Katakuri House has launched a new plan to savor the flavors of the season.

This upgraded plan adds wild mountain vegetable dishes and char dishes to the Standard Plan. It is recommended for those who want to fully enjoy the fresh wild mountain vegetables that are only available during this season. Wild mountain vegetables from heavy snowfall areas are said to be milder and easier to eat because they grow beneath the snow, resulting in less bitterness and a milder flavor.We prepare wild vegetable tempura, simmered dishes, and tsukudani using ingredients harvested from nearby mountains, such as fiddlehead ferns, butterbur shoots, wild wasabi leaves, udo, katakuri, bracken, wild garlic, and bent bamboo shoots. You can also enjoy char baked in foil and seasoned with butterbur miso.Furthermore, we offer Katakuri House’s original creations, such as kogomi tossed with soybean paste and mayonnaise, and lotus root hamburgers served with wild garlic. Please savor these bounties of the mountains—unique to this lush, natural mountainous region and available only in spring—paired with delicious Koshihikari rice grown in Ishigakida.
*This plan is available through June. Please make your reservation early.

Cooking

≪Sample Dinner Menu≫
[Appetizers] Fresh wasabi leaves / Kinome leaves tossed with nori / Bracken shoots with soy sauce and nut mayonnaise / Butter-sautéed asparagus / Teriyaki-glazed wheat gluten / Triashishoma tossed with plum paste
[Side Dishes] Kinpira-style burdock root
【Grilled Dish】Rock trout baked in foil with butter and butterbur miso
【Pickled Dish】Firefly squid / Snow-covered carrots / Licorice flowers / Marinated Hassaku citrus
【Fried Dish】Shiitake mushrooms / Onions / Udo / Japanese angelica tempura
【Main Course】Lotus root hamburger steak served with wild garlic
【Dessert】Milk agar jelly / Butterbur sprout jam

Morning Walk

Our staff will guide you to “Mikura Bridge” or “Ketto’s Stone-Walled Rice Fields,” two of Akiyamago’s most iconic tourist spots. Let’s take a walk together in the crisp morning air. During this season, you can see wild mountain vegetables such as Japanese knotweed, Japanese angelica, Japanese butterbur, butterbur, and Japanese knotgrass, as well as plants like the fragrant magnolia blossoms that bloom during rice-planting season and the beautiful purple flowers of the Chinese bellflower. This tour is open to all guests staying at our facility.

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Available Plans

A 2-day, 1-night trip to butcher and eat wild boar with local hunters

■Date: April 18 (Sat) – 19 (Sun), 2026 (1 night, 2 days)
■Location: Katakuri House
■Price: 1 night, 2 days, 2 meals included: Adults (junior high school students and older) 30,000 yen (additional 2,000 yen for single occupancy); Elementary school students 18,000 yen; Infants not permitted

A 2-Day, 1-Night Trip to Harvest and Eat Wild Greens with a Wild Greens Expert

■Date: May 23 (Sat) – 24 (Sun), 2026 (1 night, 2 days)
■Location: Katakuri House
■Price: 1 night, 2 days, 2 meals included: Adults (junior high school students and older) 27,000 yen (plus 2,000 yen for single occupancy), Elementary school students 16,200 yen, Infants not permitted