Nagayamon Kuwahara
A yakiniku restaurant inside a 300-year-old historic farmhouse in southern Nagano. The owner, a chef who spent 30 years at a famous Nagoya hotel, brings a 'French-chef's approach to yakiniku.' Uses Shinshu beef and wagyu alongside Southern Nagano game (venison, wild boar) grilled carefully over charcoal. Signature peach-based house sauce is unique. Tabelog Yakiniku 100 Famous Restaurants 2024 (Nagano's first selection). Tabelog 3.89, 103 reviews. Lunch accessible at ¥2,000–3,000. Car recommended (25 min walk from Ina-Yawata Station).
Reviews: 'the atmosphere of the 300-year-old farmhouse is extraordinary,' 'a French chef's yakiniku is on another level,' 'rare to find game grilled over charcoal like this,' 'the sauce is unique – nothing else like it,' 'lunch at ¥2,000+ is amazing value.' Selected as Nagano's first-ever Tabelog Yakiniku Top 100 in 2024.