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Hospitality from quality
ingredient- local cuisine
We use rare but nice fish from the river
and fine vegetables from mountains
Local Cuisine
In Isamikan, we prepare well-balanced meals with quality fish, freshest mountain vegetables, healthy organic vegetables,
and healthful ingredients. We provide “local cuisine made from good quality ingredients with our heart”.
Special Content 01 Onsen Torafugu
“Torafugu” (literally tiger blowfish) in the calm, quiet natural onsen is more delicious than those from the sea?”
Special Content 02 Gibier
“Wild pigs running around and eating acorns, yams in the mountain areas of Mount Yamizo!?”
about its local cuisine
The History of Bato onsen
Bato onsen is in Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gun, at the most east of Tochigi prefecture neighboring to the border with Ibaraki prefecture.
Bato onsen is named after the town “Bato-machi” in the past.
And, the town is named after Mitsukuni Tokugawa, well-known for the historic incident “Mito-komon”, as he was named “Bato-in”.
In Edo era, the town was incorporated as the “Mito domain” in the country “Shimotsuke”.
It is a town with history.
Dinner
We make use of quality food ingredient
to create great tastes with hospitality.
Proudly presenting the luxurious dinner made from local ingredients.
The local cuisine is made from farm-fresh organic vegetables and river-fresh fish sashimi,
all prepared with our greatest hospitality. Enjoy and be amazed.
* The content may change according to the season and abundance of ingredients.
* We hope you to enjoy and appreciate every bite so we don’t have any karaoke singing facilities.
* Dinners are served at the dining venue (non-smoking)
Information about the dinner time
Dinner starts at 6 pm.
We may not be able to serve fresh and satisfying dishes if you were late,
please be punctual and present yourselves for dinner. Thank you!
Breakfast
Local rice cooked with local water,
and side dishes made from local ingredients make a great meal.
We prepare meals with Koshihikari, the premium quality rice from our contract farmers.
We make use of local water
to cook the local farm-fresh, homemade rice.
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Start a great day
with a hearty, healthy breakfast -
Find the Ayu sweet fish with olives and local Koshihikari rice in our breakfast.
* The content may change according to the season and abundance of ingredients.
* Breakfasts are served at the dining venue (non-smoking)
The Hospitality of Isamikan
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Special aperitif
we, Isamikan, provide our exclusive aperitif to our guests at dinner time to keep the great tastes alive and add colors to their dining experience,
*Kindly understand we are not provide that for visitors who will drive after the meal.
we, Isamikan, provide our exclusive aperitif to our guests at dinner time to keep the great tastes alive and add colors to their dining experience,
*Kindly understand we are not provide that for visitors who will drive after the meal.
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The landladies’ special presentation
Yamizo soba manju banWe welcome our guests at check-in time with hot manju ban handmade from the aromatic “Yamizo soba” by our landladies.
Please warm your body by having that in your room.*Special snacks of various seasonal events may be used instead at different times.
We welcome our guests at check-in time with hot manju ban handmade from the aromatic “Yamizo soba” by our landladies.
Please warm your body by having that in your room.*Special snacks of various seasonal events may be used instead at different times.
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Exclusive to Isamikan
Chinese liquorEnjoy our free, healthy Chinese liquor at night! (One grass per head)
*Exclusive to guests of accommodation packages with two meals.
Enjoy our free, healthy Chinese liquor at night! (One grass per head)
*Exclusive to guests of accommodation packages with two meals.
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Herbal medicine
The tea with a number of Chinese herbs.
Breakfast is served around the hearth*It has a stomach-easing effect, kindly intake before or after breakfast. It’s good for healing over-eating or over-drinking.
The tea with a number of Chinese herbs.
Breakfast is served around the hearth*It has a stomach-easing effect, kindly intake before or after breakfast. It’s good for healing over-eating or over-drinking.
Know more about the quality food ingredients in Isamikan
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Rainbow trout
The color and taste of the fatty Yashiotsutsuji
The rainbow trout specie in Tochigi is Yashiomasu, which born from male and female nijimasu. It’s a famous local fish in Tochigi and they are found in the prefecture.
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Ayu sweet fish with olives
Simply more natural than the naturals,
Premium-quality ayu sweet fish with olivesAyu can be written literally as “aromatic fish” in Japanese.
Especially in summer, the aroma stays to make them especially dazzling.
We serve ayu sweet fish with olives, simply more natural than the naturals. -
Fertilized egg
The eggs of free-ranged hens
These are the eggs of the healthy free-ranged hens roaming freely and eating organic vegetables in farms.
Raw eggs for your breakfast. Enjoy! -
Organic vegetables
Bland diet made from healthy ingredients
Vegetables are all provided by “Bambi farm” in where traditional, natural farming is adopted, all vegetables are agricultural chemical and artificial fertilizer free.
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Local liquors
With your great meal…
Liquors are freshly from nearby breweries, and we only serve the good ones.
Onsen Torafugu
“Torafugu” (literally tiger blowfish) in the calm, quiet natural onsen is more delicious than those from the sea?”
