Omi-Kaiseki Kiyomoto

Kiyomoto in Ogoto, Shiga, is a kappo restaurant with the motto, "Taste is the heart, technique is the soul, cooking is the sensibility, and  keeping calmness in mind every day." It offers "Omi Kaiseki," Japanese cuisine that can only be enjoyed in Omi, using ingredients unique to Omi and prepared with the exceptional skills acquired from Kyoto cuisine. The restaurant is especially particular about its ingredients, taking in locally sourced Omi beef, Lake Biwa produce, fermented foods, game meat, agricultural products from Shiga Prefecture, pesticide-free vegetables, and Omi rice. The restaurant's interior is naturalistic, with white wood motifs and a modern Japanese atmosphere. A spacious and relaxing atmosphere spreads out. You can enjoy the marriage of Omi's original creative Japanese cuisine, which changes monthly, with Omi tea, Omi's local sake, and Omi wines. read more