Katori / ChibaDiscover the charm of food nurtured in a region blessed with plentiful water and natural greenery: Katori City, Chiba Prefecture.

Surrounded by vast nature, this farm resort offers a wide range of enjoyments, including accommodations, farms, hot springs, and various activities. Accommodations include single cottages, glamping tents, and camp sites, allowing guests to choose according to their preferences. Guests can experience harvesting vegetables twice a day, and can also use the natural hot springs and sauna. A variety of other programs are also available, including a fire-making experience and canoe touring (some programs may require a fee; reservations are necessary).

Enjoy a BBQ dinner on the deck attached to each cottage or tent. Seasoned meats, fresh vegetables grown at THE FARM and in the neighborhood, bagna cauda (fondue), bread, etc. will be served. After satisfying your appetite, enjoy a relaxing fireplace in the lounge.

Breakfast is a buffet at the restaurant. Salads made with vegetables from Chiba Prefecture, tofu made each morning, fruits and desserts, and much more are also available. You can spend a relaxing time in nature and enjoy activities.

Surrounded on three sides by the sea, Chiba Prefecture is rich in seafood and agricultural products. At LE UN, you can enjoy French cuisine that emphasizes local production for local consumption, using seasonal ingredients and fermented foods such as miso and koji made in the region. Chef Shu Ishii has worked at a Grand Maison in Switzerland and has earned numerous awards. He creates innovative dishes using his solid technique and sophisticated sense of cuisine. For drinks, a selection of wines as well as sake directly from the brewery is available.

Each dish expresses the local food culture and tells a unique story. Both lunch and dinner are course menus showcasing seasonal vegetables, "Suigo-dori" free range chicken, fresh fish caught in the surrounding sea, and other local delicacies. Enjoy the excellent taste and beautiful presentation.

With gentle light streaming in through shoji (paper screens), the interior of the restaurant is a fusion of Japanese and Western styles, furnished with tables on tatami mats. Come by for a taste of local cuisine as you explore the historical sites and Edo-period atmosphere of Sawara.

Created to promote appreciation of local foods. The "Koisuru Buta (Pig In Love)" is a brand of pork that is carefully raised on proprietary fermented feed at "Arita Farm" located in Hokuso Daichi, Tonosho-machi, Katori-gun. Ham and sausages made from "Koisuru Buta" pork are sold at the store. This brand of pork is rich in glutamic acid and inosinic acid, which are indicators of deliciousness. It is also characterized by its smooth texture and pleasant aroma. The salt from the Kujukuri-hama beach in Chiba Prefecture is used to bring out the genuine flavor of the meat, without the use of artificial seasonings.

Dishes made with "Koisuru Buta" are served at the restaurant. Steamed Salisbury steak with 8 kinds of vegetables is a set lunch featuring vegetables from Chiba Prefecture and "Koisuru Buta" Salisbury steak steamed in a seiro (Japanese steamer). Enjoy the variations in flavor by eating the Salisbury steak with wasabi or barley miso paste.

Located among lush greenery, there is also a grassy playground in the vicinity. The second-floor restaurant has large windows and an open atmosphere. You can enjoy your meal while viewing the surrounding nature.

Katori City produces a wide variety of sweet potatoes. This café is directly managed by a farm that handles everything from production to processing of sweet potatoes. Their sweet potatoes are matured to an amazingly sweet taste by their unique long-term low-temperature storage method. Their signature "Imoppuccino" is a shake made by slowly baked then frozen sweet potatoes and an original sauce. It is served with a generous topping of whipped cream and brown sugar syrup.

You can also purchase delicious treats made from their aged sweet potatoes. Popular items include "Hoshiimo"(dried sweet potatoes), made by slowly steaming and drying sweet potatoes at low temperature, and "Imokenpi" (sweet potato fries), made by frying them twice to crispy texture and mixing them with original syrup.

The café is located in Uwagashi Park, a tourist site located in the center of Sawara where historical buildings still remain. There are also other facilities that offer kimono rentals, making the cafe a perfect place to relax after strolling Sawara in kimono.

The area facility is packed with the attractions of Katori City. There are farmers' markets selling freshly harvested vegetables, fruits, and processed livestock products, restaurants featuring local delicacies, parks and farms that make the most of the natural landscapes. Crawfishing and rainbow trout fishing can be enjoyed in the Satoyama Park. Harvesting vegetables on the farm is also popular among families. A popular dish at the restaurant is the roast pork cutlet made from Boso pork, a brand-name pork from Chiba Prefecture.

At the farmers' market, seasonal vegetables mainly from Katori City are sold in a wide variety. Sweet potatoes are a signature product of Katori so you can find many kinds of them including Beni Komachi, which is exclusively sold at Michi no Eki Kurimoto. Nutritious Yamatoimo (Japanese Yam) and peanuts (a specialty of Chiba Prefecture), are also available.

A wide variety of Beni Komachi products are also available, from alcoholic beverages to sweets like doughnuts and Swiss rolls.