Ayu fish, Hida beef, wild vegetables, mushrooms... Irori-to Nihonryouri in Gifu offers dishes unique to this region that combine the delicacies of the mountains and rivers with the culture of the countryside.

The setting for tasting the food is a space with a sunken hearth. The sound and aroma of the charcoal burning in the hearth is an experience to be enjoyed with all five senses.

Based on traditional Japanese cuisine, you'll be offered a menu that draws out the best of the ingredients. This is a 9-course menu including 5 appetizers, salad, 2 main dishes, and dessert.

• Appetizers: tuna, Japanese eel, Takayama mochi monaka sushi (mochi wrapped by soft dough) with persimmon vinegar, salt grilled ayu (sweetfish) from sunken hearth, and Okuminoko chicken egg custard
• Salad: seasonal Japanese salad
• Fried food: shrimp and vegetable, "Ibicha" tempura with rice flour and Hida pork cutlet
• Nibana: natural salt and ayu fish broth
• Grilled dish: grade 5 special Hida beef fillet steak sukiyaki style with Japanese wasabi
• Rice: earthen pot cooked rice
• Accompanied by rice: miso soup with Japanese butterbur, pickled plum and wild vegetables
• Dessert: freshly made "Ibi hojicha" (kind of tea) bracken rice cake