Hatoguruma Kawabata - Nozawaonsen

The restaurant serves dishes in a Japanese kaiseki style, using beautifully presented local ingredients. It is recommended to make a reservation the day before and specify if you prefer the vegan option. This was the best meal we had in Nozawaonsen. Even the non-vegetarians in our group were more than satisfied.

I visited this restaurant as a vegan with non-vegan friends, and we all agreed that it was the best meal we had in Japan. I would give it a 10 out of 10 rating.

My partner (vegetarian) and I (vegan) had a wonderful meal at this restaurant. I highly recommend it! Be sure to book a day in advance and inform them of any dietary restrictions, so they can prepare accordingly. There is no menu, but they serve 8-10 delicious and unique Japanese dishes. Definitely worth a visit!

My wife and I have tried to explore some of the Nagano cities. I found this place and we booked him immediately and ordered dinner and breakfast. the stay was nice and the meal (especially dinner) were incredible. the sorts and the crowds threw us away. would definitely come back.

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!