Experiencing autumnal delights

Hotel Aburaya Ryokan in the Kamisuwa hot springs area in Nagano Prefecture is offering a night's accommodation and autumn dining plan through Oct. 20.

From ¥14,904 (excluding tax) per person for a two-person room, the plan includes dinner and breakfast prepared with local ingredients such as fresh highland vegetables. For dinner, the popular autumn dish dobin mushi, which is a soup of matsutake mushrooms steamed in a teapot, and chawanmushi steamed egg custard are featured.