[Yamanashi / Kawaguchiko] Local cuisine "Hoto making experience" | Accepts up to 120 people ☆ 15 minutes walk from the nearest station!

At the local cuisine experience class [Fujiya], you can experience making "Houtou", a local dish of Yamanashi Prefecture! ☆★Introduction to Fujiya☆★Nice to meet you. Our restaurant is located in Fujikawaguchiko Town, in the Fuji Five Lakes area of Yamanashi Prefecture, and we offer an experience class where you can make and eat Yamanashi's local cuisine. We are open every day with the hope that tourists visiting Yamanashi will learn about Yamanashi's food culture and history and that it will become one of the memories of their trip to Yamanashi. Our staff will carefully support you so that even beginners and small children can enjoy participating. We are used by many customers not only for small groups such as private trips, but also for group trips such as school trips, company trips, and sightseeing tours. Please come to our restaurant when you stop by the Fuji Five Lakes area. ☆★Introduction to the Houtou Making Experience☆★Houtou is a local dish of Yamanashi Prefecture that is loved by many people. There are few local foods that are as popular as this one, and for a long time, "oneri for breakfast, barley rice for lunch, and pumpkin hoto for dinner" seemed to have been the standard for daily life in the rural areas of Koshu. In 2007, it was selected as one of the "100 Best Local Dishes of Rural Areas" organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, which are known in farming, mountain and fishing villages all over Japan and are widely supported by the people. Unlike regular noodles, hoto noodles do not need to be left to rest. Therefore, you will make the noodles by hand from the powder state. It will be quite a voluminous meal, so please come hungry. We also offer a dyeing experience where you can experience the traditional Japanese dyeing technique using natural materials, which can be used as a set with the hoto experience. In the dyeing experience, we will carefully explain each step, so those who are new to dyeing and those who come with children can participate with peace of mind. The natural feel of natural materials and the fact that you make it with your own hands will create a one-of-a-kind product that no one else can imitate. ◆Recommended for◆Those who want to try famous Yamanashi Prefecture dishesThose who want to make local Yamanashi Prefecture dishesThose looking for activities at Lake Yamanaka or Lake KawaguchiThose who want to experience cooking with their childrenThose looking for an experience programThose who are having trouble sightseeing on rainy daysThose looking for sightseeing in English*Due to the nature of our reservation system, all reservations are by request, but in most cases we can accept reservations at the time you wish. Please check the reservation status once.

The most appealing part of the experience at the local cooking class "Fujiya" is that you can "hand-make" the hoto noodles yourself from powder form. The taste of the hoto you make yourself is exceptional, so please come hungry. There are few local foods that are as popular as this one, and the rhythm of daily life in Yamanashi (Koshu) was ``oneri in the morning, barley rice in the afternoon, and pumpkin hotou in the evening.'' As the saying goes, ``It's delicious, pumpkin hotou'', it is a local food that can be proud of throughout the country, and is still loved by many people throughout its long history. Unlike udon and soba, hoto is characterized by the fact that the raw noodles are simmered with the ingredients, so the soup thickens and does not cool easily. Since no salt is kneaded into the noodles, they won't be chewy, but there's no need to remove the salt, so you can simmer them as is with the ingredients. Hoto soup is basically miso-based. In the past, miso was mainly made from Koshu miso, which was handmade at each home and was prepared using both rice koji and barley koji. On the other hand, there are no fixed rules regarding the ingredients, and basically several types of vegetables are simmered together. It's a great dish that's both filling and healthy.

At our restaurant, we highly recommend not only the hoto making experience alone, but also the set menu that includes our specialty chicken tempura and natural dyeing experience. ・Meat set → Hoto making experience + pork topping + souvenir paste・Specialty chicken tempura set → Hoto making experience + specialty chicken tempura + souvenir paste・Rice bowl set → Hoto making experience + choice of rice bowl + souvenir paste (Fujiya original chicken tempura bowl or pork bowl)・Dyeing experience set → Hoto making experience + natural dyeing experienceThis is a menu that 50% of customers who visit our restaurant order. As the name suggests, our specialty chicken tempura is a chicken breast meat of about 200g wrapped in a crispy batter and served hot and juicy.

The local cooking experience class "Fujiya" is used by many beginners of cooking and small children, and is used in a variety of situations. We also have a lot of fun when participating in groups such as school trips, company trips, sightseeing tours, schools, and overseas tours. We also have staff who can speak English, so customers from overseas are also very welcome.