A year has passed since the cafe bar " Mehe Yako " at the entrance of "Mountain Hotel" ( Tokibano , Hirosaki City, TEL 0172-83-2329 ) in Aomori Ontake Onsen was renewed on July 1.

The Yamano Hotel is a hot spring inn that has been in operation for more than 300 years and is located about 300 meters above sea level. "Meheyako" has been operating as a souvenir shop for more than a dozen years, but last year it was produced by singer-songwriter d-iZe (soybean) from a local (formerly Iwaki-cho), and a cafe at noon. At night, it was renewed as a reservation-only bar. The store name is Tsugaru-ben and means "small store".

After graduating from high school, d-iZe moved to Tokyo, worked as a member of the music group "Goose house", and changed her solo career in 2014. While continuing his music activities, he produced this time. Mr. d-iZe says, "I got involved with having to use the inn every time I went home and to be invited as a guest at the hot spring festival held every summer."

The renovation was done by d-iZe himself and took 10 days. It is said that paints and materials were offered by calling to the people of Iwaki Town. "The reason why I was able to finish it on a small budget was the cohesiveness of the people of Iwaki Town," he says with a smile. Among the reviewed products, we will sell Pasar bags etc. that are ordered directly from Bali. "I am directly from an old Iwaki town and currently ordering from an acquaintance who lives in Bali," said d-iZe. Also "all Iwaki store".

The signboard menu " Dakekimi Corn Shake" before the renewal continued to be sold, and the number of baked confectionery and coffee menus increased. The premium shake (600 yen) has a new menu that uses fruits from the prefecture. We also offer "Matagi rice" (1,000 yen) for take-out at a hotel in the mountains.

According to Kaori Akaishi of the Yamano Hotel, initially it was a bar that was opened for guests at night, but the number of guests who use it during the day and who stop by when climbing the mountain has increased, and the role of the front of the whole Ontake hot spring has increased. It went. "Our store is a base for exchanges between different industries, and there are many customers who use it like a salon," he said.

d-iZe says, “There is nothing in Aomori, but there are actually many things that can be utilized from a Tokyo perspective. I would like to continue promoting events that make use of locations and the creation of stores that cannot be experienced in Tokyo. I will show my motivation.

Business hours are from 11:00 to 15:00. Closed according to the mountain hotel.