Hoto
Yamanashi's signature dish: flat wheat noodles simmered with pumpkin and root vegetables in miso broth, served in an iron pot. Filling, cheap and best after a cold morning at a viewpoint. Easy to find around Kawaguchiko Station.
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What to eat around Fuji.
The Fuji region eats like a cold highland: thick noodles, miso broth, mountain vegetables and a lot of dairy. Most specialities are cheap and served within walking distance of the main stations.
Dishes
Local specialities
Yoshida udon
Fujiyoshida's famously firm udon, chewy enough to need real effort, topped with shredded cabbage, horse meat or a spoon of suridane chilli paste. Many shops are family run and close by early afternoon.
Fujinomiya yakisoba
Steamed noodles with a distinctive springy bite, fried with lard cracklings and dusted with sardine powder. Sold in the shopping street below Fujisan Hongu Sengen shrine.
Wakasagi and lake fish
Small smelt from the Fuji Five Lakes, usually deep fried whole as tempura. Winter ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka feeds the same dish.
Asagiri dairy
The pastures west of the mountain produce milk, cheese and soft serve sold at roadside stations and the Asagiri food park.
Fujizakura pork and Koshu wine
Local pork raised in Yamanashi and wine from the Kofu basin, the oldest grape growing region in Japan. Many lake hotels pour Koshu white by the glass.
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