Daylily is very common flower in summer. The flower buds become nice tempura. It has unuique texture, crispy and sticky at the same time. by Kay

There are two Juneberry tree in SAKANA's garden. Birds and us were racing to get the fruits this year. We've got enough berries to make gelato. Nicely chilled summer dessert. by Kay

Pickled arrow ginger called 'Hajikami' is common garnish for grilled fish. White root become pale pink when it's soaked in sweet vineger. by Kay

We Japanese love sun-dried fish which has full of 'UMAMI'. Open up and clean super fresh Ayu. Soak the Ayu in our original saumur. Ready to grill! by Kay

Live decoy fishing for Ayu has started from end of June. These photos were taken about 10 days ago. Now we are ready to serve SAKANA's Summer menu! by Kay

I was surprise to see those wild watercress which is native to the hidden swamp. We stopped by this quiet hidden place, when we went to Iwana-fishing. Wild watercress have stronger bitterness. Clean water supplies fresh and delicious natur…

Neatly planted rice in the paddy field. Iwas relieved that the rainy season this year was not severe this area. by Kay

Our original beef curry is made of 100% A5 grade Hida beef. It's popular for gift and Souvenir. 100% A5 grade Hida beef stock And vegetable stock The curry sauce is very mild, not over powering the taste of Hida Beef. （For me who used to …

Samilar to Salmom, Sakura-masu swin up a river from the sea to spawn in Spring when cherry blossoms bloom. So we call this fish Sakura-masu (cherry trout). Marinated in Yuan sause (Sweet soy). Yuan grilled Sakura-masu This brining fillets …

The owner chef did some fishing on the Lake Arimine, where we went to pick wild vegetables the other day. He caught some Iwana (chars). Good fat Iwana. Jucicy fatty meat. We made fried Iwana marinated in vinegar sauce with wild-veg. Voila!…

We visited high mountain at the border between Gifu and Toyama for wild-veg picking. This must be the last chance in this year. The green get deeper and deeper. We found a huge horse chestnut tree. It seems that two hundred years old. Some…

The Hoba (Magnolia）leaf has a bactericidal effect so that local people used this leaf to pack their lunch in old days. The flavor of fresh green leave transfers to the rice ball. Dead leaf is used Hoba-miso grill. The leaf is relatively f…

Bracken sprouts are well known wild vegetable in Japan. Generally, salted or boild in brine products are sold, but by the time you cook them in your kitchen, most flavour and texture has been lost. These fresh braken sprouts are lightly bo…

The bamboo shoots cooked in delicate dashi-soup. Lightly blanched and then cooled down for peeling off the skin. Beautiful fresh green appears. Stewed in dashi-soup with fresh Japanese pepper leaves. Another way of cooking is just simply g…

Chishima bamboo is very popular spring food of local folks, and .....bears. Crawling in the ocean of bamboo is tough exercise. Our rucksack became awfully heavy filled with the bamboo shoots. Hope our hard work will be paid off by the gues…

2019 Michelin Guide Tokai (Aoi, Gifu, Mie) edition was introduced today. We are very grateful to the customers who have supported us so far, and to the blessings of Hida's rich nature. by Kay

This miniature palm trees look-like vegetable called Momiji-kasa (maple leaf umbrella). People say it's queen of wild-veg. Udo is very popluar and farmed ones are sold in the market, but wild ones have much stronger flavour. The texture is…

Rainbow trouts grown in spring water stream. Juicy fatty fillet. Brining the fillets with herbs and spices. Curing the fillets. Smoked with oak chips. Voila! by Kay

We climed up 1 kilo meters up in a mountian to get wild wasabi flower and ostrich fern sprouts. The snow still remains here and there. Pretty white flowers were blooming along the river. Young wasabi leaves has a slight sweetness and refre…

Tara-no-me （Aralia elata） Koshiabura（Acanthopanax sciadophylloides） Kogomi（Ostrich fern shoot) Spring shoots and buds are sprouting everywhere. We go out the fields and mountains to pick them for the menu. Wild garlic Wild vegetables …

A cherry tree just outside of the window is in full bloom. The guests enjoy Yozakura, the illuminated cherry blossom in the evening. It's fantastic! by Kay

This lovely couple from Australia just got engaged！They enjoyed our Omakase course. The chef made special Sashimi with rockfish for their happy event. A rockfish from Yoyama bay. by Kay

Iwataro Sakura, well known a weeping cherry in Gero. Gero is popular hot spring bath spot to the south of Takayama. It was summer like weather and the cherry trees in this area bloomed in full. Iwataro Sakura spread its branches and made s…

I dropped in at Takayama town centre to see the Spring festival. The decorated festival floats were displayed in the streets. The streets were unusually crowded with the people from everywhere in the world. and photographers...... Cherry b…

A5 grade Hida beef sliced for Sukiyaki, gorgeous marbled sirloin. SAKANA is specialized for seasonal food, so that most of repeater visit us four time in a year, however there are transition period between each season. In such period, Suki…

River fish have become active, fat and delicious in the water of melted snow. Salted grill is simply good, and also it can take good stock from charr (Iwana). Plenty of wild vegetable and Iwana hot-pot is one of our speciality from Spring …

Freshly caught river fish (char) cooked with Namban style. (deep fried and soaked in vinegar sauce) A good size of wild char has caught by the owner chef. Super fresh. Early spring vegetables Marinade with vinegar and vegetables. by Kay

Thawing season came to Shirakawa village too early this year, tourists who were looking forward to the snow was disappointed, however the villagers welcomed the Spring. Maintenance of thatched roof. The rising smoke naturally fumes the tha…

We had less snow this winter and signs of spring shows three weeks earlier than usual. Fukinoto (butterbur buds), one of popular adible wild vegetable, were shooting out from where the snow is melting. by Kay

I remember that strawberry is one of Summer fruits in Britain. But in Japan, strawberry is on the market in Winter to early Spring. Strawberry and cream mixture will be frozen for pacojet to make the texture more smooth. Simple but full of…