Cook your own
Norikura night.
At 1,500 m, a room-only guesthouse with a kitchen everyone can use.
Nowhere open for dinner?
Cook it yourself.
So no one goes hungry at night.
Not many places in Norikura Kogen are open in the evening, and travellers staying room-only can end up with nowhere to eat. It is a small but real problem here. Buy groceries at the local shop, cook, and eat together — we thought a night like that should be possible, so we put together a shared kitchen.
Everything but the groceries.
Just bring the ingredients.
Appliances
Cookware
Salt, soy, and the basics. On us.
Help yourself to the seasonings.
We keep the basic seasonings stocked. Use what you need — no need to worry about how much.
* Please bring oil, dashi stock and any other seasonings, or pick them up at the local shop.
Midnight noodles, mountain lunches.
Forgot something? We have a few things.
For the night you missed the shop, or for tomorrow on the trail. Sold at the front desk.
Instant noodles
Snacks
Energy bars (Mana Bar)
Trail food for hikes and hill climbs.
Microwave rice
Ready meals: curry and more
Made by NORTHSTAR in Norikura Kogen. Vegetarian option available.
Drinks (cola and more)
* Prices are posted at the front desk.
About the ready meals
We stock vacuum-packed dishes made by NORTHSTAR, a lodge here in Norikura Kogen. Handmade with Shinshu meat and vegetables: pork curry, meat sauce, and a vegetarian chili beans. Just heat in boiling water for 8–10 minutes.
* The line-up changes with the season.
About NORTHSTAR’s food service →Wash it, dry it, put it back.
A few requests.
Please wash the cookware and dishes you used and put them back where they were.
Food waste goes in the marked bin. Please sort your rubbish.
If you put food in the fridge, please label it with your name.
After 10 pm, please keep it quiet for the other guests.
Please pay for shop items at the front desk.
Best rates when you book direct.