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    A counter of Yoshino cedar sets the tone at this Michelin-starred kaiseki spot in Nara, where the chef treats the meal as a kind of local geography lesson. Vegetables arrive from the morning market, rice comes from his hometown of Gojo, and he'll tell you exactly who grew it if you ask. The food is warm, fragrant, and deeply rooted in a landscape most visitors only pass through on the way to the deer.

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    • Iimushi

      “Hinohikari rice is used to make iimushi or steamed mochi rice with seasonal toppings, and takikomi-gohan, or mixed rice.”

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    • Takikomi-gohan

      “Hinohikari rice is used to make iimushi or steamed mochi rice with seasonal toppings, and takikomi-gohan, or mixed rice.”

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