Breakfast Course
- From Ancient to Modern Times: The Tango-Omi Connection
- Operates Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays
- 10:08 Depart from Fukuchiyama → 11:51 Arrive in Amanohashidate
- Adult: 7,000 yen per person
- This collaborative course with Omi Railway expresses the enduring connections between regions from ancient to modern times.
Schedule
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10:08 Depart from Fukuchiyama
The train travels past mountain roads and countrysides
The windows are like picture frames, displaying the rural landscape as moving paintings.
Breakfast Course
This collaborative course with Omi Railway expresses the enduring connections between regions from ancient to modern times.
Details
Enjoy cuisine inspired by the legendary 'Tango Kingdom' said to have existed in the Tango region, and desserts evoking the province of Omi. Please savor a special morning moment, gazing at the Tango scenery from the train window and reflecting on the connection with Omi.
To The Journey Along the Omi Road with Omi Railway
The Omi Railway, running through eastern Shiga Prefecture, is a beloved local line serving the community, spanning 59.5 km with 33 stations. The serene rural landscape of the Koto Plain unfolds outside the window, along with castle towns retaining old merchant houses. From the moment you pass through the ticket gate, Omi's rich nature and historical romance welcome the traveler.
Along the line are tourist spots including the National Treasure Hikone Castle, Hachimanbori known as a period drama filming location, and La Collina popular with women, as well as famous shrines and temples like Taga Taisha, the deity of longevity known as O-Taga-san, and Taro-bo Shrine, the deity of victory.
Extending your trip from Gokasho Station to the Omi Merchant Residences, the white-walled, latticed-townscape left by wealthy merchants conveys the spirit of the Omi Merchants, renowned for frugality and advanced management. In autumn, the Koto Sanzan (Kongorin-ji, Saimyo-ji, Hyakusai-ji) captivate visitors with corridor-like vistas of brilliant autumn leaves like brocade paintings. The Omi Road offers scenery for each season.
Numerous sake breweries dot the Omi Railway line, where sake brewing utilizes high-quality groundwater and underground water sourced from the mountains surrounding Lake Biwa and Omi rice. Visiting these breweries, each with its own history and character, by train is another charm of traveling on the Omi Railway.
Now, how about touring Shiga, the Lake Country condensed with rich nature, history, and fermented food culture, swaying along on a nostalgic local line? We sincerely await your visit. -
10:22 Get off at Oe Station [Train stops for approximately 35 minutes]
Oe Station
Onigawara Park is located in front of Oe Station. It was created by people from all over Japan who love oni. Please enjoy taking pictures in front of the station, which is a monotone color to represent oni.
Oe Station Shop
This shop offers a wide variety of local specialties, local sake, and goods with demon motifs.
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11:51 Arrive at Amanohashidate
Route map
Menu
Japanese Awakening Sandwich
A magatama-shaped homemade bun sandwiches wild game such as duck and venison, along with fresh vegetables. The flavor is perfected with a special butter using moromi (fermented rice mash) from Tango's Morijin Shoten.
Ancient-style Baked Turban Shell
Turban shell, selected from shellfish favored by ancient people, baked aromaticly with escargot butter kneaded with almonds.
Ancient Rice and Pumpkin Soup
A refreshing chilled pumpkin soup. Crispy fried ancient rice provides an accent.
Tango Fruits and Tendaki Yuzu Fruit Punch
A refreshing fruit punch containing Tango fruits, Tendaki yuzu kuzu-mochi (kuzu starch cake), etc.
Asamiya Tea Cheese Soufflé Tart
A light-textured cheese soufflé tart using Asamiya tea, a famous tea from Koga also counted among Japan's five great teas, specially sourced from Katagi Kokaen. Its form resembles a small boat floating on water.
Walnut Bronze Mirror Florentine
Walnuts are caramelized aromaticly to resemble a bronze mirror. The back is coated with bitter chocolate.
Hikami Milk Smooth Pudding
Made into a smooth-textured pudding using Tamba Hikami Milk, known for its strong milky flavor.
Tantetsu Coffee
Enjoy this specialty coffee, for which particular attention is paid to the production area and quality.
Breakfast Course Possible Allergens (28 items)
| Menu Item | Milk | Egg | Wheat | Peanuts | Soba (buckwheat) |
Shrimp | Crab | Walnuts | 20 Other Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Awakening Sandwich | - | - | - | - | - | Duck meat (poultry), Sesame, Soybeans, Chicken, Apple | |||
| Ancient-style Baked Turban Shell | - | - | - | - | - | Almonds (peanuts and cashew nuts), Turban shell (as abalone), Abalone, Cashews | |||
| Ancient Rice and Pumpkin Soup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tango Fruits and Tendaki Yuzu Fruit Punch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Orange, Kiwi Fruit |
| Asamiya Tea Cheese Soufflé Tart | - | - | - | - | Almonds (peanuts and cashew nuts) | ||||
| Walnut Bronze Mirror Florentine | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Hikami Milk Smooth Pudding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
*We apologize for any inconvenience, but we are unable to make changes to the menu.
*Because we use seasonal ingredients, the menu changes depending on the season.
Chefs/Restaurants Producing the Breakfast Course
This special menu was curated by Ken Katashima (left: Katashima Fukuchiyama store) and Masanori Maki (right: Katashima Tanba store).
PATTISERIE CAFÉ KATASHIMA
Since its founding in 1970, patisserie cafe Katashima has sunk its roots into the region, and works to spread the appeal of food, including that of Western confectionery.
Currently, with the addition of our sister site Restaurant La Riviere, we operate five restaurants in the Kitakinki area. In recent years, we have focused on producing food that makes use of the excellent local ingredients and resources.
"Katagi Kokaen" Providing Koga's Famous "Asamiya Tea"
Koka City, spreading across southern Shiga Prefecture, is known as the home of the Koga Ninja, where you can touch the romance of ancient history through ninja mansion tours and ninja experiences. It is also famous as the production area of Shigaraki-yaki, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. In the Shigaraki area, scattered pottery studios offer the unique pleasure of encountering the distinctive skills of local artists.
'Katagi Kokaen,' cultivating tea in Koga City where nature and tradition thrive, prides itself on delivering safe and secure tea through organic farming without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Blessed with fertile soil and pure water, their tea gardens produce a diverse lineup of Asamiya teas: sencha with umami and rich depth, matcha characterized by a vivid green color and mild sweetness, aromatic hojicha (roasted tea), and more.
In the second dish of this course, "Omi Province, Omi ~Biwako Blue~," please enjoy sweets generously using Asamiya tea from Katagi Kokaen, nurtured by Koga's abundant nature and history.