会津若松で豪華な水辺のダイニング

温泉天国で美しい自然に囲まれながら地元食材を堪能する

会津東山温泉の老舗旅館「原瀧」では、春から初秋までの間、この旅館ならではの食事スタイルを楽しむことができます。爽やかな季節に合わせて川床が登場し、敷地内の小さな滝や川のせせらぎを眺めながら郷土料理を味わうことができます。
新鮮な刺身、野菜の煮物、地元産の魚介類、福島県産のおいしい米などの絶品料理を味わうと、和食(washoku＝日本の伝統料理）がユネスコ無形文化遺産に認定された理由に納得がいくでしょう。

暖かい時期は、昼食や夕食を予約して楽しむのもいいですが、原瀧の素敵な客室に宿泊することもお勧めです。和室での滞在が経験でき、中には檜を使った展望風呂付き和室もあります。
利用客は、旅館の目の前にある峡谷の絶景を眺めながら、素晴らしい大浴場を満喫できます。1,300年前にその効能が認められた原瀧のお湯はすべて、東山温泉にある旅館の自家源泉から引いています。

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Sumptuous Riverside Dining in Aizu Wakamatsu

Feast on local ingredients amidst the beauty of nature in a hot spring paradise

The refined grounds of Harataki, a traditional ryokan inn in Aizu Wakamatsu’s Higashiyama Onsen region, offer visitors a unique dining experience from spring to early autumn. During those balmier months, platforms are set up to allow visitors to dine on regional specialties while taking in views of the miniature waterfalls and babbling streams on the premises. Taste the reason that traditional Japanese cuisine, or washoku, has been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, with sublime dishes including fresh sashimi, simmered vegetables, locally sourced seafood and Fukushima Prefecture’s delicious rice.

While lunchtime and dinner reservations can be made during the warmer months, it’s worth spending the evening in one of Harataki’s attractive rooms. Japanese-style accommodations are available, and some rooms even come with their own private bath, with tubs made from cypress trees. All guests can enjoy the ryokan's beautiful public bath, with breathtaking views of the nearby gorge. All of the water in Harataki’s baths is drawn from the hotel’s own private spring in Higashiyama Onsen, first recognized for its restorative properties over 1,300 years ago.