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title: Hatoguruma (izakaya)
url: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/notes/hatoguruma/
lang: en
journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/nozawa/
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# Hatoguruma (izakaya)

Places we stopped along the way　/　Nozawaonsen, Nagano

A tavern marked by a red lantern and a noren curtain. I had a lemon sour, simmered mountain vegetables, nozawana shumai coated in chopped pickles, a white soup and horse sashimi. Hours and closing days can change, so check before you go.

8737 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen, Shimotakai District, Nagano

## This moment in the journey: A drink after the bath

Into a body warmed by the free-flowing spring, I poured, without a moment's pause, that other famous water: a lemon sour. The tavern was Hatoguruma, with a red lantern hanging out front. A hot-spring town truly is a paradise.

The starter was simmered mountain vegetables. The local specialty with a twist, nozawana shumai, is a dumpling coated in chopped nozawana instead of a wrapper, dipped in sauce and eaten in a bite. A small bowl of white soup came with green onion and chili. And in Nagano, with its horse-meat culture, the horse sashimi was superb.

Out on the street again, under the lamps, the night deepened over the hot-spring town.

![The tavern at night with its noren curtain](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/nozawa/s70-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://tabelog.com/nagano/A2001/A200105/20005784/
- Sources: https://retty.me/area/PRE20/ARE82/SUB8202/100000516562/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/nozawa/