Dining · Nagano
Makiyaki Kakehashi
An eight-seat degustation cooked over applewood fire, inspired by a typhoon-hit orchard.
The Restaurant
Makiyaki Kakehashi is built around an open fireplace and applewood. Chef Daisuke Maruyama began cooking this way after helping apple farmers following a 2019 typhoon, when damaged trees were repurposed as firewood.
The degustation runs to around ten or twelve courses, each with at least one element cooked over the fire, using in-season and foraged ingredients. Uchi Japan names a signature sashimi soba, Nagano Wagyu, unagi, and a smoke-infused Jersey milk ice cream; the drinks include a cocktail made with local white birch sap.
Good to Know
The restaurant seats eight diners a night, so book early. Prices and hours were not available in the sources reviewed. See Nagano for the region.
Sources: Uchi Japan: restaurants in Karuizawa. Check the official websites for current information.
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