Name: 日本料理あお花
Address: 4-32 Nishiōji-chō, Kusatsu Estopia Hotel 1F, Kusatsu City, Shiga, 525-0037
Telephone: 0775663338

Hamburg Steak, Wiener Sausage, Shrimp Tempura, Tuna Sashimi
Salad, Potato Salad, Chawanmushi
Kitsune Udon, Onigiri, Vanilla Ice Cream

Children's Meal

日本料理あお花

・Seasonal Kaiseki Course　*The number of dishes may vary slightly depending on the season.
Appetizer / Three Kinds of Sashimi / Palate Cleanser / Grilled Dish / Simmered Dish / Omi Rice / Pickles / Red Miso Soup / Dessert

■All-You-Can-Drink Menu (90 minutes)
・Beer
・Shochu (barley / sweet potato)
・Plum Wine
・Highball
・Chuhai (5 kinds)
・Japanese Sake
・Wine (red / white)
・Whisky
・Oolong Tea
・Orange Juice
・Ginger Ale
・Cola

[All-You-Can-Drink Included Dining Plan A] Seasonal Kaiseki

Enjoy alcoholic beverages at your leisure, centered around kaiseki cuisine. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Our kaiseki is crafted in harmony with the changing seasons, allowing you to savor the finest seasonal ingredients at their peak, prepared with our carefully selected cooking methods.

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Seasonal Kaiseki Course  ※The number of dishes may vary slightly depending on the season.
Appetizer / Three Kinds of Sashimi / Simmered Dish / Palate Cleanser / Main Dish (Omi Beef) / Omi Rice / Pickles / Red Miso Soup

■All-You-Can-Drink Menu (90 minutes)
Beer
Shochu (Barley / Sweet Potato)
Plum Wine
Highball
Chuhai (5 varieties)
Sake
Wine (Red / White)
Whisky
Oolong Tea
Orange Juice
Ginger Ale
Cola

[All-You-Can-Drink Included Dining Plan B] A popular course to be enjoyed with all five senses, featuring Omi beef as the main dish

Enjoy sake freely and without reservation, centered around kaiseki cuisine. A popular course featuring Omi beef as the main dish and designed to delight all five senses. Savor the head chef’s recommended kaiseki course.

Appetizer    Pike conger sushi, simmered tender abalone, edamame, cherry tomato, aonori seaweed omelet
             Satsumaimo, Shiga Prefecture rainbow trout with egg yolk vinegar sauce
             Kuruma prawn, simmered duck loin
Soup         Clear broth
             Peony pike conger, kudzu somen, plum paste, yuzu
Sashimi      Seared pike conger, sudachi, Maldon salt, plum soy sauce
Also         Fresh abalone sashimi, bluefin tuna, liver soy sauce, Tosa soy sauce
Grilled Dish Salt-grilled sweetfish, tade vinegar
Seasonal Dish Shark fin ankake sauce, winter melon, paprika, hyakusou ginger
Main Dish    Charcoal-grilled Omi beef
             King oyster mushroom, Fushimi chili pepper, fruit tomato
Rice         Clay pot rice with eel and burdock, Japanese yam
             Pickles, red miso soup
Dessert      Mizubotan

※Umaki can be added for an additional 1,500円 (serves 2–3).
※Domestic unagi shirayaki or kabayaki can be added at 1 whole eel 5,500円 / 1/2 eel 3,000円 (tax and service charge included).
※Seasonal tempura can be added for an additional 900円.

[Hosenka] Sakizuke, Simmered Soup Dish, Sashimi, Grilled Dish, Substantial Dish, Meal, and 9 dishes in total

A special kaiseki course bearing the name of the exceptionally beautiful blooming "Housenka."
Seasonal ingredients rich in natural flavor are carefully prepared with the refined skills of our artisans.
Please fully enjoy these elegant and tranquil seasonal delicacies, perfect for business entertainment or celebratory family gatherings.

A special kaiseki course named after the exceptionally beautiful blooming “Hosenka.”
Seasonal ingredients rich in natural flavor are carefully prepared with the refined skill of our artisans.
Please fully enjoy these elegant and tranquil seasonal delicacies, perfect for business entertaining and joyful family celebrations.

