Wasabi Kaiseki Meal and 1 Night Stay at a Shizuoka Onsen
Discover the wonders of wasabi, one of the world’s rarest and most expensive crops, during a luxurious kaiseki meal at a ryokan (traditional inn) in Shizuoka.
Highlights
Enjoy a kaiseki meal featuring wasabi hot pot
Spend a night at a traditional Japanese inn
Have a soak in the indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs)
10 meals
Experience Details
Shirakabeso is a traditional Japanese ryokan inn located on Shizuoka’s Izu peninsula. With tranquil river views, tatami mat floors, and both indoor and open-air bathhouses, enjoy a relaxing one-night stay with a multi-course kaiseki meal. Come bathe in nature, soaking up the healing properties of the natural hot spring water, and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime meal centered around the world’s rarest crop: wasabi.
Hon-wasabi, or “true wasabi,” is scarcely found outside of Japan; and even within the country, much of the wasabi consumed (like the type served at conveyor belt sushi chains) is actually made from horseradish. To experience real wasabi in its birthplace, come to Shizuoka prefecture, Japan’s top producer of wasabi. With a temperate climate, abundant precipitation, and fresh, flowing spring water, Shizuoka has the perfect conditions for this extraordinary crop.
At Shirakabeso, enjoy a kaiseki (multi-course meal) experience featuring wasabi. The incredible spread includes dishes such as Shirakabeso’s original wasabi hot pot that uses fragrant local Amagi wasabi, and a special “wasabi cocktail” that comes with a no-hangover guarantee. The menu varies seasonally, with the chef selecting ingredients that are at their prime, putting together a creative course meal to delight the senses.
After the meal, feel free to explore the indoor and outdoor hot springs. Submerge yourself in the massive wooden and stone baths and soak away the day.
Inclusions
Meal featuring wasabi
Hotel stay
Exclusions
Transportation to the venue
Wasabi farm tour
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
The meeting point information will shared upon booking.
Remarks
Check-in is from 15:00 to 18:00
Dinner starts at 18:00
If there is no notification about being late, the booking is automatically canceled
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 2 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
A coastal prefecture located in central Japan between Tokyo and Osaka, Shizuoka is home to Mount Fuji (the highest mountain in Japan), beaches and hot spring resort towns, and a thriving agriculture industry producing some of the most delicious and highly coveted produce in Japan.
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