Kokuzo : 穀蔵
Natural Yeast Artisan Bread Shop in a 150-Year Old Farmhouse.
Eastern Nagano
Description
Located in a simplistically remodeled 200-year old house along a centuries-old residential street on the outskirts of Ueda City. They grind the flour (100% domestically-grown rye and wheat -- primarily Nagano-grown wheat) with their own stone mill, and bake it into hard artisan bread and dessert pastries. Lunches featuring their bread available in the shop's cafe space -- popular with bread enthusiasts.
Details
13 people
Negotiable, reservation is needed
Negotiable, reservation is needed
- Hours
- 11:00-18:00
- Date(s)
- Closed Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Average Price
- 500-2,000 yen. Lunch from 850 or 1100 yen.
- Reservations
- Required(Reservations required for lunch
Vegetarian lunch available min. 2 people) - Foreign Languages
- English
- Seating Style
- Floor Seating(13 seat(s)), Chairs(4 seat(s))
Notes
Lunch menu varies with the season.
Drink (organic coffee or tea) can be added for 200 yen.
English speaking staff available on Weekends only.
Contact
tel : +81(0)268-21-8000
Access / Location
- By Train
- From Ueda Station(JR Hokuriku(Nagano) Shinkansen), 15 min by taxi
Or by bus from Ueda Station to the Iseyama stop, then 5 minutes on foot. - By Car
- From Ueda Sugadaira IC, 5 min via Route 144 (look for the sign at the turn off at the Iseyama intersection)
- Address
- 2338 Ueno, Ueda 386-0003
Nearby Attractions
Sightseeing Spots
- Yanagi-Machi Post Town : The Past Meets the Present in Ueda City’s Historical Post Town
- Ikenami Shotaro Sanada Taiheiki Museum Ninnindo : Sanada ninja’s mission and duty are introduced in a fun picture-story show.
- Yamaga Shrine : Important Junction for the Sanada Ninja
- Uedajo Castle Ruin Park : Invincible Castle Famous for Twice Repulsing the Tokugawa Shogunate, Secrets of Ninja and Ninja Training Center
- Unno-juku Post Town : Post Town with Distinctive Architecture and Beautiful Streetscape
Accommodation
- Sugadaira Kogen Onsen Hotel : Sport (Ski, Rugby) and Relaxation Onsen Resort.
- Ueda Mahoroba Youth Hostel in Bessho Onsen : "At-Home" Youth Hostel convenient to Bessho Onsen.
- Izumiya Ryokan in Reisenji Onsen : Simple Onsen Inn Secluded in the Hills in Reisenji Onsen
- Hanaya in Bessho Onsen : Traditional Japanese Construction Built by Master Craftsmen with Western Accents for a "Taisho Romance" Feel.
- Nakadanasou in Komoro : Old-fashioned Inn, Favorite of Shimazaki Toson. A Quiet Retreat for Adults.
Restaurants
- Cafe Levian Table & Tatami-Cafe Eboshi : Artisan Bakery in a Sake Warehouse.
- Soba Hojyo-an : Locally Grown and Milled "Homecoming Soba".
- Teisyaba Garden : Tea Time in a Community Flower Garden.
- Soba Kaya : Authentic Soba Noodles in an Edo-era Thatched Roof Building.
- Ramen Kameya : Feel At Home with Kameya's Locally-Sourced Ramen.
Activities
- Volunteer Guide Tours in Ueda : Have a Volunteer English Guide Show You Ueda's Castle Town!
- Silk Weaving Experience (Ueda Tsumugi) : Sit at a 100-Year Old Loom and Make Your Own Ueda Silk Weaving.
- Shioda Plain Temple Walk : Take in the Historical Temples around Bessho Onsen with this 1-Day Tour.
- Hotto Stay Rural Visit : Rural Lifestyle Mini-Experience.
- Zazen Meditation -- At Bessho Onsen's Historical Anraku-ji Temple : Attend a Zazen Meditation Session at Bessho Onsen’s Historical Anraku-Ji Temple.
