Kaiseki meal at a quaint Japanese house in Ueno Park

I had a farewell party of a friend who would study abroad at "Insho-tei (韻松亭)" in Ueno Park (上野公園). Inshotei is a long-established restaurant since 1875 and its old Japanese house is very quaint. Especially at night, the house was very beautiful with indirect lighting. Yokoyama Taikan (横山大観), a Japanese painting authority also owned this house restaurant in the long history. 

Insho-tei in Ueno Park

Corridor

Dining room

Amuse

Clear soup with shrimp cake with winter melon

Sashimi

Sashimi of dried bean curd

Grilled cod

Corn seamed egg hotchpotch

Japanese risotto 

With pickles

Green tea mousse

Kaiseki meal is available from JPY6,500 to 16,000 per person at night (the above photos are of JPY6,500). True to their reputation, dishes were sophisticated and delicious. Presentation was beautiful and service was good. One thing to point out is there was no dishes using expensive ingredients which strongly attract guests. Even so, having traditional kaiseki meal at the quaint Japanese house is very nice. My rating is 3.9 out of 5. Gochiso-samadeshita!

Insho-tei (韻松亭) http://www.innsyoutei.jp/main.html