Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo: New Rice Buffet

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Freshly harvested rice from the Rice Fields right in front of Satoyama Shokudo takes center stage! We’ve prepared a selection of side dishes and soups that bring out the rice’s natural sweetness and aroma—a menu that’s sure to make you want to eat more rice.

Photo by Nakamura Osamu

Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro

Dates & Times｜September 19, 2026 (Sat) – November 30, 2026 (Mon)　11:00 a.m. – Last Order 2:00 p.m.　*Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesdays and Wednesdays are consecutive holidays, the following business day will be closed instead) *60-minute time limit
Location｜Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo
Price｜Adults: 2,500 yen; Elementary school students: 1,500 yen; Preschoolers: 500 yen. *All prices include tax.

Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro

Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro

□ Facility Information

Photo by Yanagi Ayumi

Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo
3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi city—Inside Matsudai NOHBUTAI
Seating: 60 seats *No admission fee (meal costs only)
Related Website: https://www.instagram.com/satoyama_noubutai/
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesday and Wednesday are consecutive public holidays, the following business day will be a substitute holiday)
TEL: 025-594-7181
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Last order at 4:30 p.m.) / Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Last reception at 2:00 p.m.)
*Reception may close without notice depending on crowd levels.

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Date and time	September 19 (Sat) – November 30 (Mon), 2026 *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesday and Wednesday are consecutive holidays, the following business day will be a substitute holiday.)
Venue	Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo (3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi city; inside Matsudai NOHBUTAI)
Admission	Adults: 2,500 yen / Elementary school students: 1,500 yen / Preschoolers: 500 yen *All prices include tax
Note	*Please note that the price for the new rice buffet is different during the period.

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