Food available at Zen Hostel and nearby restaurants as there isn’t a guest kitchen. The closest restaurant (Yamanake Yana) is 600 meters from the hostel and is only open in the summer and the next closest (Matsuya) is 4km from the hostel. (See below for details)
Breakfast (7:30am to 10:30am) is included {specific items depend on the season and shopping}
French Toast, Blueberry Pancakes, Egg&Cheese muffin Sandwiches or vegetable omelets.
with;
yogurt, chocolate toast, bananas, blueberries, apples, mikans, nashi, scrambled eggs, hash browns, potatoes, jam, or cereal.
Pineapple, Grapefruit, Grape, Apple and Orange Juice.
Dinner : Pizza made with fresh locally grown vegetables
Drinks
Complimentary Herbal Tea, Coffee, and Juice
Beer and soft drinks are available for sale
Seiryuin (Yama) : a great new cafe that opened around Golden Week about 700m west serves Japanese spaghetti and Thai curry.
Yamanaka Yana : In the summer, the closest restaurant (600m east) from the hostel is Yana Yamanaka, which is run by Noburusan. He is ~85 years old…and is open he feels like it. So, this restaurant is not dependable.
He makes all of the soba and udon noodles by hand, all homemade. His signature dish is a very delicious grilled trout dish with sauteed onions and Japanese sauce. Although he doesn’t catch the fish himself, they do come from the river along the restaurant and Zen Hostel, Black River 黒川.
Matsuya (not the chain, independent family restaurant), It’s the second closest restaurant to the hostel 4 km away with an entire Japanese menu.