Hida Kisetsuryori Sakana

A meal at this traditional Japanese restaurant located up on a hill in Takayama City is not your everyday dining experience. The owner-chef of Hida Kisetsuryori Sakana, Hayao Imai, has an enormous love of nature — so much that every single aspect of the restaurant is touched by nature one way or the other. Hayao gathers the ingredients from the mountains himself, including wild vegetables and mushrooms. To complement the produce of the Japanese Alps, meat and seafood from the suburbs of Hida and Sea of Japan — including the highest grade of Hida beef as well as rare game meat — are specially sourced for the restaurant. The meat can be served in all sorts of ways, like shabu shabu, steak, and sukiyaki. This beautiful restaurant with an exterior and interior of a classic, luxurious Japanese home overlooks the beautiful Japanese Alps. As you dine on the intricately-prepared dishes made by the skilled and dedicated chef, you’ll be able to enjoy a spectacular view, day or night, at Hida Kisetsuryori Sakana.