ryugon: Cooking in a Rustic Kitchen

Minamiuonuma City is known as an area with some of the largest amounts of snowfall in Japan. Standing here is the hotel ryugon, which is housed in a 19th-century building that has been relocated and renovated.

ryugon offers various programs that allow guests to experience this snow country’s unique lifestyle and food culture. Among these, a must-try is the cooking class in a kitchen with an earthen floor, where you will make lunch with a local auntie who is a master at preparing regional specialties.

Not only will this informative experience teach you cooking techniques such as making rice in a traditional stove and preparing miso soup with local vegetables, but also how to make use of seasonal ingredients and preservation techniques unique to the snowy region.