Enjoying “the blowfish master, Torafugu” at onsen!?
- The traditional, natural energy source
the onsen water from Nakagawa River -
At Nakagawa-machi, Tochigi, the land famous for onsen, the utmost food ingredient is…the inland prefecture, Tochigi.
“Torafugu” is not kept in sea, but in “onsen”.
Tochigi is an inland prefecture with no coastal lines.
Yet, in the north there are quite a number of places like Nasu Kogen highland and Shioya-machi named with the word “shio” (salt).
This is commonly said to be because of the “mountain salt” coming from the chloride onsen in the area.
“Nakagawa River” in Nakagawa-machi is a class-A river, and there are chloride onsen,
“salt onsen” coming from its west coast.
In the ancient time, land uplifted together with the sea water,
and they remained underground.
Among the 14 chloride water sources, the water from 12 are safe to drink.
And, there are two of them in Nakagawa-machi.
“If there are sea water, we can keep sea fish, can’t we? ...”
This is the beginning of the story of “Onsen Torafugu” (hot spa tiger blowfish)
The 3 great points of keeping blowfish in onsen water
The fish tastes even sweeter and greater than natural blowfish from the sea
The fish is impeccably chewy and delicious
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Great feature 1
Big and energetic, and thus tasting great
Cause the fish live in the hot spring water from Nakagawa-machi
without any artificial chloride adjustment and thus in optimal calorie- the they are healthy and energetic.“Onsen Torafugu” is big and strong,
they are impeccably “chewy” and “great” in taste”, simply wonderful.
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Great feature 2
Reliable, safe and thorough quality management
Torafugu is fed with safe and high-quality food,
They are kept in a bacteria-free environment- clean, reliable, safe, and delicious.A thorough management in all aspects such as fish food, temperature, and hygiene.
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Great feature 3
Superior great taste to the ones in ocean
“It doesn’t make sense to spend any effort if they are not delicious…”
The great taste is refined in the collaborative research project with the Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science, Faulty of Agriculture, Tokyo University.There is an important final step to further enhance the great taste of Torafugu before the delivery.
The premium Torafugu dishes in Isamikan
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“Tessa”
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“Tecchiri congee”
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“Yuan-styled Grills” (Marinated with soy sauce, Japanese mirin, and sake)
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“Seasoned rice with Onsen Torafugu”
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“Fried Onsen Torafugu”
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“About the Yuan-style grilled Onsen Torafugu”
“Onsen Torafugu Dessert”
* We pay extra attention to “quality” and “taste” so dishes may not be available at all times.
Kindly confirm and make your reservation in advance.
Gibier
“Wild pigs running around and eating acorns, yams in the mountain areas of Mount Yamizo!?”
What is gibier?
Yamizo Shishimaru cuisine
“Gibier” is a French word refers to animal hunted for food, and the meat of those animals.
It’s a traditional cuisine for the nobles in Europe, it’s a kind of luxurious food in French cuisine, has been beloved since a long time ago for its elegance and unique taste.
Gibier is also available in Nakagawa-machi, well-known and beloved by the local residents.
It’s the “Yamizo Shishimaru” pork.
The wild pigs in the mountain areas of Mount Yamizo run around and are nurtured by rich natural mountain resources such as acorns and yams. The meat texture is thus excellent, low-fat, low-calorie, and rich in vitamins.
There is an exclusive manufacturing line to process, inspect, and deliver the pork,
to ensure the providence of reliable and safe food ingredients, and thus the great dining experience for our guests.
“Yamizo Shishimaru” doesn’t have any undesirable meaty taste, it’s deep in color like peonies. The meat is especially fat in winter while it is absolutely great to be enjoyed throughout the year.
The gorgeous Yamizo Shishimaru cuisine in Isamikan
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“Peony pot”
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“Iron plate grilled Yamizo Shishimaru”
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“Bonito of Yamizo Shishimaru filet”
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“Yamizo Shishimaru & Organic Vegetables Soup”
* We pay extra attention to “quality” and “taste” so dishes may not be available at all times.
Kindly confirm and make your reservation in advance.
The Utmost Food Infredients from the crystalline River, Nakagawa
In Isamikan, there are still a huge number of utmost dazzling dishes beside “Onsen Torafugu” and “Yamizo Shishimaru”. They are all the specialties in Nakagawa, Tochigi.
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Olive Ayu
Nakagawa ranks national top in the abundance of natural Ayu sweet-fish.
Isamikan attains great ingredients from local fish farms to pursue “more natural than simply natural” in the signature dish “Olive Ayu”.
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Premium Yashiomasu (trout)
Yashiomasu (trout) is a specialty in Tochigi prefecture.
While among all different species, premium Yashiomasu contains tremendous oleic acid,
and they are the super-brand that clear seven selection criteria.
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Japanese cat fish
Japanese cat fish (Namazu) was a traditional homemade food.
Yet, because of the condition changes in environment, it’s now hard to see the fish so the common home cooking fish is now rare and classy.
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