Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan｜Sakaba8

One of the best meals I’ve had in Japan! I have been to Japan 7 times and sometimes stay for 1 month at a time so I’ve eaten plenty of incredible Japanese food. I loved everything I had, the vibe is great and staff are so lovely. I was able to get by with very limited Japanese but I am also willing to eat everything. Definitely recommend!!

Dining here was such a treat! We read all the great reviews and managed to get our hotel to make a reservation for us. They don’t have an English menu so they suggested we order the set which turned out to be amazing. Even though each dish size looked a little small at the start, we were so full halfway through the dinner. The dishes we really enjoyed were the potato salad, sashimi, gyoza and tofu - the flavours of each dish really stood out and what’s impressive is that there’s only 2 pax running the place (chef + waitress). There’s also a carpark just a few steps away so parking was very convenient for us. Overall, we really enjoyed the dinner here and left with full and happy tummies!

We enjoyed the 12-dish course so much! Thank you for the food🫶🏽 The oyster and pudding were amazing!