This is the place to come to try a Nagano speciality: horse meat. Try it raw as basashi for ¥1480, in a shabu-shabu (hotpot) course for ¥3000 or grilled for ¥2200. Don't be confused if you hear the words sakura-niku – sakura means cherry and is used euphemistically for horse meat. There's lots of tasty Nagano sake here, too!
Banikuman
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