Appetizer Trio
Eel and Cucumber in Vinegar, Corn Tofu, Roasted Duck Loin

Soup
Clear Broth Soup
Conger Eel, White Wood Ear Mushroom, Junsai, Plum Paste, Yuzu Peel

Sashimi
Assorted Three Kinds of Fresh Fish with Garnishes

Grilled Dish
Salt-Grilled Sweetfish with Tade Vinegar

Simmered Dish
Shrimp, Eggplant, Pumpkin, Winter Melon, Green Beans, Myoga Ginger

Charcoal-Grilled Specialty
Charcoal-Grilled Omi Beef
Shallots, Zucchini, Kamo Eggplant

Rice
Corn Rice, Pickles, Red Miso Soup ※1

Dessert
Matcha Jelly, Sweet Red Beans, Pineapple

※う巻きを+1,500円で追加できます（2～3人前）
※国産鰻の白焼き又は蒲焼を1尾5,500円／1/2尾3,000円で追加できます。
※季節の天婦羅を+900円で追加できます。
※1.Corn Rice can be changed to Young Ginger Rice. (Not available on the day)

[Honjin] 8 dishes including an assortment of 3 appetizers, an assortment of 3 sashimi, Omi beef, and kama-taki clay pot rice


A kaiseki course centered on Omi beef, to be enjoyed with all five senses.
Your meal is prepared with freshly cooked rice served in a clay pot.

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A kaiseki course centered on Omi beef, to be enjoyed with all five senses.
Your meal is prepared with freshly cooked rice made in a traditional clay pot.

Appetizer    Eel, Cucumber, Chinese Yam, Tosa Vinegar Jelly, Corn Tofu
Soup    Clear Soup
            Grilled Conger Eel Tofu, White Wood Ear Mushroom, Tsuruna Greens, Yuzu
Sashimi    Assortment of Three Kinds of Fresh Fish, Wasabi, Garnishes
Palate Cleanser    Chilled Somen Noodles with Sudachi Citrus and Grated Daikon, Overnight-Dried Sweetfish
Grilled Dish    Sea Bass Grilled in White Sesame Oil ※1
            Paprika Sauce, Zucchini, Green Chili Pepper
Simmered Dish    Shrimp, Eggplant, Pumpkin, Winter Melon, Green Beans, Myoga Ginger
Rice    Fresh Ginger Rice, Pickles, Red Miso Soup ※2
Dessert    Matcha Jelly, Sweet Red Beans, Pineapple

※Rolled Omelet with Eel can be added for +1,500 yen (serves 2–3).
※Domestic eel, either shirayaki or kabayaki, can be added at 5,500 yen for one whole eel or 3,000 yen for half an eel.
※Seasonal tempura can be added for +900 yen.
※1. The main dish can be changed to charcoal-grilled Omi beef for +1,500 yen.
※2. Fresh ginger rice can be changed to corn rice for +500 yen. (Not available on the day)

[Tenjogawa] Appetizer, 3 kinds of sashimi, grilled dish, simmered dish, and 8 dishes in total

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Kaiseki cuisine crafted in harmony with the changing seasons.
The finest seasonal flavors of each time of year, prepared with carefully selected cooking methods.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Kaiseki cuisine crafted in harmony with the changing seasons.
The finest seasonal flavors of each time of year, prepared with carefully selected culinary techniques.

Appetizer
Simmered abalone, kuruma prawn, pike conger sushi, edamame, corn tofu,
Fushimi chili pepper, aonori egg

Soup
Clear broth
Peony pike conger, kuzu somen, plum flesh, yuzu wheel

Sashimi
Seared conger eel, citrus vinegar
Also
Roundscale flounder, bluefin tuna, Maldon salt, sudachi, Tosa soy sauce

Grilled Dish
Salt-grilled sweetfish, tade vinegar

Accompanying Dish
Shark fin in thickened sauce, winter melon, paprika, hyakusou ginger

Main Dish
Charcoal-grilled Omi beef
Echalote, Kamo eggplant, white asparagus

Rice
Eel sushi, grated soba

Dessert
Mizu Botanica

[Rokubyotan] 9-course meal featuring an appetizer, sashimi, grilled dish, Omi beef, and more

A kaiseki course featuring seasonal ingredients carefully selected by our head chef. Please note that some menu items may change depending on ingredient availability. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

A kaiseki course prepared with seasonal ingredients carefully selected by our head chef. Please note that some items may be subject to change depending on ingredient availability. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

Appetizer    Eel, cucumber, nagaimo yam, grilled eggplant, cherry tomato, Tosa vinegar jelly
Sashimi    Today’s selection of two kinds of fresh fish, wasabi, assorted garnishes
Palate Cleanser    Somen noodles with sudachi citrus and grated daikon, overnight-dried sweetfish
Grilled Seasonal Selection    Grilled local fish, pike conger eel sushi, nanban-style marinade, corn fritter
　　　　　Aosa seaweed omelet, marinated green chili, edamame, simmered duck loin
Simmered Dish    Shrimp, eggplant, kabocha squash, winter melon, green beans, myoga ginger
Rice    New ginger rice, pickles, red miso soup　※1
Dessert    Matcha jelly, sweet red beans, pineapple

※Umaki can be added for +1,500 yen (serves 2–3)
※Domestic eel, either shirayaki or kabayaki, can be added at 5,500 yen for a whole eel or 3,000 yen for a half eel.
※Seasonal tempura can be added for +900 yen.
※1. New ginger rice can be changed to corn rice for +500 yen. (Not available on the day)

[Koshioi] 7 dishes including an appetizer, 2 kinds of sashimi, grilled hassun, and simmered assortment

An affordable kaiseki course featuring an abundance of seasonal ingredients.

