Gassho Village: Restaurants
Gassho Village has three restaurants: Ichikura, Gassho Chaya, and Banko-an. Ichikura specializes in freshwater fish, such as ayu (sweetfish) skewered and slowly grilled over charcoal, and also serves local specialties such as marinated chicken grilled with vegetables (keichan) and sushi wrapped in dwarf bamboo (sasazushi). Gassho Chaya is a noodle restaurant that serves soba and udon. It also offers regional snacks, such as gohei mochi, a hearty dish made from pounded rice and covered in sweet miso paste that can double as a dessert. Banko-an is located on a hilltop and offers views over the houses below. It serves mainly drinks and desserts such as anmitsu (jelly cubes, sweet azuki bean paste, and fruit topped with black kuromitsu syrup).