In this set course, we will serve nine dishes; each one having its own title such as an appetizer or an entrée as per Western restaurants. We would like to introduce you to these titles as they are an important part of the flow of this course.


Sakizuke: This is the opening plate which will not only have you hooked but is the key to this course. You can see and feel this month's theme as soon as this plate is served. This dish consists of snacks and an aperitif.


Wan-mono: Next is a bowl of soup. It will make you calm and relaxed before consuming the upcoming colorful array of food and soothing drinks.


Hassun: Next is a plate with several small appetizers that look like a jewellery box. Hassun is named after the measurement of a serving plate from the old days. You can enjoy a wide range of taste, texture and presentation with a drink.


Agemono: This is the starting plate of the second chapter. It is one of the main dishes. Agemono is a deep-fried plate. It is light, refreshing and rich without being greasy.


Shinogi: An interlude plate. It gives you a refreshing flavour and time to take a breath before the coming opulent moments.


Shusai: This is the main dish. Your senses will be richly rewarded with the benefit of the taste of autumn given by the seasonal ingredients and you will also be pleasured with the freshness and richness of the taste.


Shokuji: The third chapter starts a bowl of soup rice called Ochazuke, steamed rice mixed with maitake-mushroom flavored with soy sauce topped with stewed a chunk of Pacific Herring in sugar and soy sauce, poured green tea; it also signifies the end of drinking for the meal. There are concepts in Japan about drinking: don't drink with a meal such as rice or noodles or eat something after drinking. Ochazuke will be served with Kou-no-mono which is a Japanese pickle is explained below.


Kou-no-mono: Japanese pickles that are usually eaten with rice or as refreshment such as cheese or olives. This Kou-no-mono is of course homemade.


Desserts: One final plate of sweet treats concludes the meal.