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A reasonably priced kaiseki course featuring an abundance of seasonal ingredients.

First Course  Grilled Eel, Cucumber, Chinese Yam, Grilled Eggplant, Cherry Tomato
              with Tosa Vinegar Jelly
            Seasonal Clear Soup

Second Course  Assortment of Two Kinds of Fresh Fish of the Day, Wasabi, Garnishes

Third Course  Served in a Bento Box
              Shrimp, Aosa Seaweed Omelet, Simmered Duck Loin
              Grilled Fish, Candied Sweet Potato with Lemon, Edamame
              Chicken Matsukaze, Simmered Fried Millet Gluten, Nanbanzuke
              Green Beans with Sesame Dressing, Winter Melon
            Pike Conger Sushi, Yukari Rice, Pickles, Red Miso Soup

Dessert  Matcha Jelly, Azuki Beans, Pineapple

※う巻きを+1,500円で追加できます（2～3人前）
※国産鰻の白焼き又は蒲焼を1尾5,500円／1/2尾3,000円で追加できます。
※季節の天婦羅を+900円で追加できます。

[Oroii Gozen] A carefully crafted set meal available only at lunchtime

A carefully curated lunch-only set meal. Please enjoy a variety of seasonal ingredients throughout the year.

Appetizer    Eel, cucumber, Japanese yam, grilled eggplant, cherry tomato, Tosa vinegar jelly
Set Meal    Today’s fresh sashimi assortment, somen noodles with sudachi citrus and grated daikon
            Aosa seaweed omelet, simmered duck loin, edamame
            Agedashi eggplant, shrimp, pumpkin, winter melon, green beans, myoga ginger
Rice        Omi rice, grated Japanese yam, pickles, shijimi clam soup  ※1.2
Dessert     Matcha jelly, sweet red beans, pineapple

※Uzumaki can be added for ＋1,500円円 (serves 2–3).
※Domestic eel, either shirayaki or kabayaki, can be added for 1尾5,500円／1/2尾3,000円.
※Seasonal tempura can be added for ＋900円.
※1.Omi rice and grated Japanese yam can be changed to new ginger rice for ＋500円. (Not available on the day)
※2.　　　　　〃　　　　　　can be changed to corn rice for ＋800円. (Not available on the day)

[Irodori Gozen] Appetizer, Set Meal, Meal, Dessert

~A little taste of the season’s blessings~ Prepared as a beautifully colorful set meal.
You can enjoy a variety of seasonal ingredients in small portions.

Appetizer    Eel, cucumber, nagaimo yam, grilled eggplant, cherry tomato, Tosa vinegar jelly
Sashimi    Today’s fresh fish, garnishes
Chawanmushi    Pike conger, shrimp, shiitake mushroom, mitsuba
Tempura    Shrimp, Japanese whiting, asparagus, king oyster mushroom, eggplant
                Tempura dipping sauce, roasted salt
Meal    Soba or Himi udon  ※1.2
Dessert    Matcha jelly, sweet red beans, pineapple

※You may add grilled eel rolled omelet for +1,500 yen (serves 2–3).
※You may add domestic eel, either shirayaki or kabayaki, for 5,500 yen per whole eel / 3,000 yen per half eel.
※1. You may change the soba or udon to fresh ginger rice. (Not available on the day)
※2. You may change the above to corn rice for +500 yen. (Not available on the day)

[Wakihonjin] 6 dishes including an appetizer, sashimi, tempura, and a meal

Enjoy authentic Japanese set meals in a casual setting.
Please savor the flavors of the season at a reasonable price.

日本料理あお花

[Wakihonjin] 6 dishes including an appetizer, sashimi, tempura, and a meal

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[Irodori Gozen] Appetizer, Set Meal, Meal, Dessert

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[Oroii Gozen] A carefully crafted set meal available only at lunchtime

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[Koshioi] 7 dishes including an appetizer, 2 kinds of sashimi, grilled hassun, and simmered assortment

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[Rokubyotan] 9-course meal featuring an appetizer, sashimi, grilled dish, Omi beef, and more

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[Tenjogawa] Appetizer, 3 kinds of sashimi, grilled dish, simmered dish, and 8 dishes in total

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[Honjin] 8 dishes including an assortment of 3 appetizers, an assortment of 3 sashimi, Omi beef, and kama-taki clay pot rice

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[Hosenka] Sakizuke, Simmered Soup Dish, Sashimi, Grilled Dish, Substantial Dish, Meal, and 9 dishes in total

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[All-You-Can-Drink Included Dining Plan B] A popular course to be enjoyed with all five senses, featuring Omi beef as the main dish

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[All-You-Can-Drink Included Dining Plan A] Seasonal Kaiseki

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