of guests are returning visitors

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Matagi-Style Hearth-Grilled Local Fare

• 🐟River fish grilled whole over the irori until golden, eaten head to tail — a true specialty
• 🦌Wild game like duck, quail, and venison, carrying on the tradition of the local matagi hunters
• 🍶Handmade soba and house-brewed doburoku (cloudy sake) round out the fireside dinner

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Deep Flavor from 3-Year Aged Miso

• 🍚Bandaimochi rice cakes grilled and brushed with house-made 3-year miso, a soft local delicacy
• 🥩"Isshobera," minced meat in house miso and secret seasoning — a dish that calls for a drink
• 🍶Distinctive local drinks like bamboo sake and iwana bone sake are also on offer

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Just 6 Tatami Rooms

• 🛏️All 6 rooms are tatami-floored, giving the place a cozy, mountain-lodge feel
• 👘Change into a yukata and relax by the hearth — simple hospitality, done well
• ⛰️Windows frame the changing seasons of the Kuriyama mountainside from a quiet room

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Rustic Charm, Nestled in the Mountains

• 🌿Preserves the character of one of the few remaining mountain minshuku villages, as depopulation has thinned the area
• 🏅The innkeeper was selected for the "100 Best Innkeepers of Rural Japan" award in 2010
• 🍁Near the Setoai Gorge in old-growth forest, a mountain hideaway cut off entirely from city noise

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The Road into the Nikko Mountains

• 🚌Reach it by Nikko City bus (bound for Kuriyama) from Kinugawa Onsen Station to the "Ieyasu no Sato Minpaku Village Entrance" stop
• 🚗By car, the route winds up mountain roads from Kinugawa Onsen Station, deep into the mountains
• 📞Pickup service from the bus stop available with advance reservation

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The Feel of an Old Mountain Farmhouse

• 🪵A warm, timber-framed interior with a living hearth, full of old farmhouse character
• ♨️A simple mountain bath to wash away the day's fatigue
• 🌌With little artificial light nearby, clear nights bring a sky full of stars over the silent mountains

A 6-room mountain minshuku at 1,000 meters in the Nikko mountains, where hearth-cooked local dishes and the warm welcome of a 60% returning-guest rate await. It brings home the simple charm of matagi game dishes and 3-year-aged miso.

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