Kanna-zuki is a name for the tenth month in the traditional Japanese calendar. This literally means "the month when there are no gods". In Shinto tradition, it was said that the eight million gods of Japan left their shrines and congregated annually at Izumo Taisha, which is one of the most ancient and important shrine here, in Japan.


After typhoons, the sudden chilly weather outside make it seem as if the heat last month was a long time ago. The leaves change color, the air is getting clear. At last, the harvest time has come. Various beautiful foods are coming from the ocean, farms, mountains and rivers to your table.


Sakizuke - the appetizer is a vinegared mackerel, which becomes more delicious in fall. It is served with generous amount of Kyoto-grown vegetables and refreshing tomato jelly.


Following the appetizer, we serve savory egg custard cooked with the broth and chunks of the meat of softshell turtle; it contains the roots of lilies. Moreover, its slightly sweet flavoured paste is poured on the custard. This dish is features a tender texture and sophisticated taste. Moromi-miso - salty bean paste is added as a contrast. Please enjoy the depth of the taste with the lightness created by the broth of softshell turtle.


Shusai - the main dish is a Hokkaido domestic venison steak which captures the start of the hunting season there.
We serve its thigh parts, which is tender and has less fat, with miso (salty beans paste) sauce flavored with Japanese roasted green tea called Houji-cha. Grilled Shitake-mushroom with pervasive the aroma of crispy mixed with Tofu (bean-curd) is on the side to projecting the deepening mood of fall.


We manage about twenty kinds of seasonal foods in this set course including what we mentioned before.


This set course is suitable for the month of brewing, which means making alcohol from grains that harvest in fall. We, Yamashiroya-shozo would like to offer you the chance to partake fine Italian wines that we select from our cellar with this set course. We look forward to meeting you here and serving them for you.


Selected wines in October
BIANCO DI CUSTOZA D.O.C (White)
TREBBIANO d' ABRUZZO POGGIO d' ALBE D.O.C (White)
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO D.O.C.G (Red)